Industries Agriculture More The maritime sector is not on track to meet its 5% SZEF target by 2030 November 28, 2023 Maersk’s green fuels arm inks USD 3 bn framework agreement with Egypt to produce green methanol October 5, 2023 TODAY: Adnoc secures certificate to produce SAF + World IATA Symposium wraps October 4, 2023 Global trade falls at fastest pace since covid-19 + SAF prices are not going down anytime soon, IATA chief says September 28, 2023 AUTOMOTIVE More Egypt’s East Med energy hub play gets another shot in the arm January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 TODAY: Israel finally green-lights USD 35 bn gas pact with Egypt December 18, 2025December 28, 2025 KSA Al Jouf Cement Company inks SAR 37.5 mn export contract December 3, 2025 UAE’s Emarat Maritime places orders for six tanker newbuilds November 25, 2025 BANKING More Turkey secures second long-term supply pact for US LNG December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 Egypt eyes shipbuilding megadeal with China December 29, 2025December 29, 2025 Kuwait’s Mubarak Al Kabeer: The end of the lost decade? December 25, 2025December 25, 2025 China’s Cosco Shipping orders 87 ships for USD 7 bn December 10, 2025 Basic materials More Riyadh Air + Accenture unveil three-year partnership December 20, 2023 Banque du Caire to fund USD 65 mn for East Port Said port November 1, 2023 DP World inks USD 365.1 mn facility agreement with Standard Bank October 31, 2023 Afreximbank, Morocco sign MoU for USD 1 bn trade and investment programme October 15, 2023 CAPITAL MARKETS More TODAY: Hapag Lloyd reroutes services away from London Gateway January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 TODAY: FAB and Afreximbank back Nigeria’s logistics January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 A year of the region’s aviation reset December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 TODAY: PIF doubles down on Noon with USD 500 mn injection December 17, 2025December 28, 2025 Climate More Syria ramps up natural gas inflows with Jordan-routed supply January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 Egypt’s LNG imports to dip this month due to strong inventory, improving domestic production January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 New ground handling territory for Menzies Aviation + Ryanair’s new footprints in Morocco December 23, 2025December 28, 2025 Egypt to keep FSRUs until 2030 in strategic energy pivot December 22, 2025December 28, 2025 COMMODITIES More Adnoc L&S + Agility Global post strong financials in 3Q, 9M periods November 12, 2025 Noatum Maritime to run maritime services pact for Bahraini LNG terminal November 10, 2025 Adnoc L&S + Ta’ziz to run USD 300 mn chemicals export port in UAE October 13, 2025 Aviation and ports updates from the UAE and KSA September 16, 2025 CONSTRUCTION More DP World injects USD 296 mn to expand capacity at Brazil’s Santos Port December 8, 2025 GWC sees bottomline, topline slip for 9M 2025 October 23, 2025 Gulftainer launches 50-hectare integrated logistics facility in Khorfakkan September 16, 2025 Updates on data centers, storage, e-commerce, zones, and logistics handling September 10, 2025 Development finance More DAE to shell out 10 new Boeing jets to Turkish Airlines and AJet December 4, 2025 Egypt is running a bonded warehouse pilot test — it could help crank up demand for re-export services November 26, 2025 DP World debuts Jebel Ali-Berbera shipping route October 20, 2025 Sailun Group to invest USD 1 bn in Sokhna tire plant August 14, 2025 E-commerce More Ascom is looking to take over Raya Holding’s 90% stake in Ostool June 25, 2025 KSA taps US-based Ronn for hydrogen vehicle production in USD 4 bn agreement May 8, 2025 The state of green trucking today and its prospects April 30, 2025 Green trucking sector loses traction worldwide, surges in China April 9, 2025 EDUCATION More MENA Biofuels partners with Saybolt to launch UAE’s first SAF testing facility December 9, 2025 Oman’s Sohar Freezone secures USD 220 mn financing for expansions November 26, 2025 A heap of 3Q, 9M earnings from UAE’s logistics giants November 17, 2025 Aramex posts stable earnings for 3Q 2025 November 13, 2025 ENERGY More Saudi Arabia launches Hexagon, a 480 MW data center January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 Saudi poised to lead the Gulf’s data center boom December 24, 2025December 27, 2025 Egypt’s Beheira to get agricultural processing