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TODAY: US joins GCC in pushing for resolution to Iraq-Kuwait maritime border debacle + UAE to finalize more CEPAs in the next three months

Good morning, lovely people. We wrap the week with another tight issue, with a lot of updates from Egypt and some tidbits from across the region.

THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY- Egypt’s Transport Ministry is gearing up to launch a tender for the Alexandria-Cairo railway bypass in 1Q 2024, a ministry source told Enterprise Logistics. So far, some 11 consortia of both Egyptian and global companies have qualified for the tender.

^^ We have everything on this story and more in the news well, below.

HAPPENING TODAY-

The US has joined Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in pushing for a definitive agreement regarding the maritime borders between Kuwait and Iraq in a joint statement following a meeting of the six-nation GCC’s foreign ministers, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and GCC Secretary-General Jasem al Budaiwi in New York. This comes a day after the GCC FMs urged Iraq to address the potential negative repercussions of its annulment of a law governing its Khor Abdullah maritime agreement with Kuwait. “They called for the complete demarcation of the Kuwait-Iraq maritime boundary… and called on the government of Iraq to expeditiously resolve the domestic legal status of the 2012 Kuwait-Iraq agreement,” the joint statement said.

REMEMBER- The Iraqi court had ruled that the agreement — signed by former Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki in 2013 — was unconstitutional because it should have been ratified by a two-thirds majority of the Iraqi parliament rather than a simple majority.

WATCH THIS SPACE #1- The UAE is set to finalize six more comprehensi ve economic partnership agreements (CEPAs) in the next quarter,the National cites the UAE’s Foreign Trade Minister Thani Al Zeyoudi as saying in a speech during the Global Trade and Supply Chain Summit in Dubai. The UAE is looking to conclude CEPAs with Pakistan, South Korea and Thailand within the next three weeks, with plans to follow those agreements with ones with Costa Rica, Chile and Vietnam. The UAE has so far concluded CEPA agreements with India, Indonesia, Israel, Turkey, Cambodia and Georgia, with the first four agreements already in force. The UAE and Serbia also kickstarted negotiations to establish a CEPA agreement earlier this week.

WATCH THIS SPACE #2- New Iraqi gas pipeline to Europe? Iraq’s Transport Ministry will build a new gas pipeline towards Europe that will include non-European countries such as Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, as part of its USD 17 bn Development Road project, Iraqi news agency INA reports. Although the project is still in its preliminary design stage, an initial meeting to discuss the mechanism for implementing the project will take place this week, Director of the Iraqi Republic Railways Younis Al Kaabi told INA.

MARKET WATCH-

Has the peak season come and gone? According to DHL, it has. Peak container shipping this year has been showing mixed signs of irregular movement rates, unclear shipping demands, and lower-than-expected volume levels, DHL said in its latest blog post. The peak season arrived early and ended early with spot markets on key East-West trades tapering downwards in early September, instead of building up into the golden holidays in China, DHL explains, citing the Wall Street Journal. Freight rates, as a result, experienced a minor boost from rates in the beginning of September.

We’re in for potentially another year marked by a capacity glut: “Ship deliveries will remain high over the next months,” DHL’s CEO of Global Forwarding in the Asia Pacific Niki Frank,. “But while the new CII (Carbon Intensity Indicator) and EEXI (Energy Efficiency eXisting ship Index) environmental regulations have created some tonnage demand through mandated slow steaming, cargo volumes will likely not grow enough to absorb all new deliveries.”

What about manufacturing and inventory levels? The US has seen a sharp drop in containerized imports from Asia due to reduced demand and inventory drawdowns, and is undergoing the “largest inventory correction cycle in its economic history,” DHL cites supply chain academic expert Jason Miller as saying. Miller expects this correction cycle to continue for another nine to twelve months before it returns to its regular levels.

Shippers need to plan ahead and be strategic: “Given the stabilizing freight rates and demand and capacity conditions, we foresee that utilization will likely remain balanced for the rest of the year,” Frank said. “But while we may not be anticipating a peak season surge in the fourth quarter, shippers should still prioritize adaptability and plan ahead in advance to address any possible surge in volumes toward the year-end,” concluded Frank.

