DATA CENTERS-

Hexnode launches Amazon-powered data center in the UAE: Unified endpoint management solution firm Hexnode established a new data center in the UAE, hosted on Amazon Web Services, according to a press release. The infrastructure will support regional data residency requirements while improving performance for Middle Eastern customers in regulated sectors like finance, healthcare, and government.

INVESTMENT WATCH-

Future cooperation with China’s UEG? Egypt’s Oil Ministry inked an MoU with China’s United Energy Group (UEG) to explore joint investments across oil, gas, renewables, and energy trading in Egypt and overseas, according to a ministry statement. The meeting between the two sides also saw UEG express interest in expanding its footprint in Egypt.

SHIPPING + MARITIME-

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) added WAN HAI LINES’ AR2 Asia Redsea service to Jeddah Islamic Port, linking it to 10 regional and global ports, according to a statement. The new route — with a capacity of 3.7k TEUs — will connect Jeddah with Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, and Shekou in China, Port Klang in Malaysia, Aqaba in Jordan, Sokhna and Alexandria in Egypt, and Izmit and Kumport in Turkey.

SUPPLY CHAINS-

Qatar Airways partners up with Milaha, GWC on logistics services: Qatar Airways has inked a five-year agreement with Qatar Navigation (Milaha) to provide warehousing, supply chain solutions, inventory management, and distribution services, The Peninsula reports. The airline also renewed a five-year service agreement with GWC Logistics to continue using its logistics solutions for operational improvement, according to a statement. GWC will offer delivery services, including handling imports and exports, customs clearance, warehousing and distribution, inventory management, and storage documentation.

AVIATION-

Riyadh Air partners with an Air France-KLM subsidiary to maintain its Boeing Dreamliners: EPCOR, a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, will look after Riyadh Air ’s APS5000 auxiliary units powering the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet under a long-term maintenance, repair, and overhaul agreement it signed with the PIF-owned airline, according to a press release.

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