Saudi Arabia’s National Transport and Logistics Strategy aims to increase the contribution of the transport and logistics sector to 10% of the GDP, up from its current rate of 6%.
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This year’s edition has companies from different sectors, including pet food. For many Brazilians exhibiting at the show, target markets are in Africa.
The International Transport Mission to the UAE has already visited institutions in Sharjah and Dubai. The Brazilian business people also met with executives from the Arab country’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure.
The delegation includes some of the largest transport companies in the country and aims to identify innovative technologies and practices in the Arab world to boost the national industry. The mission is promoted by the CNT System and organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber.
The initiative intends to attract investments and explore the use of drones in sectors such as health, security, sea transport, and food.
Companies such as Ecotrading, Intercroma, and Almina established contacts with government and private sector institutions in the UAE and Qatar. The Brazilians’ perspective is for the mission to generate significant business.
For the CEO of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, the pandemic has made the emirate change its focus. The statement was made during the Amazon Economic Sustainability Forum this Sunday (3) in Dubai.
Executive Vicente Santos Jr. (pictured above), from Broker Comex, pens an article on how the pandemic context affects activities in ports and customs and demands more attention from exporters and importers to the area.
KIZAD and the Arab Brazilian Chamber will host on September 22 an event for businesspeople interested in free and industrial zones in the emirate. Registration is open.
In total volume, shipments declined 25% compared to August 2020. Cecafé informed the main reason for the downturn is the continuation of logistical bottlenecks in global maritime transport.
In July, Brazilian coffee exports fell 13% compared to the same month last year. The sector entity informed there are obstacles such as increased freight costs, cancellation of bookings, and disputes for containers.
For Jean Stoll of A.P. Moller-Maersk, containers that return to Brazil after exports to the Arabs are still little used. He spoke in a webinar on logistics this Tuesday (6).
General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) counselor Mohamed Abdelaziz discussed the features of the economic zone in webinar hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber on Tuesday (6).
Opportunities, challenges, and the role of the Suez Canal maritime route, in Egypt, will be discussed at the online seminar organized by the Arab Brazilian Chamber on July 6. Registration open.
