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November 1st, 2008 — Analysis, Issue 12 November 2008
It may be a long and roundabout route, but it gets the job done and clients are happy. That’s the operating policy of shipping companies operating in Saudi Arabia, where customs bureaucracy is a thicket best avoided when possible.
November 1st, 2008 — Innovation, Issue 12 November 2008
The region is out-doing itself to be the best in every way possible. Airports play a large role in attaining that position. So what exactly is going on?
The region’s airports are something to watch
These days, the GCC is getting downright dusty. Ever notice how the sky just refuses to be blue, preferring rather an opaque haziness? Some attribute all this dust in the air to “construction induced pollution”. This, they say, is the price of progress. Dubai is no exception, as the colossal undertaking of building the Al Maktoum International Airport is certainly swirling up dust and sand particles. Rather than look to bluer skies, we decided to check out all the new airport construction in the region, to see what’s happening.
November 1st, 2008 — Issue 12 November 2008, LOG.Cafe
Thomas Varghese, Driver, Nikai
Thomas Varghese seems angry. He doesn’t mince his words. That’s not to say he’s having a rough day or that he doesn’t like his job. He loves being a driver, he says and likes the three-tonne pick up he drives all around Dubai and Sharjah making deliveries for his company Nikai Electronics.
November 1st, 2008 — Issue 12 November 2008, Trends
Connecting the lengths and breadths of nations – a rail network is essential for
growth. If that is an understatement, so is the fact that the UAE needed a rail
network yesterday! Updates seem positive.
The region’s rail plans are best described as immense
These days, the GCC’s rail sector is receiving global attention. And for good reason. The plans are ambitiously immense, as well as being a lucrative incentive for private investment. It is no wonder then, that updates on the ongoing projects are being received with open ears.
November 1st, 2008 — Guest Column, Issue 12 November 2008
Never forget the hubs that connect us all
Tom Ronell is the CEO of Istithmar World Aviation Holdings
Once upon a time, going to the airport was a special experience. The airport was a place of dreams and flights of fantasy – both literally and figuratively. It was a place of excitement: people embarking upon new adventures, others arriving to the cheers of their families and friends.
November 1st, 2008 — Interview, Issue 12 November 2008
Like any other industry, the transportation business has more than its fair share of stresses. No two days are the same and challenges are plenty (driver shortages, spiralling fuel costs to name a few). Companies either sink or swim.
Khalid Abdullah Al Hawai, Managing Director, Mashaweer Transport
November 1st, 2008 — Interview, Issue 12 November 2008
Ras Al Khaimah Airport is expanding its cargo facilities. But can CEO Michelle Solimon fill it with freight?
CEO Michelle Solimon on the Ras Al Khaimah tarmac
Walk around Ras Al Khaimah Airport with CEO Michelle Solimon and it becomes clear she is different from all the others working there. She is six feet tall, blonde and from a small town in Montana, USA. The male employees who flock to greet her are shorter, darkened from the tarmac sun and
almost always Arab. They are happy to see her and you can tell they want her to feel welcome. But all the Arab hospitality in the world cannot prevent Solimon from standing out.
November 1st, 2008 — Awards, Issue 12 November 2008
Readers have nominated the best of the best to be the LOG.LEO Young Achiever, Innovator and Supply Chain Manager of the Year. Who will you choose?
November 1st, 2008 — Editorial, Issue 12 November 2008
What have we done? We spent the last six months praying for fuel prices to drop, and now our wishes have come true. However, this descent has accompanied the global economy’s steepest decline in modern history. We can now drive our trucks for cheap, but will we lose our homes?
November 1st, 2008 — Issue 12 November 2008, Special
Casey McFann spent a day at the Emirates Driving Institute getting first hand
training to drive a heavy duty truck. He came away impressed at the high
standards being adhered to by driving institutes under directives of the RTA in
order to reduce the number of incidents on the road
