The Logistics of Logistics
APRIL 10, 2024
Nourhan Beyrouti and Joe Lynch discuss building a global logistics juggernaut. Nourhan is Global Chief Revenue Officer at AJEX Logistics Services , Saudi Arabia’s fastest growing transportation company. As the first management hire, he was instrumental in guiding the company toward its acquisition by UPS in May of 2022.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 19, 2024
And now on to this week’s logistics news. In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery.
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Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 12, 2024
And now on to this week’s logistics news. The strategy, the latest sign of how companies are adjusting their supply chains in response to geopolitical shock waves and disruptions, comes as European importers are seeking to avoid delays caused by longer voyages around Africa by containerships that usually travel through the Suez Canal.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 15, 2024
And now on to this week’s logistics news. Over 7,000 miles away, vessels that move containers through Egypt’s Suez Canal are waiting for naval escorts or avoiding the passage altogether to take a much longer voyage around South Africa. Whatever you plan to do this weekend, we wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day, and say Sláinte!
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Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 4, 2013
Global multinational companies have a dilemma. Most global multinational companies have a solid base now in South America and Asia, but the race is on for Africa. I spent this week at SAPICS in South Africa. I spent this week at SAPICS in South Africa. For example, Africa is constructing new infrastructure.
SCM Research
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
As you might know, I had the great opportunity to travel to East Africa several times, where I gave logistics and supply chain management lectures ( see my previous post ). Indeed, although Africa – a continent with more than one billion people – certainly faces huge challenges, the situation is changing rapidly.
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