Senior state officials, influential decision-makers, visionary business leaders, and industry experts convened at the leaders in Logistics KSA Summit to exchange invaluable insights and perspectives.

The leaders in Logistics KSA Summit, the premier logistics and supply chain annual gathering concluded its 2023 edition with a resounding success on Wednesday.

Senior state officials, influential decision-makers, visionary business leaders, and seasoned industry experts convened in Riyadh to exchange invaluable insights and perspectives, as well as delve into the latest developments and emerging growth prospects within Saudi Arabia’s rapidly developing logistics and supply chain sectors.

The flow of shipping traffic along the Suez Canal remained unaffected by the incident.

The planned expansion is set to bring DP World’s total gross capacity up to 93.6 million TEUs

The RTA service will operate eight daily journeys on week days, and six journeys on weekends, offering seamless connectivity between the two emirates.

The partnership between Mawani and PAI aims to bolster trade relations and develop ports’ infrastructure. 

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday with the Port of Antwerp International (PAI) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters in London to enhance cooperation in the domains of port optimization, digital transformation, and capacity building.

The planned logistics zones are part of a master plan to transform Saudi Arabia into a leading global logistics powerhouse.

King Abdullah Port’s Smart Gate System will be seamlessly integrated with Tabadul’s Truck Management System (TMS), to enhance the port’s services.

DHL Express will increase the frequency of flights serving Egypt to enhance efficiency and boost trade connectivity.

The facility spanning 390,000 square feet across five floors doubles Amazon’s storage capacity in the kingdom.

The new route will connect King Abdulaziz Port with key hubs across the Arabian Gulf, including Khalifa Port, Sharjah Port, and Umm Qasr Port.

Spanning an area of 37,000 square metres, the planned logistics centre will provide a range of integrated storage and distribution services.

Saudi Arabia jumped 17 ranks in the LPI in less than two years from the launch of the national strategy for transportation and logistics services.

The Index shows that ports in the Middle East and East Asia responded best to the heavy volume growth and service volatility caused by the impact of the pandemic.

The two sides will pool their expertise to improve services for pilgrims and Umrah performers, including awareness and guidance, transportation, and baggage services during Hajj season.

The joint venture set to be operational in 2025 will provide end-to-end integrated procurement and supply chain services to companies operating in the kingdom.

The donation will also provide support and aid, such as distributing essentials like first aid, food, water, and blankets; setting up temporary shelters; and providing psychological support and medical aid.

Under the new protocols, invoices for international imports valued at AED10,000 and above will be attested by the ministry and subjected to a new fee.

The new service will bring Etihad’s dedicated freighter flights to Shanghai up to eight per week, increasing its cargo capacity out of Shanghai to 850 tonnes.

Al Seer Marine, an Abu Dhabi-listed marine company engaged across multiple marine sectors, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Netbulk, a one-stop maritime solution company based in  Singapore, as part of its growth strategy to expand its worldwide freight services. The agreement between the two companies will focus on Middle East Asia as well as the Asia Pacific and help clients to mitigate supply chain uncertainties through the collaboration of 10 commercially controlled ships, with further plans to increase the fleet through future partnerships or acquisitions. 

Bahri, the Saudi global provider of logistics and transport services inaugurated on Monday the first phase of its Fleet Performance Monitoring Center (FPMC) in Riyadh, as part of its strategy to develop a centralised support system to provide data and analytics-driven guidance and recommendations for technical, safety, and crew operations.

Marwan Khalife, the well-versed intra-logistics expert and business development manager at LogSquare, the Dubai-headquartered intra-logistics, engineered and automated solutions provider was confirmed as a featured speaker at the Leaders in Logistics KSA 2022 summit set to take place on Tuesday 27 September in Riyadh.

RIYADH: The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia, known as Bahri, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tabadul, to work on a series of projects in the transportation and logistics sector.

Alongside cooperating on several pilot projects, the MoU aims to establish and develop mutually beneficial cooperation between Bahri Logistics, Bahri Ship Management, and Tabadul, according to a statement.

It also seeks to explore innovative solutions for data sharing within the transportation and logistics sector.

