JULY 11 July (Tuesday): Deadline for bidding for the consultancy tender for detailed design, study, and preparation of documents for Kuwait's Railway Project. 16-17 July (Thursday-Friday): The Levitate Conference and Exhibition, St. Regis Amman Hotel. 17-28 (Monday-Friday): The fourth round of negotiations between the GCC and the UK for a trade Agreement will take place […]
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TODAY: GCC-Russia strategic dialogue kicks off today + IMO adopts strategy to reduce shipping emissions
Good morning, lovely people. We’re back with yet another packed issue, filled with diplo news and fresh proposals from countries on new trade routes in the region. THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY- Israel and the US are pushing for a “land bridge” to link the UAE and Israeli ports via Saudi Arabia and Jordan. HAPPENING TODAY- […]
Israel + US push for land bridge connecting GCC to Israel’s ports
The project comes as one of several spearheaded by the US + Israel in a bid to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Egypt’s House of Representatives approves two projects to expand East Port Said port
The two bills will see some USD 565 poured into expansions at the port
Ajex and Kerry Logistics Italy launch new multimodal shipping route connecting KSA with Europe
The shipping route will reduce transit time between Europe and KSA to 16-22 days
Qatar Airways reports record revenues during FY 2022/2023
The record revenues came on the back of strong demand due to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar
UAE, South Korea to boost trade, logistics ties. PLUS: More trade cooperation between Iraq and Azerbaijan, Iraq and Spain, Iran and Belarus, and Egypt and Greece
UAE + South Korea boost trade + logistics cooperation: The UAE and South Korea agreed to enhance and broaden economic collaboration and bolster mutual investments in 11 sectors, including trade and logistics, during the eighth session of the UAE-South Korea Joint Economic Committee, according to astatement. South Korea’s been boosting its involvement across MENA: South […]
Agility chief Tarek Sultan named on WTO’s 10-member Business Advisory Group
Kuwait-based AgilityVice Chairman Tarek Sultan has been appointed, along with nine other business leaders, to a business advisory group to share businesses’ perspectives on trade and regulation with World Trade Organization Head Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, according to a statement. The group will meet with Okonjo-Iweala several times a year to share perspectives and insights on developments […]
OPAZ slashes fees for 80+ services + Tunisia, Switzerland to work on Tunisia’s intellectual property rights legal framework. PLUS: News from Aramex, AD Ports, Etihad Airways, Bahri, Asyad and Morocco
ZONES- Oman’s Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and FreeZones (OPAZ) has cut back fees for over 80 services, according to a statement. These include a 50% reduction in charges for SMEs as well as reductions to fees for the commercial register, the registration of contracts, licenses and permits, investor work permits, environmental permits, urban […]