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Asyad wagers on dual-fuel tech for latest crude carriers’ order
Asyad snags an order for dual-tech VLCCs | Could Egypt’s cold chain problem be fixed? | Oman Airports taps Nasser Al Sharji as CEO
Thursday, 15 January 2026
Good morning, nice people.
We’re heading into the weekend with a look at Oman’s Asyad Group’s USD 389 mn order for three dual-fuel crude carriers designed to future-proof its fleet.
We also dive into Egypt’s fragmented cold chain logistics, arguing that the key to unlocking agricultural exports lies in farm-gate modular hubs rather than just massive centralized warehouses.
Today at a glance
Transportation
Rail
Saudi Arabia launches tenders for rail, airport capacity expansions
A SAR 4 bn project will double-track the phosphate railway…
Ports
Sisco Holding is now a majority shareholder in PSS
The transaction was fully financed in banknotes
Aviation
Oman Airports appoints Nasser Al Sharji as CEO
Al Sharji’s appointment draws on deep logistics experience
Storage + Warehouses
Fixing Egypt’s fragmented cold chain infrastructure can catapult its agricultural output
Egypt’s cold chain suffers from a disconnect between the first-mile…
Projects
Business
Explainers
Legacy carriers are facing a choice: Pick your battles or lose for good
Shifting grounds: European legacy carriers have operated on a hub-and-spoke…
Kuwait’s Mubarak Al Kabeer: The end of the lost decade?
Kuwait is advancing projects in its logistics pipeline, competing with Iraq for maritime, rail, and road connectivity in the Gulf
