About TLME

TLME began operations in 2017 and has built itself up as one of the leading and most influential transport and logistics brands in the Middle East region. In today’s globalised world transport of goods and related logistics operations have become more important than ever before in order to facilitate global trade. Transport & Logistics Middle East (TLME) is a unique initiative by the Cargo Business Management (CBM) Group to bring together service providers, product suppliers and end users across the spectrum of the transport industry in the Middle East and the rest of the world. It aims to provide best-in-class “last mile” delivery of online services and information along with print products to everybody involved in the transport of goods.

With its strategic alliances and partnerships, Transport & Logistics ME is the region’s first print magazine and online portal that engages buyers and sellers in the transport industry on a 24/7/365 platform. The latest industry news along with accurate company, product or service information is made easily and attractively available at your fingertips using your computer or mobile phone.

TLME has also built a portfolio of conferences and events, often inviting the VIPs, thought leaders, and key industry figures to conjoin in Dubai for events that shapes the future of the industry.

Please get in touch by calling or emailing as below: Level 29, Marina Plaza, Dubai, UAE, PO Box 112229

Switchboard: +971 4 559 5631

Email: info@cbmmediagroup.com

FROM THE FOUNDER & CEO

What a year we have ahead of us here in the Middle East! With COP28 on the horizon and a host of mega-projects in the pipeline, the Middle East is really coming into its own as a region, being a legitimate global leader in innovation and dynamism. This feels very much like the region fulfilling the potential it has shown over the past few decades, which is why we themed our TLME Conference on ‘Inspiration’.

Inspiration garners the essence of what the Middle East is now tasked with; the region and major players herein must be visionary, brave, pioneering and driven in order to bring about a new tomorrow not just for the region itself, but also for the world. This is what the future of the Middle East is now, gone are the days of simple oil wealth and oilcentric economies, a new chapter that champions innovation, sustainability, and safe and stable cities.

Of course, transport and logistics is at the centre of this. The region has always benefited from its strategic position between east and west, yet with several of the world’s leading ports, airports, logistical developments, and airlines, it is fast becoming a major hub in its own right. This edition charts that journey and looks into how key players in our sector are driving this change.

We start, as always, with a view from Dubai. Despite having an international team, our HQ has always been Dubai, it’s a place that inspired TLME into formation after all!

Because of this, we’re very passionate about the developments here and see the core industries in the region as symbiotic elements of one whole. This is why we offer this overview; it gives us a contextual understanding of the world we’re living in, the future awaiting us, and how it’s all going to shape the future supply chain.

As well as the aforementioned, our team offer insights into all the key sectors as per usual, giving unrivalled deep dives into how each arena is growing and what challenges it faces. We also bring forward 10 key voices in our region to see how they’re inspiring change, and finally, we have a look at the key themes that are defining professional life and the health of transport and logistics in 2023. Finally, let me wish you a very happy 2023 and I hope you enjoy this edition.

Sam Khan, CEO, TLME

EDITORIAL info@cbmmediagroup.com

Editor Baibhav Mishra

Head of Editorial Richard Joy

Chairman Joe Beydoun

Head of Digital Juzer Karbalai juzer@cbmmediagroup.com

COMMERCIAL

Publisher & CEO

Sam Khan sam.khan@cbmmediagroup.com

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