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What Are the Top Logistics Software Companies in Dubai and UAE?

Locus

The smartphone penetration stands highest in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with 97.6% With the UAE market having nearly 100% of the population with smartphone access, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry forecasts e-commerce to generate $8 billion in sales by 2025. as of Jan 2021 compared to other Middle Eastern countries.

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Blank Sailings Due to Corona Virus-Increasing Shipping Costs

Shipsy

With container exports from China reduced drastically, Shipping lines were losing millions of dollars sailing as per committed schedule but with ships partially filled. The only way to sail with good volume so that the journey is profitable for the shipping line is to reduce the total sailings between a pair of ports.

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Last Mile Maturity Report: Elevate customer experience, outrun rivals 

Locus

According to Statista, 68% of online shoppers expect free shipping/delivery and 37% expect next-day delivery. In the face of complex routing and capacity issues, integration issues leading to data silos, visibility problems, and more, carriers and last-mile businesses really have their work cut out for them.

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E-commerce Fulfillment: Everything you need to know

Vinculum

was witnessed in UAE, followed closely by Saudi Arabia at 3.8%. Statistics show that 98% of e-commerce in UAE and Saudi Arabia consists of Electronics, Groceries, Fashion, Beauty, and other Home products, making these two countries an attractive market for e-commerce sellers. billion in 2022 from $26.9

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

High capacity oxygen tankers were airlifted from UAE. Saudi Arabia shipped 80 Metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to India and Portugal assured 20,000 litres of oxygen per week to India along with 5503 vials of Remdesvir. Australia too sent immediate support package of ventilators, oxygen tanks and PPE Kits.

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Why Logistics Management is the Need of the Hour in the Middle East?

Shipsy

The UAE has been a major logistics provider in the region, but due to the increase in the e-commerce business, there has been an incessant demand for increasing the number of logistics companies to deliver the material to end customers. . – Savings on fuel and other costs is one of the best reasons for switching to a logistics software.

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Port Congestion Update – There growth in the number of containers cleared at Nhava Sheva and Mundra

Shipsy

With regards to blank sailings continued by shipping lines for the 1st week of June 2M and The Alliance have cancelled couple of sailings mainly in the transpacific trade lane. Shippers should consider the capacity and lead time effects and to select sailings based on the latest data on the incidence of cancellations by alliance and by week.