Growth in demand for pharmaceutical products in lieu of the COVID-19 and increase in e-commerce activity across ME region

  • Date: 28-Aug-2021
  • Source: Bizbahrain
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:Gulf
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Growth in demand for pharmaceutical products in lieu of the COVID-19 and increase in e-commerce activity across ME region

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted overall supply chain operations in the UAE, with road freight due to sealing of borders and air freight due to flight cancellation being the major sufferers. Moreover, companies have been struggling with employee infections and have been forced to move to a remote working setup, at least for the non-operational staff. The industry is gradually recovering from the transport restrictions. Going forward, pharmaceutical logistics will play an important part in distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, once it is ready and is hence expected to lead vertical market growth in the future. The demand for essentials and daily usage consumer products went up during the lockdown period, and is expected to continue to grow, as the retail segment looks to be the highest contributing vertical to logistics in the UAE. While the UAE Logistics industry is composed of different service segments such as Freight Forwarding, Warehousing, Express Delivery and Value Added Services, it is the Freight Forwarding Segment that is expected to continue being the leading segment in the future. Express market segment is identified to grow at the fastest pace, due to growth in e-commerce deliveries and companies. Government Initiatives such as Dubai IoT Strategy, Dubai