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Egypt expands Balkans trade gateway as Arab-Balkans Corridor launches
The Arab-Balkans Corridor went live on 29 September, formalizing a private-sector sea-rail link through Thessaloniki, Sofia, and Niš
TODAY: Folk Maritime puts expansion on hold over war costs + Gulf crude is back, the rest of the trade isn't
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
PIF-owned Folk Maritime pauses growth as shipping costs jump
Congested ports mean the carrier will miss its 250k-container target for 2026
Hormuz's crude recovery hides a slower one for LNG, fertilizer, helium, and aluminum
Damaged Qatari LNG trains and a slow smelter restart mean some losses will outlast the strait itself
Adnoc L&S grows its gas carriers fleet ot 15
The 90k cbm carriers are due in 2H 2029
TODAY: Thailand is back for seconds with Adnoc + AD Ports finalizes Brazilian takeover
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
Adnoc adds Thailand's Gulf Group to its Asian LNG book with a c. 2 mn-ton agreement starting in 2027
Thailand joins India and Japan on Adnoc's growing LNG customer list
Ship-to-ship transfers of Gulf crude spill over to India's Gulf of Kutch
A single VLCC transfer now takes up to six days, and freight is above USD 1 mn a day
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