hub December 24, 2025December 27, 2025 TODAY: KDL Logistics secures full Nomu coverage December 23, 2025December 28, 2025 Finance More FINTECH More Adnoc L&S appoints Hugh Baker as CFO January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 Adnoc bags USD 11 bn for gas + USD 2 bn for green projects December 22, 2025December 28, 2025 Adnoc L&S secures fourth LNG carrier as part of six-vessel order December 11, 2025 NMDC Dredging & Marine’s Niels de Bruijn talks growth plans for 2026 December 9, 2025 Food More A year of resilience and strategic growth October 16, 2025 Our strategic outlook on maritime expansion October 1, 2025 The new maritime playbook September 1, 2025 A greener initiative from Egypt’s waters: AK-Ships upgrades the MV Egy Crown for a smarter maritime future July 28, 2025 HEALTHCARE More INFRASTRUCTURE More Egypt offers six-month fee break to ease mandatory air cargo’s ACI transition January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 Boeing appoints Fahad Al Mheiri as new regional VP December 23, 2025December 28, 2025 Marsa Maroc lands in Europe with EUR 80 mn stake in Spain’s BMT December 18, 2025December 28, 2025 Egypt begins accepting private sector bids for Hurghada airport operations December 11, 2025December 25, 2025 Hospitality + tourism More Gulf Navigation’s CEO resigns December 3, 2025 GulfNav closes AED 613 mn sukuk to refinance Brooge’s debt December 3, 2025 GulfNav seals its long-pending AED 3.2 bn play for Brooge December 1, 2025 Al Seer appoints Mark Hawkes as new CFO November 26, 2025 Law More Customs Authority head Ahmad Amawi on new customs facilities and streamlining procedures December 11, 2025 Egypt’s Customs Authority head Ahmad Amawi on customs reforms and trade movement -Part I December 10, 2025 Maersk inaugurates a logistics center in the Shanghai Lin-gang area November 25, 2025 Sky Port’s Tarek Hussein on how SCZone projects support Egypt’s trade and logistics sector November 12, 2025 MANUFACTURING More CWA Textiles to develop an EGP 970 mn textile factory in the Sokhna Industrial Zone July 31, 2025 Three new Chinese textile projects are coming to Qantara with USD 65.5 mn in investments July 28, 2025 Egypt’s logistics ambitions are real, and AK-Ships is quietly powering them June 25, 2025 A slew of agreements emerge from Saudi players at Transport Logistics 2025 June 11, 2025 Media More The world’s largest aircraft for wind turbine transportation is in development March 19, 2024 First wind-powered dry bulk ship sets sail + Dubai is among the top 10 most expensive cities for warehouse rentals. August 22, 2023 Microfinance More Mining More Talabat, flynas, Saudi Ground Services see bottom line, top line growth in 3Q 2025 November 11, 2025 TODAY: Adia’s USD 1.5 bn backing of GLP + Adnoc L&S raises AED 1.2 bn in follow-on sale September 1, 2025 A flurry of earnings from across the region August 13, 2025 Talabat launches its largest distribution center in MENA in Yanmu East Logistics Park July 17, 2025 NBFS More Ports and rail updates from UAE, Oman, and Jordan October 6, 2025 TODAY: Sisco acquires 51% of PSS + KKR nabs minority stake in Adnoc’s pipelines unit October 2, 2025 TODAY: Nakilat shops for syndicated loan + Etihad Rail eyed for Kenya project August 12, 2025 Updates on rail, aviation, trade, investments, and customs from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman May 5, 2025 Outsourcing More Private equity More The UAE and Lebanon’s non-oil private sectors expand in November December 8, 2025 How KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, and Egypt’s non-oil sectors fared in November December 4, 2025 A look at UAE, Qatar, and Lebanon’s non-oil sectors in October November 6, 2025 How KSA, Kuwait and Egypt’s non-oil sectors fared in October November 5, 2025 REAL ESTATE More The UAE launches a USD 1 bn initiative to invest in Africa’s AI infrastructure November 24, 2025 Dubai Airshow’s Day Two racked in a slew of aircraft orders and collabs November 19, 2025 DHL Express to set up aircraft maintenance and repair facility in Bahrain airport November 5, 2025 Saudi Arabia’s Ajex lands a new storage hub in the Kingdom October 30, 2025 SMEs More AD Ports expands in Pakistan + Oman’s Duqm gets a cold chain push December 22, 2025December 28, 2025 TODAY: Aramco weighs offloading terminal stakes to drum up funds November 25, 2025 K2 advances more pilots for autonomous last-mile delivery in UAE November 20, 2025 Beltone Venture