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January 1st, 2009 — Issue 14 January 2009, Special
Afghanistan, a nation ravaged by decades of war, is being fed – literally – through the efforts of the United Nations
If your business is based out of the Middle East, you can be spoiled for choices on which airline to use for your business travel and cargo needs. There are new airline companies, terminals, warehouses and airports springing up all across the region.
December 1st, 2008 — Issue 13 December 2008, LOG.Cafe
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, Dubai World
“A good leader is one who can connect a bird’s-eye view with a worm’s-eye view of the world.” That’s how N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor, Infosys, describes leadership. Having spent 12 hours with His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman of Dubai World and its subsidiary companies at sea level in the Algerian port of Djen Djen and at 45,000 feet aboard this private jet, I am qualified to say he is someone with a very good view of the world from any altitude or angle.
April 1st, 2008 — Editorial, Issue 6 April 2008
Three ways you can hang on to your most valued resource.
Many organisations tell their employees how important they are. Why did I stress on tell? Because it seems to be the only thing they do.
In our environment, with rising inflation resulting in a higher cost of living – hanging on to your most valued resource can be challenging, as Robin Lyndhurst and Darryl Judd tell us in this issue.
March 1st, 2008 — Editorial, Issue 5 March 2008
Three ways it can
Sceptics would argue the concept of being carbon neutral is a myth. An additional cost. A phase. A new buzzword. A marketing ploy. It’s time to wake up. Global warming is a reality. It affects each and every one of us and if we don’t act responsibly, there won’t be any winners – we all lose.
February 1st, 2008 — Editorial, Issue 4 February 2008
Three factors that will shape the cool chain industry
This issue of LOG.Middle East focuses on what’s cool in the logistics industry, from trends, such as RFID and FFASs, to Sohar Port, the hottest new shipping hub. We also bring you some pretty cool industry players such as David Christmas, Regional Managing Director, Middle East, DHL Exel, and Albert Tan, Logistics Professor with the University of Wollongong Dubai.
December 1st, 2007 — Editorial, Issue 3 Dec/Jan 2008
Three challenges to watch out for in 2008
The year 2007 is one that will be very special to all of us here at LOG.Middle East. It marked the start of our operations in the region and, judging from the response of our readers, we are already making a mark for ourselves in the logistics industry.
November 1st, 2007 — Editorial, Issue 2 November 2007
Three suggestions for governments
In the first issue of LOG.Middle East, my editorial touched upon the three trends that will shape the future of the logistics industry in our region. I was told by one of our first readers that one of these trends, deregulation, was a landmine issue.
October 1st, 2007 — Editorial, Issue 1 October 2007
Three trends that will shape our future
It’s easy to assume the world’s eyes are on our region. Media around the world – be it online, print, radio or television – have used nothing but superlatives to describe the rapid economic progress witnessed here. The logistics industry, as well, is no stranger to this phenomenon, having enjoyed its fair share of the global media limelight.
