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An investment a long time coming
Local logistics provider Sky Ports will invest USD 12 mn in the first phase of its dry port in New Borg El Arab, having secured a 30-year concession to design, operate, and manage the facility, Al Borsa reports. Technical studies for the project — spanning 133 acres — are set for submission to the General Authority for Land and Dry Ports and Logistics Zones in early October.
ICYMI- After striving to get the project off the ground in 2020, the authority signed an MoU with Sky Ports to finance, build, and operate the dry port alongside a logistics zone in New Borg El Arab in May. The project is expected to handle some 120k containers annually — hauling about 6.7 mn tons of dry goods.
Filling up in Hail
Unigaz expands its Saudi gas footprint: Riyadh-based Unigaz Arabia signed an SAR 70 mn (c. USD 18.9 mn) investment contract to build an integrated gas storage, filling, and distribution plant in Hail, state news agency SPA reports. The 200k sqm facility will be developed, managed, operated, and maintained by Unigaz, and is intended to serve residential and commercial gas demand in the region.
IN CONTEXT- Unigaz already secured a license for the Hail facility in June, when the Energy Ministry awarded the company three LPG filling and storage licenses covering Hail, Riyadh, and Al Ahsa, alongside a Kingdom-wide distribution license. The licensing round aimed to expand LPG infrastructure and bring more private operators into the sector.
Etihad 💙 Swissport
Etihad Airways is locking down more ground support. The Abu Dhabi flag carrier inked an MoU with Swissport to expand their ground handling and cargo partnership to 40 airports, up from 30, according to a press release. Both companies flagged automation and autonomous ground vehicles as a focus of the expanded tie-up.
Etihad outpaced its Gulf peers this summer. The carrier is flying around 15% more than last year — even as Emirates and Qatar Airways both trimmed summer capacity, and IATA projects Middle Eastern carriers to post a combined loss this year — and has added more than 20 aircraft to its fleet in 2026, while continuing to roll out new destinations.