The national shipping firm has also signed a contract with channels by stc to provide a chain of logistics services, which includes customs clearance assistance, storage provisions, and world-class delivery services.

The Leaders in Logistics KSA Summit 2022 will take place in Riyadh’s Sheraton Hotel & Towers on Tuesday 27 September.

UAE-based shipping major P&O Maritime Logistics has announced the launching of its modified multi-carrying vessels (MCVs) that can carry containerised cargo. The UAE shipping major also announced its plans to increase connectivity across the Red Sea between Port of Jeddah and Port Sudan in partnership with Unifeeder.

The company said the new MCVs would help debottleneck customer supply chains by ensuring faster cargo turnaround.

The development of nominal vessel utilization is a key parameter in gauging the strength of the sea cargo market, according to Sea Intelligence.

Even though demand grew by 0.6% Y/Y in June, it doesn’t change the fact that it has been on a downwards trend ever since it spiked in peak season 2020.

The more pertinent question therefore, is how demand growth matches up against deployed capacity. A declining demand trend can be offset by a declining injection of capacity, especially in an environment where port congestion leads to significant vessel delays, and in turn results in capacity removal.

The Dubai-headquartered producer of world-renowned gourmet dates and date products, Bateel has announced support for the Leaders in Logistics KSA Summit 2022 scheduled for 27 September at Riyadh’s Sheraton Hotel & Towers, as the Official Gifting Partner.

The homegrown brand with an extensive international presence and specialised boutiques in Pakistan, Egypt, Iraq and Kazakhstan will be offering a taste of its Arabian hospitality and luxurious range of products at the one-day summit.

In yet another landmark achievement, King Abdullah Port recently received a maiden call from leading global container shipping company MSC’s Indus 2 service.

With this major development, the port will help to further develop the Kingdom’s thriving export market while also facilitating trade between North America and the Indian subcontinent.

King Abdullah Port will provide efficient services for containers transported on MSC vessels for goods imported from Mundra Port, India’s largest private container port, to King Abdullah Port.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2022 World Financial Symposium (WFS) will focus on reshaping airline resilience. The event will take place from19 to 22nd September in Doha, Qatar, with Qatar Airways as the host airline.

Following the greatest shock to aviation in history, the industry is emerging rapidly from the pandemic and government-mandated travel restrictions of the past two years.

DXB handled 390,520 tonnes of cargo in the second quarter, bringing the total freight volume for the first six months of 2022 to 910,075 tonnes, a contraction of 18.9%.

DXB’s cargo traffic was impacted during the second quarter by the moving of major freight operators back to Dubai World Central (DWC) in March.

From the first of December, Emirates will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Perth as part of the airline’s ramp up of services to Australia. The upgauge will increase Emirates’ seating and cargo capacity between its hub Dubai and Perth.

EK420 from Dubai will depart at 02:45, arriving in Perth at 17:20 the same day while EK421 flight will depart from Perth at 22:20, arriving in Dubai at 05:25 the following day. The daily A380 service will replace the existing daily Boeing 777- 300ER operation between Dubai and Perth.

The recent launch of Dubai’s Metaverse Strategy by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, positions the city as a global pioneer offering the world’s most advanced and connected ecosystem where the metaverse community can thrive in a dynamic and enabling environment.

The move consolidates Dubai’s status as a global capital of advanced technologies, primarily artificial intelligence (AI) and Web3.

APIs are the modern standard for interoperable, digital data communication . Internet APIs power the apps you use every day. Using your smartphone to do things like order an Uber, send a text message, order a pizza or do a search is only possible because standards-based APIs enable communication over the Internet.

Digital-first approach built on the cloud is vital to enable supply chain companies to tap regional growth opportunity. Distributors and supply chain organizations in the Middle East & Africa are embracing a digital-first approach to tap the immense opportunities for growth in the region, but many of them face significant challenges including a lack of visibility across the supply chain.

Vamstar will utilise the funds to accelerate its market and product development plans, deploy AI capabilities to enhance its consumables and generics exchange platform, improve data quality for faster e-commerce, and digitise procurement and sourcing processes.

