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Middle East-based author and logistics expert Issa Baluch launched his second book – titled ‘Transport Logistics: The Wheel of Commerce’ – during a special ceremony at last month’s FIATA World

Hannibal’s march across the Alps has amazed students and confounded scholars for thousands of years. Many have heard of the great general who transported elephants and an army across the

Issa Baluch founded Swift Freight International in 1989, with grand ambitions to establish a leading player in the Middle East’s logistics industry. Flash forward to 2008, as the company celebrates

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

Brace yourself: tough times are ahead. On the global front, the skyrocketing price of oil has precipitated high inflation rates in many countries worldwide, resulting in low spending power vis-à-vis

Africa has always been a location with big potential – the continent is endowed with plenty of natural resources, a pleasant climate and cultural diversity. Of late, it has rapidly

Although discussions about the concept of ‘sea-air’ transportation are prevalent in the logistics industry, I noticed a common misnomer about the subject at the recent World Air Cargo Event in

The challenges of humanitarian logistics have become increasingly apparent throughout the world. However, with closer cooperation between the public and private sectors, the process of delivering food, water and medical

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) along with corporate restructuring are major components in the financial world. It has reached a stage where investment bankers are arranging such transactions on a daily

Dubai-based logistics company Swift Freight has been acquired by Barloworld Logistics in a deal worth approximately US$70 million. Negotiations between both companies have taken place over the past year, with

The 9-11 incident in 2001 alerted the world to serious holes in security within global transport networks. Even the strict regulations implemented by governments to secure global trade following the

Flashback to the 1970s – the region was basking in its newfound oil riches and enjoying worldwide attention from business magnates. Trade was fully concentrated on supplying oil to other