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The UAE and Malta inked an MoU on maritime affairs during a meeting between their foreign ministers in Abu Dhabi, according to the UAE’s state-run news agency Wam. UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and his Maltese counterpart, Ian Borg, discussed ways to expand economic cooperation and cooperation in trade, the agency said.
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PC shipments plummet in first quarter of the year. PLUS: Russia is still India’s main supplier of Urals + Microsoft launches maritime venture studio
PC firms see shipments plummet in 1Q 2023: Lenovo, HP, Dell, Apple, and ASUS all witnessed double-digit drops in their shipments of desktops, notebooks, and workstation computers in 1Q 2023, with Apple being hit the hardest with a 40% y-o-y decline, according to a report by the International Data Corporation (IDC). Global shipments declined 29% […]
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Egypt signs cooperation protocol to support the SCZone’s green industry. PLUS: Qatar’s Mowasalat to work on R&D for commercial EVs
Egypt’s SCZone and environment ministry to support green industry:The Suez Canal Economic Zone(SCZone) and Egypt’s Environment Ministry signed a cooperation protocol to support the country’s green industry, according to a ministry statement. The protocol aims to help raise awareness across Egypt’s industries on the importance of reducing energy and resource consumption through a series of […]
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China + Australia trade ties improve
China and Australia take more steps to revive trade relations: China has agreed to review over the next few months the c.80% tariffs it has imposed on Australian barley, and Australia will temporarily suspend a formal complaint it had filed with the WTO against China, Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said at a press conference, […]
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Amazon could make “collective drones” for delivery
Despite struggling to launch its drone delivery program, Amazon has filed for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) collective drone patent, according to this filing (pdf). A UAV collective is a configuration of small drones that work together to deliver large and heavy packages. UAV collectives can also navigate longer distances, and if several deliveries need […]
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APRIL 16 April (Sunday): Qatar’s Nakilat releases their 1Q 2023 financial results. 18-20 April (Tuesday-Thursday): Intermodal Africa, Durban International Convention Centre, South Africa. 25-27 April (Saturday-Monday): World Cargo Symposium, Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel and Conference Centre, Istanbul, Turkey. MAY May: The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) plans to handover a new 1k-meter container berth to […]
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TODAY: DP World has launched a new shipping line from Malabar to the GCC + the MENA region’s trade reforms over past two months get thumbs up from OECD
Good morning, friends. The newsflow continues to trickle through with updates from across the region, from new shipping routes to investment openings in Oman. THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY- THE OECD’s latest Trade Facilitation Indicators report shows signs that the region has boosted trade reforms since 2020, with the region scoring above average on most trade […]
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DP World inaugurates new Malabar-GCC route
MSC will operate the route with four vessels on a weekly basis
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DIEZ reports steady growth in 2022
Operating net income jumped 42% during the year as commercial licenses, rentals, and government services gave boost to earnings