DP World to build and operate logistics hub in MaliGlobal trade enabler DP World has signed a 20-year concession with an automatic 20-year extension with the Republic of Mali to build and operate a 1000-hectare modern logistics hub outside of Bamako, the capital and largest city of Mali. More… |
King Abdullah Port throughput up 8pc in 2016Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Port recorded an annual throughput of 1.4 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) by the end of 2016, an increase of about 8 per cent compared to 2015. The port has also raised its annual capac More… |
Agility unveils $10m Bahrain expansion plansAgility, a leading global logistics provider, is set to invest $10 million for expansion of its regional logistics hub in Bahrain to 28,000 sq m besides increasing its storage capacity by an additional 19,000 pallet positions. The More… |
Agility unveils $10m Bahrain expansion plansAgility, a leading global logistics provider, is set to invest $10 million for expansion of its regional logistics hub in Bahrain to 28,000 sq m besides increasing its storage capacity by an additional 19,000 pallet positions. The More… |
Egypt raises $8.5bn for Suez Canal expansionEgypt has raised the $8.5 billion it needs to fund a project to expand the Suez Canal in just eight days, the central bank governor said. Hisham Ramez said in a telephone interview with Reuters that EGP61 billion had been raised a More… |
Centre Point Logistics, Gefco in strategic dealDubai-based Centre Point Logistics (CPL) has signed an agreement with logistics firm Gefco Middle East to further support Gefco with the provision of logistics services in Dubai. The agreement was signed by CPL Chairman, Saleh Sae More… |
Huawei opens first Mideast hub in DubaiHuawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, has opened its first logistics facility in the Middle East, to serve as a supply-chain hub reinforcing the company’s future project deliveries across the region. Located in Du More… |
New Basra logistics hub plannedKurfan Group, a leading construction contractor in Iraq, and top investment firm Northern Gulf Partners will transform a former US military facility known as Cam Bucca in Basra into a state-of-the-art business and logistics centre. Basra L More… |
Liberty, SNTTA merge freight forwarding unitsLiberty Logistics Company and SNTTA Cargo, both member companies of the UAE-based Liberty Investment Company, have merged their freight forwarding divisions to create a major integrated logistics solutions provider under the Liberty Logistics bran More… |