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January 1st, 2008 — Issue 3 Dec/Jan 2008, Management
Sitting quiet on a host of strategic plans for the UAE, GAC is, nonetheless, hard at work
Bill Hill, Group Vice President, GAC Logistics
Bill Hill, Group Vice President, GAC Logistics, says he doesn’t care about today’s news. “If it happened today,” he says, “in my mind, it’s happened already, so we’re looking down the line at next week, next month, next year, the next five years.”
January 1st, 2008 — Issue 3 Dec/Jan 2008, Management
Security management, a vital factor for global logistics service providers, is a constant dynamic process. Security, a key issue that concerns all industry players, brings reliability and trustworthiness into focus
Udo Eschenbach 
The globalisation of politics, culture and industry has generated many new opportunities for prosperity and hence for peace. Simultaneously, stronger networking between national economies also gives rise to growing interdependencies between market players.
Undisrupted global trade is becoming an increasingly important goal, not only from the microeconomic corporate viewpoint. Securing an undisturbed exchange of goods is part of the state’s public service, which includes ensuring a competitive economy. Restrictions to free world trade and disruptions of the logistics systems may lead to major economic damage.
November 1st, 2007 — Issue 2 November 2007, Management
Bahrain is famous for its Formula One Grand Prix. But the logistics behind such a race, to most, are a mystery. DHL, the official logistics partner for Formula One, shares its secrets.
The Bahrain International Circuit, home to the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix
Fin Kimi Räikkönen with Ferrari may be the best driver in the world, having taken home the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship, but Dave Spargo, Regional Director Middle East for DHL Express, insists the DHL team that works with Formula One is the best group of logistics professionals in the world.
October 1st, 2007 — Issue 1 October 2007, Management
FedEx may be flying high in the region and have a wealth of new aircraft in the pipeline, but Hamdi Osman, Senior Vice President of FedEx Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa, is keeping his eyes firmly fixed on the ground
Hamdi Osman, Senior Vice President of FedEx Middle East, Indian Subcontinental and Africa
FedEx’s regional head Hamdi Osman may always have one eye on the sky, but his head is nowhere near the clouds. The straight-talking Senior Vice President is gearing up for the day when goods will travel from Dubai to Europe by road.
“The next war in the airfreight business will be on the ground,” he says with a confidence that belies the contradiction.