Supply crunch and boosted demand increased global ammonia prices in August: Global blue ammonia production costs saw increases in August, while supply limits edged up prices for conventional ammonia, S&P Global reported, citing Platts tracking data. Blue ammonia prices in the Middle East rose more than 20% m-o-m in August, hitting USD 369 per metric ton. Plant off-time due to maintenance, record low inventories, and greater demand underpinned the rally in ammonia prices in the region, S&P Global said.

NON-LOGISTICS REGIONAL HEADLINES-

UAE: Abu-Dhabi backed ADC Acquisition Corporation, a blank-cheque company backed by an Abu Dhabi royal, has agreed to acquire state investment fund ADQ’s United Printing & Publishing(UPP) in the first of its kind SPAC acquisition in the Gulf region. (ADX disclosure pdf.)
KSA: Saudi oil and gas driller Ades has set its final price for its IPO, giving it a valuation of SAR 15.24 bn (USD 4.06 bn) for the sovereign wealth fund backed firm. The company is expected to raise some USD 1.22 bn for the sale of some 338.7 mn new and existing shares, a 30% stake in its capital. (Reuters)

CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-

The Saudi Maritime Congress kicked off yesterday at Dhahran Expo in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and will run till today . The event will bring together regional and international professionals from the maritime, shipping, and logistics sectors to meet, network, and do business with some 120 leading maritime exhibitors.

The Engineering Export Council of Egypt (EEC) will lead a trade mission consisting of 22 Egyptian companies to Iraq from 23 to 29 September. The delegation will tour Erbil and Baghdad. The participating companies, which operate across various sectors of the engineering industry, will be looking to secure export agreements with the Iraqi market.

Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit , organized by the International Chamber of Shipping, will take place on 9 December in the UAE. The event will bring together governments and leaders in energy, maritime, and all parts of the supply chain to discuss plans to address climate change and help transition the industry towards sustainability.

A Saudi-Turkish Summit is scheduled to take place in Istanbul, Turkey on 8-12 October. Organized by the Türkiye Exporters Assembly in coordination with the Turkish Commerce Ministry, the summit will be attended by Turkish exporters and 70 members of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Chamber of Commerce. The participants will also include representatives from an array of sectors including food, non-ferrous metals, textiles, ready-made garments, chemicals, and furniture.

Check out our full calendar at the bottom of this email for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events and news triggers.

Egypt will launch a tender for the Alexandria-Cairo freight railway bypass in 1Q 2024

Egypt to launch Alexandria-Cairo railway tender in 1Q 2024: Egypt’s Transport Ministry is gearing up to launch a tender for the Alexandria-Cairo railway bypass in 1Q 2024, a ministry source told Enterprise Logistics, confirming a report by Al Mal. So far, some 11 consortia of both Egyptian and global companies have qualified for the tender, the source said.

The timeline: The ministry will announce the consortia later this year, sources reportedly told Al Mal. The ministry will then award the contract in April, they added, though our source could not confirm the timeline for the awarding of the contract.

Interested candidates: Initially, Petrojet, Arab Contractors, Hassan Allam Sons, Concord, and Orascom all expressed their interest in the project. However, the Rail Transport Authority opted for a public qualification tender, followed by a tender that’s exclusive to the qualified bidders, Al Mal reported. Enterprise Logistics could not reach representatives at the companies to confirm if they will submit bids for the upcoming tender.

More details on the finances: The World Bank already approved a USD 400 mn loan for the project back in 2022, with the remaining expenses expected to be covered through local sources, although the precise amount is still subject to adjustments, according to our source.

REFRESHER- The Alexandria-Cairo railway bypass will allow freight trains to travel to and from the Port of Alexandria and the newly-constructed Sixth of October dry port via an alternative western route of Greater Cairo that avoids the congested Greater Cairo-Sixth of October rail corridor. The bypass will be able to handle 15 container trains per day by 2030 and up to 50 trains by 2060.The project is supposed to boost the transport and logistics sector as well as help the country move towards a low-carbon railway system.

Shipping could face a shortage of carbon-neutral fuel by 2030, according to DNV — here are the ways to avoid that

Shipping could run into clean fuel shortages, but there are ways to minimize the damage : As pressure mounts on the shipping sector to slash fuel emissions, Norwegian maritime industry advisor DNV expects the industry to require 30-40% of the estimated annual global supply of carbon neutral fuels by 2030, it said its latest maritime forecast to 2050 report (pdf). Only 0.1% of fuels used by maritime merchant ships currently are biofuels, while an overwhelming 99.9% are fossil fuels, the report says, adding that it will be a “daunting, nearly impossible task” to secure the amount of carbon neutral fuels necessary to meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) new ambitious GHG emissions targets.

