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Diary notes from Robeel Haq, senior group editor of Logistics Middle East and ArabianSupplyChain.com
UPDATED: Wednesday 10th March 2010
Have received a good response for the March issue of Logistics Middle East magazine. Its our education special and includes interviews with all the key players - I will post a link to the free digital version soon. Also had a meeting with the organisers of TransOman this morning. Working on a media partnership for the event and received a briefing on plans for a TransKuwait too. Will be visiting Oman later in the month to meet some of the exhibitors / partners that are involved in the planning process.
Sunday 21st February 2010
Michael Proffitt, former CEO of Dubai Logistics City, will return to the United Arab Emirates next month to chair a conference for the Middle East Aerospace Consortium. The free event, titled Aerospace Manufacturing 2020, is taking place at Al Ain International Aviation Academy on Wednesday 3rd March. For further information, please email laura@singletonpr.com
Thursday 11th February 2010
A record number of readers downloaded the free digital version of our January 2010 issue, lets see how the February 2010 issue compares! Its our material handling special - to read the contents online, please click here.
Monday 8th February 2010
MISC Berhad, Malaysia's leading shipping line and the third largest shipping company in the world, is hosting a special ceremony at the Shangri La hotel in Dubai tonight to mark the launch of its Middle East office. I will be attending with the Logistics Middle East team and a photographer - hope to meet some of you there!
Thursday 4th February 2010
The February 2010 issue of Logistics Middle East magazine is now available and will be making its way to subscribers - I will post a link to the free digital version soon. In the meantime, congratulations to DHL, which won the friendly cricket match against UPS last weekend at Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. The final scores were DHL 165 Runs / 9 Wickets (20 overs) and UPS 144 Runs / 6 Wickets (20 overs), meaning DHL won by 21 runs.
Wednesday 27th January 2010
UPS and DHL are ready for battle in Dubai! Sounds dramatic, but employees from both companies are taking part in a friendly cricket match at Jebel Ali Free Zone this weekend. Nice to see the industry spirit - good luck to both teams!
Tuesday 21st January 2010
Its been a busy week, working on the February issue of Logistics Middle East magazine, which is our annual material handling special. Also attended the FAMCO roadshow yesterday and the Dubai Trade E-Services Excellence Awards the day before, where I bumped into our Supply Chain and Transport Awards (SCATA) judges Captain Mansoor Ghafoor, Sebastian Thomas and Salma Hareb. We'll have a photo special on the website soon, which will also be included in our next issue of the magazine.
Tuesday 19th January 2010
FAMCO (Al-Futtaim Auto & Machinery Company) is hosting its ‘Road Show’ for Dubai and Northern Emirates tomorrow between 10am-5pm at the Al-Futtaim Logistics Centre in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. The event is free to attend, so if you're interested, please email muthanna.muckatira@alfuttaim.ae
Wednesday 13th January 2010
Dubai Trade is hosting its annual E-Services Excellence Award on 19th January. We'll be there with a photographer from the magazine and will be publishing a photo special in the February issue. Hope to see some of you there!
Sunday 10th January 2010
I'm so glad to hear that Fadi Ghandour has been inundated with congratulation messages since topping our power list, especially on his twitter account. Talking about twitter, why is there such a limited number of people from the Middle East logistics industry using this technology? In the words of Fadi himself: "Twitter is the new market frontier, people from the industry have to be on it". Are you on twitter? Please let me know - here is the link to my account: http://twitter.com/robeelhaq
Thursday 7th January 2010
Congratulations to Fadi Ghandour, who has topped the inaugural Logistics Middle East Power 25 list, as revealed on ArabianSupplyChain.com today. To market the occasion, we have uploaded a digital version of our January 2010 issue, which includes the complete power list and interview with Fadi Ghandour. Click here for your free copy!
Tuesday 5th January 2010
Happy new year! We've started the planning process for the Supply Chain and Transport Awards (SCATA) 2010, starting with the judging panel. I can confirm that Captain Mansoor Ghafoor (National Association of Freight and Logistics, NAFL) and Dr Kanak Madrecha (Supply Chain and Logistics Group, SCLG) will both serve their fourth terms on our judging committee. We also welcome Alex Borg (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) to the panel this year. More announcements will be made soon.
Thursday 24th December
As the end of the year approaches, arabiansupplychain.com is taking a look back over the last twelve months. Be sure to read 'Most popular stories of 2009' to find out which stories you read the most over the last year. The results may surprise you. Starting next week, we will also be posting our first Logistics Power List, in which we compile a subjective ranking of the most influential people in the regional logistics industry.
UPDATED: Tuesday 22nd December
Thomas Bommer, marketing manager of Maximus Air Cargo, is approaching the final stages of his MBA project under the header “The Air Cargo Industry and Global Warming”, which looks at the impact of greenhouse gas reduction (GHG) initiatives on the air cargo industry. In order to provide the air cargo sector with options to proactively tackle relevant issues, Thomas is looking for professionals from the industry to take part in a survey. For more details, you can email him on bommtomm@hotmail.com.
Wednesday 16th December
Unfortunetely, rumours about CeMAT Middle East's fate in 2010 were true. The show has been postponed until 2011, following a similar move by SITL Dubai. Look out for the full story on ArabianSupplyChain.com soon. Does that mean there's no major logistics exhibition in 2010? And three in 2011, with CeMAT Middle East, SITL Dubai and Materials Handling?
Monday 14th December
We have reported that SITL Dubai will return in 2011 instead of 2010, as previously thought. An announcement on CeMAT Middle East is also expected shortly - will this also be postponed until 2011?
Tuesday 8th December
Aramex CEO Fadi Ghandour received a positive response for his speech at the Arabian Business conference in Dubai yesterday - click here for a photo. We had a meeting afterwards too, together with a photo shoot for a forthcoming feature we are running on Aramex in Logistics Middle East magazine. I'm flying to Lebanon later today for the SNS supply chain conference - look forward to meeting some of you there!
For those requesting a digital version of our December issue, please click here.
Sunday 6th December
A fairly hectic week ahead, following the recent break for Eid and UAE National Day. I'm meeting with Aramex CEO Fadi Ghandour at tomorrow's 'Is The Crash Over?' conference in Dubai, organised by Arabian Business. Also plan to visit Lebanon in time for the SNS Supply Chain Conference on Wednesday, which is titled 'Is Your Supply Chain Ready For The Economic Recovery?'.
Sunday 22nd November
Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is organising a networking dinner in Dubai tomorrow, hosted by Anthony Wong, managing director of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL), who is currently leading an official business mission to Dubai from Hong Kong’s logistics establishments. In addition to the HK delegation, the event will host prominent figures from both the private and public UAE logistics sector in general, with a primary focus on Dubai.
Tuesday 17th November
I am flying out to Germany soon with members of the UPS team in the Middle East to visit the company's flagship facility in Cologne. Also paying a visit to the UK, so there might be a lack of updates for a while!
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