Investing in proprietary technologies, firm moves to tap $400 billion online retail market in MENA.

As part of its efforts to adapt to changing trends, Quiqup, the leading last mile provider catering to customers throughout the United Arab Emirates, moves to build on its strengths by focusing exclusively on e-commerce last-mile delivery.

This shift, which falls in line with Quiqup’s mission to remain in tune with consumer trends, is a natural transition in light of clear indications that 40% of transactions in MENA’s $1 trillion retail market will be conducted online.

The global supply chain disruptions seem to be dragging far longer than expected, with shipping container shortages and sea ports’ bottlenecks spreading beyond Chinese hubs.

Cartlow provides a variety of reverse logistics solutions to e-retailers and consumers including returns management, warranty management, buy-back and trade-ins.

The reported growth is largely attributed to Saudi Ports Authority’s initiative to offer competitive services in cargo throughput and operations, in line with the National Transport and Logistics Strategy.

Logistics Middle East sheds light on Saudi Arabia’s accelerated transformation into the Middle East and GCC regions’ next logistics powerhouse, highlighting the key challenges, opportunities and more.

UPS announced consolidated revenue of $24.4 billion for the first quarter of 2022, marking a 6.4% upsurge compared to the same period in 2021.

The platform is integrated with Al Futtaim’s internal infrastructure systems to make dealers’ transactions safer and more convenient, with orders being picked up within seconds and delivered to B2B partners up to four times a day. 

Modern Freight Company’s Anil Kumar was revealed as the Logistics Executive of the Year at the Logistics Middle East Awards 2022 held on Thursday 31 March.

The earnings were mainly a result of the 2021 acquisition deal between Agility and DSV, the world’s third-largest freight and logistics solutions provider to sell its commercial logistics business, Global Integrated Logistics (GIL).

The EM Index lists 50 countries based on key factors that make them attractive to logistics providers, freight forwarders, shipping lines and cargo carriers.

Dubai South wraps up 2021 on a high note, reports key achievements .

GWC (Q.P.S.C.) has announced its financial results for the financial year ending 31 December 2021 achieving net profits of QAR 225 million, with gross revenues reaching QAR 1.3 billion at the end of 2021, and EPS at QAR 0.38 by the end of the same period.

Shorages, a UAE-based e-commerce fulfilment startup, announced on January 11, 2022, that it has raised a seed round of $700,000 to enable international e-commerce brands to tap into the GCC market. 

Shorages, which launched its fulfilment services in December 2019, offers brands the digital, regulatory and warehouse infrastructure needed to unlock online sales in the GCC. Its fulfilment centres around the UAE are prepared to receive inventory and dispatch orders across the GCC region.

Danish freight forwarder DSV Panalpina DSV.CO said on Tuesday it had agreed to acquire the logistics division of Kuwait’s Agility Public Warehousing Co AGLT.KW in an all-share deal worth $4.1 billion.

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Egypt is the latest country in the MENA region to announce that it is reopening airports to resume regular commercial flights, which will increase air freight capacity across the market.
Source: Logistics Middle East

The Sultanate of Oman has been operating services to over 85 sea ports at a capacity of 200 weekly shipping services to more than 40 countries worldwide.
Source: Logistics Middle East

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says, due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis there has been a drop in manufacturing and exports from China which will affect the demand for cargo in the Middle East.
Source: Gulf Times

The G20 member states and allied countries vowed to necessary steps to ensure uninterrupted flow of essential goods such as medical supplies to combat coronavirus.
Source: Saudi Gazette

Bahrain’s Gulf Air has airlifted food consignment from India to assist in the Kingdom’s national food security. The consignment was received by LuLu Hypermarket, a leading chain in the Middle East.
Source: Logistics Middle East

Emirates SkyCargo is scaling up its operations and a fleet of 11 freighters are working tirelessly to transport cargo across the global amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

Source: Logistics Middle East

Emirates SkyCargo is scaling up its operations and a fleet of 11 freighters are working tirelessly to transport cargo across the global amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
Source: Logistics Middle East