Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority has been busy: Qatar has inked several MoUs at the 2023 International Conference on Air Service Negotiations (ICAN) in Riyadh. The agreements were signed by QCAA manager Mohammed Faleh Al Hajri. The country signed agreements with Antigua and Barbuda to operate unlimited passenger and cargo flights; Ghana and Chad to expand […]
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Adafz to establish light industrial units in logistics area + Duqm-Riyadh railway coming? PLUS: More from SCZone, Gufltainer, Bapco and Iraq
ZONES- Abu Dhabi Airports’ freezone arm ADAFZ will establish multiple light industrial unitsin its Southside Logistics area, adjacent to the airport’s cargo terminal, according to a press release. The developments will be geared for light manufacturing and assembly, freight forwarding and logistics, technology, consumer, retail, and airport support services, and are aimed at SMEs, the […]
DECEMBER 3-7 December (Sunday-Thursday): The International Conference on Air Services Negotiations (ICAN) 2023, Hilton Riyadh Hotel and Residences, Saudi Arabia. 4-6 December (Monday-Wednesday): ACE 23 Air Cargo Conference, Yas Island Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 4-6 December (Monday-Wednesday): International Traffic Safety Forum and Exhibition, Sheraton Dammam, Saudi Arabia. 4-7 December (Monday-Thursday): Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) exhibition, […]
TODAY: Shipping agencies are sounding the alarm over the rise of attacks in the Red Sea + It’s transport day at COP28
Good morning, friends. We have a meaty issue for you today, with our rundown on how supply chains in the region fared in November, and a smattering of other M&A, debt and startup news from across the region. THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY- Besides the PMIs, we have coverage of Saudi dairy giant Almarai’s acquisition of […]
Non-oil private sector activity across GCC remained in expansion in November, while Egypt and Lebanon continued to reel from cost pressures
Cost pressures continued to rise in several countries in the region
Almarai acquires Etmam Logistics for SAR 182 mn
The move will help Almarai expand its frozen foods segment
Cairo-Alexandria railway project to receive first tranche of USD 400 mn World Bank loan in 1H 2025
The loan will be repaid in 40 installments, over a 20-year period starting in 2029
Supply chain startup Omniful secures USD 5.85 mn in seed funding round
Funds will go towards ramping up the startup’s operations in MEA and India, as well as sales and marketing