HAS CORONAVIRUS PUSHED RETAIL/GROCERY AND WEAK E-COMMERCE INTO A TIPPING POINT? Hoarding / Panic Buying is a special pressure on Supply Chains. Supply cannot keep up with demand chaos. The supply exists and is being manufactured. But it cannot move as quickly as panickers are taking it off shelves. The sequence is go to stores. If they are […]
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One Click Delivery Services grows, supporting businesses and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic As most retail stores are temporarily closing and restaurants are decreasing their walk-in capacity, outlets are forced to adjust their business model by turning to deliveries, in order to maintain a revenue stream during the COVID-19 pandemic. Entities such as One […]
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In this special independent contribution, author Eelco Dijkstra, Managing Partner, Europhia Consulting, and an industry expert, reviews the clear and current supply chain risks for pharmaceutical and medical products in relation to the COVID-19 crises currently overwhelming the globe. The observations, from a global supply chain perspective, are based on the author’s input and concerns […]
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With its cargo operations, Turkish Cargo maintains the air bridge built by Turkish Airlines As the global repercussions of the unprecedented situation caused by COVID-19 outbreak continues, Turkish Cargo, the global brand with the world’s sixth largest cargo capacity, has started to operate cargo flights with Turkish Airlines’ passenger aircrafts in addition to its flights […]
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Dubai-based integrated energy logistics provider Tristar Group has assured its 2,000 employees across 21 countries and territories that there will be no layoffs due to the current Covid-19 pandemic. “We have a very resilient business model and together with your continued support and hard work I expect that we can survive the current challenges and […]
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MENA business leaders weigh growth, employment and health challenges in the face of COVID19 NB. Embargoed until 2am (Gulf Standard Time) on Monday 23 March 2020 More than 4 in 5 businesses in the region have downgraded (37%) or are expecting to downgrade (44%) their business growth expectations for 2020 because of the COVID19 pandemic […]
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Enjoying the widest direct cargo flight network of the world among the global air cargo carriers, Turkish Cargo continues to increase the number of destinations with direct flights with its freighters. Having an attractive location from the viewpoint of the logistics and trading companies, Linz (LNZ) became the 90th direct cargo destination of Turkish Cargo […]
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Hariri: Cargo operations will continue on humanitarian and commercial basis to safe destinations Saudi Airlines Cargo Company has taken proactive steps to ensure the continuity of all cargo and supply operations and the arrival of necessary goods and products including medical equipment, medicine and foodstuffs, said CEO Omar bin Talal Hariri. The steps come in […]
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While it is trying to compensate any loss of capacity, resulting from the contingency bringing about the effects that are experienced intensely on global basis (COVID-19), Turkish Cargo, the global air cargo brand, is increasing the frequencies of its flights, operated by freighters, for the purpose of avoiding any delay. Despite the fact that the […]
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As one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle brands, UD Trucks has long been a major player in the Eastern African market. Yet 2020 is set to be a landmark year for the Japanese brand that is fully owned by the Volvo Group, as it rolls out ambitious new plans for its operations in […]
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