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Saudia Cargo expands cold chain offerings, while Qatar Airways relaunches pharma offerings + Shipsy sets up shop in Riyadh. PLUS: Updates from Thuraya and Dubai Police

AVIATION- Qatar Airways Cargo has relaunched and expanded its pharma transportation offerings, the company said in a statement.The cargo carrier now has five product subcategories to diversify its solutions to customers and optimize its pharma transport solutions, the statement said. Clients will also be sent active container milestones, along with temperature and battery readings of […]

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MEF countries agree shipping + transport decarbonization goals + Malaysia Aviation Group makes operating net income turnaround

Increased global cooperation on decarbonizing shipping + transport: Several countries supported the adoption of the 1.5°C-aligned goals for the shipping sector to be presented next July at the International Maritime Organization during a meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF), according to a statement. Australia, Canada, the EU, France, Germany, Japan, […]

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APRIL 25-27 April (Saturday-Monday): World Cargo Symposium, Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel and Conference Centre, Istanbul, Turkey. MAY May: The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) plans to handover a new 1k-meter container berth to the East Port Said Port. 1-4 May (Monday - Thursday): Select USA Investment Summit, National Harbor, Maryland, USA. 4 May (Thursday): Deadline […]

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TODAY: M&A takes the lead in the region + Bahrain and Qatar make progress on public roads projects

Good morning, friends, and welcome to the final breaths of Ramadan. The news slowdown is good and well upon us as the region gears up for Eid El Fitr, although there’s just enough happening — particularly on the M&A front — to keep things interesting. A quick programming note: Enterprise Logistics will be off from […]

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Egytrans board approves NOSCO takeover bid

Egytrans is one step closer to acquiring NOSCO via a share swap: Egyptian logistics firmEgytrans’board of directors approved the acquisition of Egyptian trucking firm the National Company for Transportation and Overseas Service Company (NOSCO) at a meeting yesterday, it said in a statement (pdf). The transaction will see the company acquire 99.9% of NOSCO’s shares […]

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Saudi Arabia + Syria take another step to warm ties + Qatar, UAE to soon reopen embassies

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Faisal Bin Farhan met with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad in Damascus yesterday for the first time since 2011, to discuss the possibility of readmitting Syria into the Arab League, Saudi state news agency SPA reported. Prince Faisal and Assad discussed steps for a political resolution in Syria “that would contribute to […]

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Adnoc partners with Kawasaki on hydrogen value chain + AD Ports to distribute ZTlido®. PLUS: Qatar Airways to resume Auckland flights + Aramex to pay out dividends to its shareholders

DECARBONIZATION- Adnoc + Kawasaki sign agreement to boost low carbon hydrogen chain: The AbuDhabi National Company (Adnoc) signed an agreement with Japanese manufacturing giant Kawasaki to explore joint production, liquefaction, and transport mechanisms for low-carbon hydrogen for delivery to international markets, according to a company tweet. The timelines and financials of the partnership were not […]

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