Capital exits Morocco’s logistics platform Cathedis with a 100% IRR November 3, 2025 Sports More DHL to invest EUR 130 mn into new logistics hub in Riyadh November 24, 2025 UAE-based SaaS firm Kingpin bags USD 3.5 mn in a seed funding round November 24, 2025 Tim Aerospace launches its MRO hangar in Dubai South’s MRO hub November 20, 2025 Boeing to consolidate portfolio in new e-commerce platform November 19, 2025 Tech More Asyad Shipping is reshaping its LNG fleet? January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 TODAY: Is Turkish Airlines eyeing a TRY 100 bn cargo wager? January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 Is a Red Sea return a market blip or a global bust? December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 Beyond the berth: How MENA ports hedged against global volatility in 2025 December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 TELECOMS More TODAY: All eyes on Dammam as SGP leads logistics investment push January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 TODAY: Vitol Bahrain backs Uganda’s oil supply chain infrastructure December 25, 2025December 25, 2025 Vitol Bahrain backs Ugandan oil supply chain projects with USD 2 bn loan December 25, 2025December 25, 2025 IndiGo taps Qatari, Turkish carriers for jet leases December 25, 2025December 25, 2025 Trade + Logistics More SMI appoints Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths to lead SAF Pathfinder January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 TODAY: Egypt-Israel gas export pact faces fresh setback January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 DAE tightens pricing as demand drives USD 600 mn bond upsizing January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 SAL moves ahead with Jeddah cargo expansion agreement January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 TRANSPORT More Agility chief executive Tarek Sultan steps down December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 DHL warehouse to launch in Dubai South by 2027 December 8, 2025 Transcargo Int’l to prep technical, economic studies for Sokhna Port terminal December 1, 2025 Modon signs SAR 8.8 bn in industrial, logistics agreements at Unido November 27, 2025
Maersk’s green fuels arm inks USD 3 bn framework agreement with Egypt to produce green methanol October 5, 2023
Global trade falls at fastest pace since covid-19 + SAF prices are not going down anytime soon, IATA chief says September 28, 2023
Egypt’s LNG imports to dip this month due to strong inventory, improving domestic production January 6, 2026January 6, 2026
New ground handling territory for Menzies Aviation + Ryanair’s new footprints in Morocco December 23, 2025December 28, 2025
Egypt is running a bonded warehouse pilot test — it could help crank up demand for re-export services November 26, 2025
A greener initiative from Egypt’s waters: AK-Ships upgrades the MV Egy Crown for a smarter maritime future July 28, 2025
Egypt offers six-month fee break to ease mandatory air cargo’s ACI transition January 5, 2026January 5, 2026
Egypt begins accepting private sector bids for Hurghada airport operations December 11, 2025December 25, 2025
Customs Authority head Ahmad Amawi on new customs facilities and streamlining procedures December 11, 2025
Egypt’s Customs Authority head Ahmad Amawi on customs reforms and trade movement -Part I December 10, 2025
Sky Port’s Tarek Hussein on how SCZone projects support Egypt’s trade and logistics sector November 12, 2025
Three new Chinese textile projects are coming to Qantara with USD 65.5 mn in investments July 28, 2025
First wind-powered dry bulk ship sets sail + Dubai is among the top 10 most expensive cities for warehouse rentals. August 22, 2023
TODAY: Adia’s USD 1.5 bn backing of GLP + Adnoc L&S raises AED 1.2 bn in follow-on sale September 1, 2025
Updates on rail, aviation, trade, investments, and customs from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman May 5, 2025
Beyond the berth: How MENA ports hedged against global volatility in 2025 December 30, 2025December 30, 2025
TODAY: Vitol Bahrain backs Uganda’s oil supply chain infrastructure December 25, 2025December 25, 2025
Vitol Bahrain backs Ugandan oil supply chain projects with USD 2 bn loan December 25, 2025December 25, 2025
SMI appoints Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths to lead SAF Pathfinder January 12, 2026January 12, 2026
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