Why is it daunting? The maritime sector is not the only sector hunting for carbon neutral fuel: “Other sectors will compete for the same fuel supply,” DNV Maritime CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen commented in the report, referencing sectors like road transport, aviation, and other industries. These fuels include methane, methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen. The current fuel market for shipping is some 280 tonnes of fuel equivalent (Mtoe) annually, and the estimated expected demand for carbon-neutral fuel in shipping alone in 2023 is 17 Mtoe.

Aside from the lack of supply of carbon-neutral fuels, the report notes other barriers to decarbonizing shipping, including lack of infrastructure, novel safety risks, lack of competence, immature technology and high costs.

REMEMBER- TheIMO published new regulations on reduction of GHG emissions from ships, which sets a target of a 20% reduction in emissions by 2030 and a 70% reduction by 2040. The EU’s Emission Trading System(ETS) — which will be implemented next year — will also set a price on ship GHG emissions, which could result in costs for major shipping firms running into hundreds of mns of USDs come next year.

Fuel technology transition is already gathering pace, albeit rather slowly: An increasing number of vessels in the order books can run on liquified natural gas and petroleum gas, and methanol in dual-fuel engines, with half the ordered tonnage capable of using LNG, LPG, or methanol in dual-fuel engines, compared to just one third of the tonnage on order in 2022, according to the report. Of the ships currently in operation, some 6.5% of tonnage can operate on alternative fuels, compared to 5.5% last year, it added.

Operational efficiencies + other transitional fixes could help the sector achieve its targets: To mitigate increased cost of operations, low cost investments — including optimized trim and ballasting, hull and propeller cleaning, improved maintenance and optimized weather routing and scheduling — are all cited by DNV as ways to bolster vessel operational efficiency and can help save emissions. Technical efficiency measures — including increasing hull and propeller efficiency, reducing hotel load and shore power — also help reduce the propulsion and auxiliary engine energy demand, though these usually come at heftier price tags, the report notes.

Wind-assisted propulsion (WAP) systems are another solution that has gained traction in the industry: The technology — which uses wind power to supplement vessel propulsion — has already helped save up some 5-9% in fuel on an annual basis, and has the potential to save up to 25%, especially if newbuilds are specifically designed to carry sail systems, DNV reports. Only some 28 vessels currently operate with WAP systems, according to the report.

Another innovative solution is air lubrication systems that can reduce energy consumption by lowering resistance between the hull and seawater through injecting air along the bottom of the ship–to reduce the frictional drag, DNV writes. Net power savings resulting from these systems are in the range of 4-7% at normal operating weather conditions, it adds. The systems are also seeing relatively solid uptake, with more than 347 contracted (or delivered) vessels either equipped or retrofitted with an air lubrication system as of June of this year.

Onboard carbon capture and storage are also being explored: Onboard carbon capture storage (CCS) captures carbon in the fuel before CO2 is emitted and stores it permanently away from the atmosphere. CCS enables carbon-neutral operation, without relying on blue fuels or sustainable biomass or renewable electricity. The post-combustion method involves capturing CO2 from the exhaust after the fuel has been burned, and is currently one of the most preferred methods companies are trialing, the report said.

As is nuclear propulsion, which is another zero emission, carbon and carbon-neutral alternative for the industry, and can provide the ship’s main energy needs from an onboard nuclear reactor, in which controlled fission of nuclear fuel produces heat that is extracted using a coolant. The heat is used to generate power, and as of today, 160 ships with 200 reactors are in operation, according to the report.

There are caveats though: While CCS and nuclear propulsion technologies are viable and cost-effective ways of cutting emissions and alleviating need for fuels, there is a “long road to travel before nuclear can be scaled, and a long logistics chain still needs to be developed for onboard carbon capture — but we should still evaluate these as alternative pathways,” Orbeck-Nilssen said. Nuclear propulsion still has implementation barriers to overcome, including non-proliferation issues, preventing nuclear accidents, the need for international regulatory development, and public perception of the technology, the report adds.

