SHIPPING + MARITIME-

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) added Wan Hai Line’s FM1 shipping service to Jeddah Islamic Port, linking it to 10 regional and international ports, it said in a statement yesterday. The new service — with a capacity of 4.5k TEUs — will connect Jeddah with Shanghai, Ningbo, and Shekou in China; Port Klang in Malaysia; Aqaba in Jordan; Sokhna and Alexandria in Egypt; and Izmit and Istanbul in Turkey.

AVIATION-

Qatar + China improve air connectivity: Doha’s Hamad International Airport operator, Qatar Airports Company (Matar), has inked an MoU with China's Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) operator Shenzhen Capital Group to improve route planning for cargo and trade between both countries, according to a statement.

This is the second agreement between Matar and a Chinese partner this month, after it signed an MoU last week with the operator of Beijing Daxing International Airport, China’s Beijing International Airport Group, to improve passenger and cargo service design, as well as tech and logistical support at both airports.

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