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Egypt awards fresh contracts for container terminals + expects to award logistics zone contract today
The country is looking to boost trade with Libya and expand port infrastructure as part of wider plans for the logistics sector
Joramco to establish Boeing passenger-to-freighter conversion line in Jordan
The line will make Joramco the first maintenance, repair and overhaul supplier in the Middle East that can support domestic and foreign aircraft conversions
KSA works on boosting trade with Jordan, Qatar. PLUS: Qatar, Hungary upgrade relations
Qatar and Hungary have upgraded relations to a “strategic partnership,” during a meeting between Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Hungarian President Katalin Novak and Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Qatari news agency QNA reports. The officials also discussed boosting cooperation between the two countries. Qatar + KSA discuss kickstarting import/export initiative: Qatari and Saudi […]
The problems with transporting Ozempic + Methanol-powered vessels get spotlight treatment in int’l headlines
Ozempic + weight-loss drugs have high logistics costs: Despite soaring demand for Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs, revenues are not being reflected in pharma companies’ bottom lines due to complicated and costly logistics, the Wall Street Journal reports. While the weight-loss products are drivers of top-line revenue growth, they are minimally profitable, AmerisourceBergen CFO James […]
Etihad Cargo adds another freighter service to China + Royal Air Maroc is leasing five new aircraft. PLUS: More from Aramex, Cairo Int’l Airport, Flynas and Iran
AVIATION- Etihad Cargo adds new freighter service to China: Etihad Cargo has added an additional weekly freighter service from Abu Dhabi to Guangzhou in China, bringing its total freighter services to China to 10 per week, according to a press release. This comes in response to increased demand for cargo capacity and to strengthen ties […]
American Airlines latest to ratify new labor agreement for pilots + Namibia plans USD 2.1 bn port expansions
American Airlines pilots rubber-stamp new labor terms: American Airlines pilots, represented by the Allied Pilots Association labor union, have ratified a new four-year labor contract that will see the carrier deliver upwards of USD 9 bn in compensations and benefits to its more than 15k pilots, according to a company statement. As per the new […]
AUGUST Oman will award Ras Al Hadd Airport consultancy contract. 27 August (Sunday): Last day for companies to bid for the construction tender for Kuwait’s Mubarak Al Kabeer Port. 28 August (Monday): Registration for Emirates Postal Group’s Logistics Unleashed competition concludes. SEPTEMBER September: Hassan Allam Utilities + Agility to open Yanmu East logistics park. 4-6 […]
TODAY: Brics summit kicks off + Egypt eyes two shipping lines to ESA countries
Good morning, lovely people. It’s a slow newsday as we near the midweek mark, with only a few regional updates worth noting — though there’s a lot on the global front to dig your teeth into. THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY- Turkey could extend its railway by building 133 km of rail to link it to […]