Establishing green shipping corridors can also speed up uptake of carbon-neutral fuels: The many barriers hindering uptake of carbon neutral fuels such as risk, cost, and supply can be tackled directly when establishing green corridors by identifying the technical, practical, organizational, legal, political and financial barriers, and engaging the relevant stakeholders in a more “practicable way than on a global scale,” according to the report. A green corridor

What exactly is a green shipping corridor? The corridorsallowtechnological, economic and regulatory feasibility of the operation of zero-emission ships, catalyzed by a combination of public and private actions,” according to the Global Maritime Forum. Some 20 countries have signed to develop six green shipping corridors by 2025, and more by 2030, according to the report.

Are Israel-Saudi normalization talks falling through? PLUS: Bahraini and Qatari officials meet with counterparts at UN assembly + more from Oman

Did Riyadh break off normalization talks with Israel? That’s according to the London-based news outlet Elaph, which reported last week that Saudi Arabia has told the US that it is stopping discussions because right-wing Israeli ministers were refusing to make concessions to the Palestinians, citing an official from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

Denials from Washington and Tel Aviv: A senior US official and an aide to Netanyahu both denied the news on Monday, according to Bloomberg.

Remember: The US has been working to broker a detente between the US and Saudi Arabia, and Netanyahu has affirmed that the two countries can work together towards establishing an economic corridor to benefit the region even before it normalizes ties with the kingdom.

The complex three-way agreement would see Saudi normalizing relations with Israel in exchange for a security pact with the US and Israeli concessions to the Palestinians. The Biden administration is reportedly hopeful that an agreement can be struck within the next nine to 12 months, as we’ve reported earlier.

WATCH THIS SPACE- Biden and Netanyahu were scheduled to meet yesterday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss the potential Israel-Saudi normalization agreement and potential ways to counter Iran’s nuclear program, Reuters reports.

ALSO WORTH KNOWING-

Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and his Grenadian counterpart Joseph Andall discussed waysto boost cooperationin trade, and inked a statement to establish diplomatic relations on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York. (BNA)
Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammed Al Thani met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland Leo Varadkar to discuss cooperation in energy and trade. (QNA)
Omani Foreign Minist er Sayyid al Busaidi and Solomon Island’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Jeremiah Manelli signed a statement to kickstart diplomatic relations between both countries. (ONA)

India-Canada trade relations could suffer amid diplomatic row

Diplomatic row puts pressure on India-Canada trade relations: Canada has suspended talks with India on a proposed comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) they were set to sign this year, amid the ongoing diplomatic tiff between the two countries, Reuters reported. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that his government is looking into allegations that New Delhi was involved in the killing of a prominent Sikh activist on Canadian soil, a claim that India has called “absurd.” The CEPA between the two countries was projected to boost bilateral trade by as much as USD 6.5 bn, the newswire wrote, citing industry estimates.

Egyptian startup Turbo eyes funding for expansion + Korea, KSA boost trade. PLUS: More from Egypt, Anchanto and AD Ports

STARTUP WATCH-

Shipping startup Turbo is tapping investors to fund expansion abroad: Egypt-based shipping and logistics startup Turbo is in talks with external investors for a series A round to fund its growth strategy, with plans to close it in the next six months, CCO Mohamed Green (LinkedIn) told Enterprise Logistics. The company is eyeing expansion to Saudi Arabia, he confirmed. Turbo has relied on bootstrapping to finance its operations over the past five years, without turning to VCs and other investors, Green said, without disclosing the exact amount of funding it’s looking to secure in its series A round. The round is proceeding well and Turbo is conducting due diligence with a range of prospective investors, he told us.

Looking ahead: Secondary plans see the company moving into North African markets, Green said. Much like Egypt, North African markets exhibit a large gap between growth in e-commerce demand, and companies meeting that demand, making them good prospects for expansion, Green mentioned. Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria are all potential targets as the company tries to determine where barriers to entry are lowest. Turbo has already taken its first steps into the North African market via partnerships with actors in Libya, Green said.

Singapore-based e-commerce and logistics software as a service (Saas) company Anchanto is expanding into the Middle East through the UAE and Saudi Arabia, after signing agreements with local retail and logistics firms including Jeebly, Between, and Digitalstores, according to a press release. These companies will be able to leverage Anchanto’s solutions to digitize their operations and to enable them to transition to omnichannel selling, according to the statement.

