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The Suez Canal in Egypt is an essential location for maritime trade, providing a strategic passageway for vessels to travel to and from the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. It has always been a location that facilitated global commerce, giving Egypt geopolitical significance and driving much of its economic growth. Because of the Suez Canal’s important role in global trade, there is more demand for it to move goods faster and more seamlessly. This pushed a focus on customs modernization, with Egypt making efforts to streamline customs procedures and thereby improve trade processes’ efficiency. Egypt Looks to Agility to Modernize Suez Canal Customs Operations The Suez Canal facilitates the growth of Egypt’s economy by connecting Asia, Africa, and Europe […]

Anyone who has shipped internationally in the past knows the customs clearance process can be time-consuming and complicated. This is even true for the customs clearance authorities, who have to deal with outdated paper-based customs procedures. The lack of efficiency and technology in customs clearance leads to several hindrances, from shipping delays and increased costs. It’s time to modernize the customs clearance process through innovations like digitization and single-window software solutions. Adopted into the customs process, these solutions can revolutionize international shipping and global trade. What are the benefits of customs automation? Customs digitization or automation transforms manual, paper-based customs clearance procedures into automated and electronic systems. It makes use of different platforms, the most prominent of which are: Electronic […]

The Suez Canal Economic Zone is a testament to Egypt’s efforts to become a key player in the global economy. It was created to serve as a hub for international commerce, innovation, and industrialization and has become attractive to both foreign and domestic investors. In turn, the Suez Canal Economic Zone has become Egypt’s catalyst for economic growth. In this article, we uncover all the vital information about the Suez Canal and its economic zone and why it’s vital for the Egyptian economy and global commerce. Where is the Suez Canal and Why is It So Significant? A man-made waterway, the Suez Canal is located in Egypt’s Isthmus of Suez. It separates the continent of Africa from the Sinai Peninsula […]

Logistics industry executives are bullish about the African Continental Free Trade Agreement but concerns are rife around its implementation. Geoffrey White, CEO of Agility Africa joins CNBC Africa to discuss what the core value chains need to speed up the implementation of the trade pact.

In this episode I am joined by Ronald Philip, Senior Director Strategic Planning at Agility. Ronald shares a great insight to the data center market in the Middle East and Africa region, as well as providing an update on Agility’s recent data center campus site announcements. First, we discuss Ronald’s career and how he made the progression to working in the data center sector. We then discuss the recent announcement by Agility to develop data center campus sites in the Middle East & Africa regions. Ronald outlines the locations of the sites, why these locations were identified,  the strategy around the developments, and the types of customers attracted to these sites. Finally, we discuss the Middle East & Africa regions: […]

This article gives you an overview of last-mile logistics and warehousing in the Middle East. Learn about Agility’s services in Africa and the challenges this region faces.

The increasing demand for data storage and processing power in Ghana calls for more data centers in the country Read about Agility’s services here.

This article gives you an overview of last-mile logistics and warehousing in Africa. Learn about Agility’s services in Africa and the challenges this region faces.