The company benefited from “booming” maritime sector growth and new acquisitions
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Egypt + Indonesia plan trade committee. PLUS: Iran + Qatar to boost transport cooperation, GCC states talk boosting trade ties
Egypt + Indonesia agree to establish trade committee: Trade and Industry Minister Ahmed Samir and Indonesian Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan inked an agreement to establish a trade committee to help boost trade and economic ties, according to a ministry statement. The committee will be tasked with identifying and implementing the necessary measures to develop trade […]
Chinese firm could soon be awarded a bid for Morocco's high-speed train
A bid fromChina Rail Construction Corporation for Morocco's high-speed train linking Casablanca with Agadir is looking favorable as economic ties grow between the two countries, Moroccan news outlet Hespress quotes economic analysts as saying. While firms in other countries, including France, are bidding for the construction of the high-speed train, the Chinese company’s offer is […]
IsDB signs financing agreements for transport, infrastructure projects. PLUS: KSA boosts grain storage capacity, ADIB + Meydan FZ ink MoU
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE- IsDB signs USD 5.4 bn development finance agreements: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has signed financing agreements worth USD 5.4 bn with 24 of its member countries, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The agreements, which were signed at the IsDB’s annual meetings, cover the areas of transportation, healthcare, agriculture, food security, […]
Hapag-Lloyd latest to report fall in revenues amid falling freight rates + Italy’s exports to China triple over the past year
Hapag-Lloyd posts top + bottom line decline in 1Q 2023: Hapag-Lloyd AG reported a 54.6% y-o-y fall in group income to EUR 1.9 bn in 1Q 2023, while revenues fell 29% y-o-y to EUR 5.6 bn, according to the company’s financials (pdf). The fall in the company’s revenues was attributed to lower transport volumes — […]
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. 15-16 May (Monday-Tuesday): Middle East Rail, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu […]
TODAY: The Enterprise Exports and FDI Forum is finally happening
Good morning, lovely people. We have a super busy issue for you this morning, but first… We’re sorry we were a few hours behind in delivering Thursday’s issue — we had a glitch in the machine but it’s now been fixed. And more importantly… The Enterprise Exports and FDI Forum istaking place today at the […]
CJ Logistics is building the first e-commerce logistics facility in Saudi
The facility will have the capacity to handle 15k boxes a day
Emirates Group commits USD 200 mn to aviation sustainability fund
The funds will be disbursed over three years