TRADE-

KSA’s ZATCA + Korea ink MoU to speed up customs procedures + boost trade: Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) Governor Suhail bin Mohammed Abanmi and Korea Customs Service Commissioner Kwanghyo Ko inked an agreement for the authorized economic operator (AEO) program, which aims to tighten supply chain security between the countries, Saudi news agency SPA reported. The agreement aims to speed up customs and solidify trade relations between both countries, SPA said.

TRANSPORT-

International shippers discuss port safety concerns with Tunisia’s transport minister: Representatives of international shipping companies met with Tunisian Transport Minister Rabie Majidi to discuss safety concerns at Halq El Wadi and Rades ports, according to a statement. The representatives spoke to the minister about issues faced by the trucks when navigating the port, including being damaged due to the presence of “people not affiliated with the port.” Majidi said his ministry is ready to take the necessary measures to maintain facilities and improve services at the port.

ZONES-

Egypt will establish a EUR 1 bn tire factory in the Suez Canal Economic Zone(SCZone), according to a cabinet statement. Egypt’s cabinet inked a contract with Rolling Plus to establish a 400k square meter facility with a yearly capacity of 7 mn tires. The project — located in Ain Sokhna — will be implemented over three phases and will see manufacturing of tires for passenger cars as well as light and heavy transport vehicles, the statement said.

Egypt’s SCZone in talks with Shell on a green fuels partnership: The head of Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Walid Gamal El Din met with executives from Shell to discuss potential partnership agreements to accelerate the port’s green fuel storage and production capacity, according to a statement. Egypt is looking to capitalize on progress made last month in the green hydrogen logistics sector, after Dutch-based chemicals producer OCI Global completed a six-hour refueling operation in East Port Said for the world’s first green methanol-powered ship. The SCZone has also begun talks with an unnamed Dutch developer to upscale its carbon capture capacity as part of its decarbonization targets, the statement notes. Earlier this month, Gamal El Din signed a letter of intent with Dutch-based developer Soluforce to establish a corridor facilitating the export of green fuels from Egypt to the Netherlands.

ALSO WORTH KNOWING-

Talks with AD Ports Group subsidiary Marsa Zayed for a marina, tourism, and leisure project at Aqaba Port are in their final leg, with work slated to kick off in 2024, Aqaba Development Corporation CEO Hussein Al Safadi said. (Ad-Dustour)
Egypt has implemented a three month ban on onion exports in a bid to regulate increased costs in local markets. (Ahram Online)

South African port and rail operator Transnet under fire as trade stalls + China appeals WTO ruling on US product tariffs. PLUS: Amazon on a hiring spree

South African businesses call for sacking of rail + port operator’s management: Business groups in South Africa are calling on Public Enterprise Minister Pravin Gordhan to let go of the senior management of Transnet, which handles the country’s harbor and rail system, Bloomberg reports. Transnet has been plagued by years of corruption and ineffective management, the outlet explains. The country has also been experiencing frequent power outages that last above 10 hours per day, impeding the movement of goods being imported and exported. This is further exacerbated by equipment failures at Transnet ports. Efficiency at the port has fallen significantly, lowering revenues for exporters and importers. The company “requires serious interventions,” Bloomberg quotes Gordhan as saying.

China appeals WTO ruling on tariffs against US products: China submitted this week an appeal with the World Trade Organization (WTO) challenging its decision to reject China’s tariffs on USD 2.4 bn worth of US goods, Bloomberg reports. The WTO had found that China violated its trade commitments by implementing the tariffs. China, on the other hand, says the tariffs were in response to the US imposing “unilateral and protectionist” steel and aluminum tariffs, according to a statement by the Chinese Commerce Ministry. Back in the early stages of former US President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, 25% tariffs were slapped on global steel imports and 10% on aluminum imports.

Amazon p lans to hire 250k logistics workers for the holidays, and to hike hourly wages for logistics personnel, Bloomberg reports. The company will increase the average pay of logistics personnel to around USD 20 per hour to recruit workers amid a labor shortage. The company usually boosts hiring ahead of the holiday shopping season, though it comes as a surprise this season, with holiday hiring projected to be the lowest since 2008, Bloomberg reports, citing data by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, in which they anticipated that retail employers will add only 410k jobs in 4Q. They say that Amazon is continuing to benefit from consumers’ shift to online shopping.

