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 TODAY: What will it take for Gulf oil to flow freely? April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 EBRD taps Alumil Misr to to boost aluminum manufacturing in Egypt March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 Syria’s roadblock for foreign truckers causes operational costs to spike February 19, 2026 Adnoc’s XRG inks JDA for Argentina’s LNG February 16, 2026 BANKING More US blockade of Iranian ports puts Gulf shipping on high alert as Brent briefly tops USD 100 April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Is China capturing the upside from the energy crisis? April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 Global oil supply chain enters crisis as emergency buffers vanish March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 The US, EU, and China are scrambling for Brazil’s rare earth minerals February 17, 2026 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 Saudi Arabia Railways rolls out five new Gulf-to-inland freight corridors April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Which airline models hold up under prolonged disruption? April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 Can the Gulf rail their way out of Hormuz? March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Egypt seeks new investors for Berenice and logistics zones March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Climate More TODAY: Can a port blockade squeeze Iran without closing Hormuz? April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Cypriot gas feeds Egypt’s hub play April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Morocco lines up a bigger AI infrastructure play in Nouaceur April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 TODAY: Where to rest and bunker? April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 COMMODITIES More Edecs, Medlog move Tenth of Ramadan dry port into execution April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 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 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, Blackstone launch new aircraft leasing platform April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 TODAY: Egypt is fronting EGP 8 bn to make Damietta Port tender-ready February 24, 2026 DAE posts solid bottom line, top line results in FY 2025 February 5, 2026 Egypt’s engineering exporters look to solve freezone incentive gap February 5, 2026 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 GulfNav posts a mixed bag of FY 2025 results April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 Aramco earnings take a hit from softer prices and rising costs March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Hormuz standoff persists, while Red Sea earnings spike March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 DP World lands five-year logistics contract in Brazil March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 ENERGY More TODAY: Red Sea back in focus as Houthis threaten disruptions March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 TODAY: What’s left when Gulf crude disappears? March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 Dubai’s data center outage exposes vulnerable region ecosystem March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 EBRD backs Nador West Med’s final stretch before operations February 23, 2026 Finance More FINTECH More Adnoc + OMV start operating Borouge 4, New sea-land logistics corridor between Dammam + Sharjah March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 TODAY: More industries, supply chains affected by Hormuz action March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 Drone strike halts operations temporarily at Adnoc’s Al Ruwais refinery March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 TODAY: How far will disruptions at hubs and chokepoints ripple? March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 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 TODAY: Gulf shipping disruptions spill into developed markets March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 FinMin targets 150 customs items for overhaul to protect local industry February 3, 2026 TODAY: Egypt wants to boost exports by 15% annually January 28, 2026 TODAY: Saudi’s play to surge Grade A warehousing supply January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 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 Egypt to raise export support allocations in new budget January 28, 2026 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 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, AD Ports, and Abu Dhabi Aviation post FY 2025 results February 16, 2026 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 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 War sends non-oil activity into contraction in major economies as PMIs slip April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 TODAY: FAB and Afreximbank back Nigeria’s logistics January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 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 REAL ESTATE More DP World’s bottom line rises in 2025 on stronger volumes March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Earnings and rail updates fro UAE and Iraq February 25, 2026 Menzies lands at India’s Kempegowda International Airport February 5, 2026 New ground handling territory for Menzies Aviation + Ryanair’s new footprints in Morocco December 23, 2025December 28, 2025 SMEs More Egypt’s Breadfast snaps up USD 50 mn in a pre-Series C funding round for African logistics expansion February 18, 2026 A spare parts hub is coming to Jafza February 12, 2026 Sky Ports breaks ground on cement silo project in East Port Said January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 AD Ports expands in Pakistan + Oman’s Duqm gets a cold chain push December 22, 2025December 28, 2025 Sports More Bosta reportedly looking to list 20-30% of its equity capital on EGX February 2, 2026 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 K2 advances more pilots for autonomous last-mile delivery in UAE November 20, 2025 Tech More Is the ship-to-ship workaround the start of something bigger? April 9, 2026April 9, 2026 TODAY: Non-oil PMIs signal slowdown across the region April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 TODAY: Hormuz access is now determined by ownership and cargo April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 Not closed, not opened — Hormuz becomes a managed corridor April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 TELECOMS More TODAY: Airspace is for the last airlines standing April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 TODAY: Can rail carry Gulf trade beyond Hormuz? March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Oman takes full control of SalamAir as it moves to stabilize Oman Air March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Dammam launches Bahrain shuttle service + Jazeera Airways opens Saudi cargo corridor to Kuwait March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Trade + Logistics More Hormuz closure tests Egypt aviation fuel buffers March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 DAE locks in USD 2.8 bn in unsecured revolving credit facilities March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 Energy infrastructure, airports targeted over the Eid break March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 TODAY: Trucks offer a little solace for Gulf trade March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 TRANSPORT More Redex lands in Jeddah, Aramex ramps up healthcare logistics at Dubai South March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 TODAY: Fertilizer supply under pressure from Hormuz disruption March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 TODAY: Kuwait reportedly moving forward with oil pipeline sale February 25, 2026 DP World Egypt’s Mohammad Shihab talks growth plans for 2026 and beyond February 18, 2026
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
US blockade of Iranian ports puts Gulf shipping on high alert as Brent briefly tops USD 100 April 14, 2026April 14, 2026
Saudi Arabia Railways rolls out five new Gulf-to-inland freight corridors April 14, 2026April 14, 2026
Adnoc + OMV start operating Borouge 4, New sea-land logistics corridor between Dammam + Sharjah March 24, 2026March 24, 2026
A greener initiative from Egypt’s waters: AK-Ships upgrades the MV Egy Crown for a smarter maritime future July 28, 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
War sends non-oil activity into contraction in major economies as PMIs slip April 7, 2026April 7, 2026
New ground handling territory for Menzies Aviation + Ryanair’s new footprints in Morocco December 23, 2025December 28, 2025
Egypt’s Breadfast snaps up USD 50 mn in a pre-Series C funding round for African logistics expansion February 18, 2026
Dammam launches Bahrain shuttle service + Jazeera Airways opens Saudi cargo corridor to Kuwait March 26, 2026March 26, 2026
Redex lands in Jeddah, Aramex ramps up healthcare logistics at Dubai South March 17, 2026March 17, 2026
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