The Jordanian-American committee met to discuss boosting trade and strengthening economic cooperation during a session on Sunday in Washington, DC, state-owned Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported. The discussions focused on cooperation in trade, agriculture, food security, and labor.The committee also agreed to form a subcommittee to focus on boosting bilateral trade and resolving challenges to […]
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20+ year old tankers will make up 11% of tanker demand by 2025
Vintage tankers are in demand: Tankers more than 20 years old are on track to amount to 11% of all tanker demand by mid-2025, according to data from British shipbrokers Braemarpicked up by Splash. The shift to older tankers comes as charterers, who would usually not take on tankers of 15 years of age, are […]
GWC Energy to offer logistics services for energy projects + Khazna launches data center in Egypt. PLUS: New aviation routes from GCC airlines, and more news from AD Ports, FedEx Express
DATA CENTERS- UAE-based Khazna Data Centerswill expand into Egypt with the establishment of a USD 250 mn data center in Cairo in partnership with Egyptian IT infrastructure firm Benya Group, according to a press release. Khazna and Benya signed a term sheet agreement to establish the center as well as an MoU with the government’s […]
MAY May: The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) plans to hand over a new 1k-meter container berth to the East Port Said Port. May: The ArabAcademy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST) will roll out its first locally-made electric cargo transport vehicle. 1-4 May (Monday-Thursday): Select USA Investment Summit, National Harbor, Maryland, USA. 1-4 […]
TODAY: GCC is planning a unified Schengen-like visa + Maersk sees top, bottom line fall in “best quarter” of the year
Good morning, lovely people. We have some major updates from across the region on everything from railways to maritime shipping and investment for you this morning. But first, we have some news of our own… We’re only one week away from meeting with some of you at the Enterprise Exports and FDI Forum, taking place […]
US, KSA, UAE + India consider major Middle East railway project
The major infrastructure project would counteract China’s growing influence in the region
Neom awards EUR 1.4 bn contract for railway linking Oxagon with The Line
The railway link will connect the new city’s industrial hub with its residential area
Khalifa Port to offer drydock services to ships
The services will include vessel repair and maintenance
Qatar Airways Cargo launches its first cargo hub outside of Qatar
A Boeing 777 aircraft will go back and forth between Kigali and Doha twice a week