EU carbon market reforms will cost the shipping industry USD bns: The EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) reforms approved earlier this year — which added shipping emissions to the carbon market from 2024 — will cost the sector USD 3.6 bn in levies next year, Bloomberg reported last week, citing an estimate by Drewry Shipping […]
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Naqel Express gets electric trucks + Dokasch expands to Dubai with new depot. PLUS: More from Kazakhstan, UAE, KSA, Qatar and Kuwait
TRUCKING- NTSC + Naqel Express partner to decarbonize Naqel’s fleet: The collaboration will bring to bear the National Transportation Solutions Company’s (NTSC) experience in sustainability to develop a fleet decarbonization roadmap for Saudi Post subsidiary Naqel Express, according to a press release. The initiative will see Naqel bring aboard NTSC's advanced Q-Light QARGO4EV electric trucks, […]
Ukrainian grain exporters can’t catch a break + a Japanese ro-ro vessel completed its first autonomous trip
Ukrainian grain traders are irked by new parliament bill: Ukrainian traders’ union UGA has expressed concern over the Ukranian parliament’s “ill considered” plans to reshuffle grain trading rules, claiming that the changes could lead to a complete halt to exports, Reuters reported. Last week, a new bill proposing changes to taxes on grain exports and […]
NOVEMBER Mid-November: Third Caspian Economic Forum, Iran. November: Iran-UAE Joint Economic Cooperation Commission. September-November: Emirates Postal Group’s “Logistics Unleashed” competition, UAE. 28-30 November (Tuesday-Thursday): Antwerp XL, Antwerp Expo, Hall 4, Antwerp, Belgium. 30 November-3 December (Thursday-Sunday): Handling Expo, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo, Egypt. September-November: Emirates Postal Group’s “Logistics Unleashed” competition, UAE. DECEMBER 3-7 December […]
TODAY: More disruptions, from cyber attacks to real ones + Egypt set to offer up 6th of October dry port in January
Good morning, friends. It’s a very busy start to the week, and the tone of this morning is: good news, bad news. We have news of data breaches affecting companies in the region, and more maritime security tensions, but on the bright side — more consolidation, decarbonization, and automation. Let’s dive in. THE BIG LOGISTICS […]
Maersk to stop calling at Syrian ports in December
The last Maersk ship to call to the country will be on 28 November
Al Futtaim logistics launches new aerospace logistics division + Ryanair to launch domestic Moroccan flights in 2024?
The division will offer services such as airside deliveries, an aerospace operations center and storage solutions
ICAO summit in Dubai sets 5% emissions reduction target for aviation by 2030
The new framework calls for scaled-up SAF production