NOVEMBER Mid-November: Third Caspian Economic Forum, Iran. September-November: Emirates Postal Group’s “Logistics Unleashed” competition, UAE. 9-15 November (Thursday-Wednesday): Intra-African Trade Fair, Cairo, Egypt. 11-13 November (Saturday-Monday): GCC-Türkiye Economic Forum, Çırağan Palace Kempinski Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey. 13-17 November (Monday-Friday): Dubai Airshow, Dubai World Center, UAE. 14-15 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): Supply Chain & Logistics Arabia, Narcissus, Riyadh, Saudi […]
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TODAY: Global freight recession is here to stay, survey says + Denmark is planning to launch green shipping corridors at COP28
Good morning, friends. We close out the week with a compact issue, with the final string of agreements coming out of Egypt’s TransMEA transport expo and a few updates from across the region. THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY-Iraq’s Transport Ministry is planning to build 30 train stations for freight and passengers across 11 governorates as part […]
Iraq to build 30 train stations for the USD 17 bn Development Road project
15 of the stations will be used for transport of goods at a maximum speed 140 km per hour
Egypt inks more agreements to boost maritime + logistics sectors
The agreements include capacity training, port management and IT infrastructure for logistics projects
Aramex sees net income fall 76% y-o-y in the face of currency and macroeconomic challenges
The logistics groups revenue also fell 5% y-o-y
Seventeen logistics firms received awards at the UAE’s Landmarks in Logistics 2023
The UAE’s Landmarks in Logistics Awards 2023 has awarded 17 regional logistics companies for their work in logistics and supply chains. Award criteria is based on a range of corporate activities including, business projects, annual performance, innovations, and company initiatives, according to Logistics Gulf. The awards include: #1- Eight of the firms snagging awards are […]
Iran and Afghanistan want to boost trade to USD 10 bn + Iran, Cuba eye stronger trade ties
Iran, Afghanistan eye ways to boost trade to USD 10 bn a year: Iranian Economic Adviser of the Iranian President’s Special Envoy in Afghanistan Mohammad-Mehdi Javanmard-Ghassab and Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry Nooruddin Azizi discussed ways to boost bilateral trade to USD 10 bn annually, semi-official news agency Mehr reports.. They also discussed […]
Sanad launches region’s first LEAP engine MRO center + GWC to offer QDB MSME clients with logistics services. PLUS: More regional flights
AVIATION- UAE’s Sanad Aerotech launches the region’s first certified LEAP engine MRO center: Mubadala’s aerospace engineering and leasing solution provider Sanad has inaugurated a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) center for CFM International's LEAP engines, which power Airbus A32neo and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, reports Trade Arabia. The center, which covers over 5k sqm, aims […]