Digital technology is enabling brave, new design possibilities in the offshore world to make a measurable difference in the mitigation of carbon emissions.
Saudia Cargo signs partnership deal with Belgian airport
JEDDAH, 3 hours, 32 minutes ago Saudia Cargo, the air freight company of national carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines, has signed a commercial partnership with Liege Airport for two years under which it will boost its cargo flights to and from the Belgian Airport. The Jeddah-based company enjoys a solid reputation and is part of the world’s largest air cargo alliance, Skyteam cargo, with numerous operations in Europe. On the new contract, Liege Airport CEO Frédéric Jacquet said: This contract cements the role Liege Airport plays in the center of global logistics. Saudia Cargo has been operating with us since last year with intensified connections to/from the US, Africa and the Middle East.
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Spend Matters welcomes this guest post on private equity (PE) and procurement from Alejandro Alvarez, Partner: Operations Performance at Ayming UK.
From the outset, 2020 was expected to be a year full of world-relevant events, from a critical election in the US to Brexit and China s continuous rise as a significant power. However, few of us, if any, expected that a new pneumonia-like virus, Covid-19 would reshape the ways of life, diverse as they are, of societies around the world.
In the West, around February and March, board conversations quickly changed from how high can the stock market go? to is this going to affect us and how? and finally how do we manage the impact, risks and potentially, capitalize on opportunities?” For many businesses, the effectiveness with which the last question was addressed will determine their future performance in the years to come.
EU Maritime Security Factsheet: The Gulf of Guinea
1. EU Maritime Security Policy
1.1. The EU Maritime Security Strategy and the Gulf of Guinea
The EU Maritime Security Strategy Action Plan features a section with a regional focus, with a set of actions dedicated to the Gulf of Guinea.
It includes a call on the EU to continue supporting the implementation of the Gulf of Guinea Strategy and Action Plan, as well as national and regional efforts in the framework of the Yaoundé architecture (see Map).
1.2. The EU Strategy for the Gulf of Guinea
In 2014, the EU adopted an EU Strategy for the Gulf of Guinea to lend support to the objectives of the Yaoundé Architecture - the intra-regional commitment between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) as well as the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) signed at the Yaoundé Heads of State Summit in June 2013 to tackle maritime crime in its widest sense.