Industries Agriculture More The maritime sector is not on track to meet its 5% SZEF target by 2030 November 28, 2023 Maerskโs 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 Adnoc set to fast-track West-East pipeline expansion as it braces for supply chain disruptions May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 The UAEโs American energy hedge gets bigger May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 TODAY: Could the Gulf build an aviation supercarrier? May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 Talabat opens super-sized distribution center in Hassan Allam Utilitiesโ Yanmu park April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 BANKING More Iran puts a Bitcoin price tag on Hormuz passage May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Spiritโs collapse was not born in the war May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Can ships trust Hormuz even if the war ends? April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 TODAY: Cargo kept moving โ but Gulf ports now face a network test April 23, 2026April 23, 2026 Basic materials More TODAY: UAE expands crude export bypass via Fujairah May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 AD Ports sells 161k sqm Kezad warehouses to Aldar in AED 650 mn agreement April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 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 CAPITAL MARKETS More Tripoli rail tender puts North Lebanon corridor back in play, SAR + Saudi Cement partner up May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 Hormuz showed why Gulf rail matters โ and why it is not ready April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 USD 200 mn wager on Syrian rail April 22, 2026 TODAY: Iranโs toll play for Hormuz passage relies on loopholes April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 Climate More Morocco plans USD 8 bn ports expansion to lift capacity to 450 mn tons by 2030 May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 TODAY: Show your flag and you may just pass May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 TODAY: DP World holds on to its Thai gateway May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 TODAY: The Gulfโs land bridge play is here to stay May 7, 2026May 7, 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 + Taโziz 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 Brazilโs 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 Egyptโs engineering exporters look to solve freezone incentive gap February 5, 2026 E-commerce More Saudi Arabia Railways rolls out five new Gulf-to-inland freight corridors April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 Ascom is looking to take over Raya Holdingโs 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 EDUCATION More Saudi cabinet greenlights GCC railway plans May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Air Arabia hit by regional disruptions; Asyad delivers mixed 1Q results May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Shipping lifts Adnoc L&S, while airport closure drags Jazeera May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 Hormuz disruptions weighed on Adnoc Gasโ 1Q results, AD Ports had a good quarter May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 ENERGY More Trukker secures USD 300mn facility to scale regional freight network May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 From an oil cartel member to a sovereign platform May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Indiaโs Zoho rolls out UAE data centers as Gulf data sovereignty demands tighten May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 TODAY: Adnoc doubles down on US natgas push April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Finance More FINTECH More 1Q results from UAE-based firms Talabat + Abu Dhabi Aviation May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Sanad pushes deeper into engine MRO with AED 480 mn facility May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 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 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 Egyptโs waters: AK-Ships upgrades the MV Egy Crown for a smarter maritime future July 28, 2025 HEALTHCARE More INFRASTRUCTURE More How the ECAโs new clearance system will decongest ports and slash fees April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 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 Hospitality + tourism More Gulf Navigationโs CEO resigns December 3, 2025 GulfNav closes AED 613 mn sukuk to refinance Broogeโs 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 Egyptโs 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 Portโs Tarek Hussein on how SCZone projects support Egypt's trade and logistics sector November 12, 2025 MANUFACTURING More EBRD taps Alumil Misr to to boost aluminum manufacturing in Egypt March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 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 Media More The worldโs 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: Adiaโs 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 Adnocโs 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 Egyptโs non-oil private sector activity hits three-year low in April amid input costs spike May 11, 2026May 11, 2026 KSAโs non-oil sector bounces back on local orders and ceasefire boost May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 How UAEโs non-oil private sector fared in April May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 War sends non-oil activity into contraction in major economies as PMIs slip April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 REAL ESTATE More The logic โ and limits โ of a Gulf supercarrier May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 DP Worldโs 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 Indiaโs Kempegowda International Airport February 5, 2026 SMEs More Egyptโs 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 + Omanโs Duqm gets a cold chain push December 22, 2025December 28, 2025 Sports More Omanโs Asyad Group acquires UKโs 4PL provider Ligentia April 22, 2026 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 Tech More Aqaba Container Terminal names Jose Rueda as CEO May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 AD Ports unites UAE shipyards under new consortium framework May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 TODAY: Mubadala buys into the American gas machine May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 Iraq, Pakistan secure separate Iran agreements for Hormuz oil, LNG transit May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 TELECOMS More TODAY: Where did the sitting goods go? May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 Oman builds national bunkering player with O Bunkering-Marafi merger May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 Gulf oil exporters weigh working around the workaround April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 TODAY: How routes decide fortunes in the Gulf April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 Trade + Logistics More PIH eyes airport and roads in African expansion May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 TODAY: Emirates breaks ground on USD 5 bn engineering facility at Dubai South May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 Emirates doubles down on Dubai South as an engineering complex May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 DHL locks in 10 years of SAF supply from Bahrain May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 TRANSPORT More What happens when the chokepoint shifts to the warehouse? May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 Cold chain, warehousing capacity expand in Abu Dhabi and Jafza May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 TODAY: Rail is advancing, but not at network scale April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 Egypt could potentially lease crude storage on the Red Sea to AD Ports April 15, 2026April 15, 2026
Maerskโs 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
Adnoc set to fast-track West-East pipeline expansion as it braces for supply chain disruptions May 19, 2026May 19, 2026
Talabat opens super-sized distribution center in Hassan Allam Utilitiesโ Yanmu park April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
AD Ports sells 161k sqm Kezad warehouses to Aldar in AED 650 mn agreement April 27, 2026April 27, 2026
Tripoli rail tender puts North Lebanon corridor back in play, SAR + Saudi Cement partner up May 18, 2026May 18, 2026
Morocco plans USD 8 bn ports expansion to lift capacity to 450 mn tons by 2030 May 20, 2026May 20, 2026
Saudi Arabia Railways rolls out five new Gulf-to-inland freight corridors April 14, 2026April 14, 2026
Hormuz disruptions weighed on Adnoc Gasโ 1Q results, AD Ports had a good quarter May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
Indiaโs Zoho rolls out UAE data centers as Gulf data sovereignty demands tighten May 13, 2026May 13, 2026
Adnoc + OMV start operating Borouge 4, New sea-land logistics corridor between Dammam + Sharjah March 24, 2026March 24, 2026
A greener initiative from Egyptโs waters: AK-Ships upgrades the MV Egy Crown for a smarter maritime future July 28, 2025
How the ECAโs new clearance system will decongest ports and slash fees April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
Customs Authority head Ahmad Amawi on new customs facilities and streamlining procedures December 11, 2025
Egyptโs Customs Authority head Ahmad Amawi on customs reforms and trade movement -Part I December 10, 2025
Sky Portโs 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: Adiaโs USD 1.5 bn backing of GLP + Adnoc L&S raises AED 1.2 bn in follow-on sale September 1, 2025
TODAY: Sisco acquires 51% of PSS + KKR nabs minority stake in Adnocโs pipelines unit October 2, 2025
Updates on rail, aviation, trade, investments, and customs from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman May 5, 2025
Egyptโs non-oil private sector activity hits three-year low in April amid input costs spike May 11, 2026May 11, 2026
War sends non-oil activity into contraction in major economies as PMIs slip April 7, 2026April 7, 2026
Egyptโs Breadfast snaps up USD 50 mn in a pre-Series C funding round for African logistics expansion February 18, 2026
AD Ports expands in Pakistan + Omanโs Duqm gets a cold chain push December 22, 2025December 28, 2025
TODAY: Emirates breaks ground on USD 5 bn engineering facility at Dubai South May 20, 2026May 20, 2026
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