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Sunday, 07 September 2008

Keeping pace with change

Transportation
It is no secret that Dubai is booming. Established logistics firms launch new distribution points in the emirate every month and new companies spring up just as often.

Keeping pace with change

Saturday, 06 September 2008

Eye on the sky

Transportation
If only we had a crystal ball...

Eye on the sky

Monday, 25 August 2008

Flying for less

Transportation
When Emirates announced it would be launching a new budget airline, many of the established and start up carriers may have felt threatened.

Flying for less

Ask the expert: Nick Gates

Transportation
Question: How are baggage handling systems going to keep pace with the rapid increase in passenger numbers and flight frequencies?

Ask the expert: Nick Gates

Friday, 22 August 2008

Ask the expert: Surjeet Singh

Transportation
Should companies in the maritime sector outsource their human resource operations?

Ask the expert: Surjeet Singh

Tuesday, 19 August 2008

Indian summer

Transportation
Question: How are British Airways World Cargo's operations faring in the Indian markets, especially in the face of rising domestic competition and the current economic situation?

Indian summer

Sunday, 17 August 2008

Education, education, education

Transportation
If you pick up any local newspaper in the UAE and turn to the appointments page you will typically be bombarded with reams of job advertisements for the role of ‘logistics manager’.

Education, education, education

Saturday, 16 August 2008

Ask the expert: Andreas Dür

Transportation
How can Six Sigma improve transparency in supply chain operations?

Ask the expert: Andreas Dür

Wednesday, 13 August 2008

Coping mechanism

Transportation
Tough times call for tough measures. With the global crisis over the oil upsurge, hardest-hit sectors like transport and freight logistics operators are picking up their placards and protesting at the top of their lungs.

Coping mechanism

Tuesday, 12 August 2008

Business on the edge - the new rules

Transportation
Innovation may be important - but what is it and how can you do it? David Westley provides the tool kit.


Monday, 11 August 2008

Taking on the world

Transportation
Logistics is not an industry that people tend to get very excited about.

Taking on the world

Sunday, 10 August 2008

Steel, factories and TV

Transportation
Since you last read this column, the price of steel in the region has shot up by more than 10 percent - and it was already high before that.

Steel, factories and TV

The call of the sea

Transportation
Why shouldn't the bustling maritime industry of today be an ideal choice for people eager to carve out a lifetime career?

The call of the sea

Saturday, 09 August 2008

The show must go on

Transportation
Now that fuel costs have risen to almost US$148 a barrel, airlines across the globe will have to tighten their belts.

The show must go on

Friday, 08 August 2008

Cities within cities

Transportation
Exactly how big should an airport be?

Cities within cities

Tuesday, 05 August 2008

The A380 - Pay up or shut up

Transportation
Anil Bhoyrul responds to David Westley’s claim that the new A380 has taken the thrill out of air travel, and forgotten all about economy class passengers.


The A380 - bigger, but not better

Transportation
The new, shiny Airbus A380 is really the 07:46 Network East commuter train to Slough but fatter, argues a rather depressed David Westley.


Permanent revolution

Transportation
Dubai's construction industry has become infamous around the world for moving at breakneck speed, with a constantly supply of buildings being erected throughout the emirate.

Permanent revolution

Wednesday, 30 July 2008

Time to tax the fat

Transportation
The more you weigh the more you should pay for your flights argues a well rounded David Westley.


Wednesday, 23 July 2008

Trading places

Transportation
The World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Enabling Trade Index, released last month, represents an attempt to benchmark the extent to which a selection of 118 countries around the world have in place the factors and policies for enabling trade.

Trading places

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