Kazakhstan wants to use Iranian and Emirati ports to access the Indian subcontinent, MENA, East Asia and East Africa for agricultural exports
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King Abdullah Port inks agreements with two bunkering service providers
King Abdullah Port becomes the latest to push bunkering services amid heightened regional demand
Neweast to open largest spare parts hub in the Middle East in Jafza
The company will pay AED 500 mn to establish the center by October 2024
Qatar’s Milaha sees marginal bottomline growth in 1H 2023 amid falling container rates
The company sees container rates remaining stable for the remainder of the year
Swisslog appoints new general manager
Swiss automation solution companySwisslog has appointed Rami Younes (Linkedin) as its general manager and head of sales for Swisslog Middle East, according to a press release. Younes served as COO at ALS Logistic Solutions since 2021, following a two-year stint as COO at Integrated Logistics Services and over a decade at Emerson Commercial & Residential […]
Could Israel + Saudi Arabia cooperate on a transport corridor? PLUS: Jordan + Egypt discuss ways to boost trade, and more from Iran
Israel is confident it will deepen its economic and business ties with Saudi Arabia despite the current absence of formal relations , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Bloomberg in an interview (watch, run time: 3:40). There is “an economic corridor of energy, transport, and communications that naturally goes through our geography [with Saudi Arabia]… […]
Etihad Cargo to deliver US post + DHL Aviation is using Egyptair’s cargo complexes. PLUS: New customs duty on Iraqi carpet imports
AVIATION- Etihad Cargo to deliver US post: Etihad Cargo has inked an interline agreement with a division of US-based National Air Cargo, National Airlines, to roll out the ICAIR23 program for the United States Postal Service (USPS), which is slated to launch this month and continue till August 2027, according to a press release. The […]
MSC acquires majority stake in air freighter AlisCargo Airlines + Yellow files for bankruptcy
MSC has acquired a majority stake in Milan-based air freight carrier AlisCargo Airlines , with plans for a full takeover by early 2024 once AlisCargo restarts operations with the delivery of a Boeing 777F, according to a press release. The move aims to strengthen MSC Air Cargo operations, establishing a European hub and transit point […]
AUGUST Oman will award Ras Al Hadd Airport consultancy contract. 31 July-9 August (Monday-Wednesday): KSA trade delegation headed by Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih tours Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina, Panama, Paraguay, and Uruguay. 8 August (Tuesday): Kuwait will issue a tender for the construction of Mubarak Al Kabeer Port. 27 August (Sunday): Last day […]