Calendar

20-21 September (Wednesday-Thursday): Saudi Maritime Congress, Dhahran Expo, Damman, Saudi Arabia.

20-22 September (Wednesday-Friday): Airfreight Pharma in association with Pharma Aero, Grand Hyatt Athens, Greece.

20-22 September (Wednesday-Friday): Transport Evolution Africa Forum and Expo, Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC Complex (Durban ICC), South Africa.

20-23 September (Wednesday-Saturday): Meet the Buyers Workboats, Hyatt Regency, Dubai, UAE.

25-27 September (Monday-Wednesday): Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Middle East & Africa, The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai, UAE.

25-27 September (Monday-Wednesday): Agriculture Horticulture Development Board’s trade mission to Kuwait.

26-27 September (Tuesday-Wednesday):Gulf-Iraq Business Forum, Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, UAE.

27 September (Wednesday): TMS Transportation and Climate Change Conference (TACCC), Saadiyat Rotana Resort, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

27-28 September (Wednesday-Thursday): MRO Asia-Pacific, Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore.

26-28 September (Tuesday-Thursday): ProcureCon, Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower, Spain.

26-28 September (Tuesday-Thursday): Breakbulk Americas, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas.

September-November: Emirates Postal Group’s “Logistics Unleashed” competition, UAE.

OCTOBER

Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) goes on a roadshow to South Korea.

3-4 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): IATA World Sustainability Symposium, Madrid, Spain.

3-5 October (Tuesday-Thursday): Smarter Mobility Africa Summit, South Africa.

8-10 October (Sunday-Tuesday): Saudi-Turkish Trade Summit, Istanbul, Turkey.

9-15 October (Monday-Sunday): 2023 World Bank Group – IMF Annual Meetings, Marrakech, Morocco.

10-12 October (Tuesday-Thursday): Autonomous E-mobility Forum, Doha, Qatar.

10-12 October (Tuesday-Thursday): Intermodal Europe 2023, RAI Amsterdam, Netherlands.

10-12 October (Tuesday-Thursday): Cool Logistics Global 2023, Genoa Stock Exchange, Genoa, Italy.

16-17 October (Monday-Tuesday): Duqm Economic Forum, Crowne Plaza, Duqm, Oman.

24-25 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): Future Fuels Europe, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

26-29 October (Thursday-Sunday): ICASM 2023, Conrad, Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

30 Oct-2 Nov (Monday-Thursday): XLP AGM 2023, Barcelona, Spain.

30-31 October (Monday-Tuesday): Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit, London, UK.

31 Oct-2 Nov (Tuesday-Thursday): IAPH World Ports Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

September-November: Emirates Postal Group’s “Logistics Unleashed” competition, UAE.

NOVEMBER

November: Abu Dhabi Airports Terminal A set to become operational.

1 November (Wednesday): Smart Maritime Network Dubai Conference, Conrad Dubai, UAE.

9-15 November (Thursday-Wednesday): Intra-African Trade Fair, Cairo, Egypt.

15-17 November (Wednesday-Friday): Global Freight Summit 2023, Coca Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE.

13-17 November (Monday-Friday): Dubai Airshow, Dubai World Center, UAE.

14-15 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): Supply Chain & Logistics Arabia, Narcissus, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

14-17 November (Tuesday-Friday): IATA Slot Conference, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE.

15 November (Wednesday): Leaders in Logistics UAE Summit, Dubai, UAE.

21-23 November (Tuesday-Thursday): Intermobility Expo 2023, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE.

21-23 November (Tuesday-Thursday): Touchdown Middle East, Gulf Hotel, Bahrain.

21-23 November (Tuesday-Thursday): ARABAL 2023 Conference, Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

23 November (Thursday): Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit, Grand Millennium Hotel Business Bay, Dubai, UAE.

30 November-3 December (Saturday-Tuesday): Handling Expo, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo, Egypt.

September-November: Emirates Postal Group’s “Logistics Unleashed” competition, UAE.

DECEMBER

10-11 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): Invest in Logistics, St.Regis Almasa Hotel, New Administrative Capital, Egypt.

EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE

2H 2023:Construction of Neom’s first hydrogen fueling station will kick off.

2H 2023: Expansion of Baghdad International Airport to begin.

3Q 2023: Design and supervision contract for Oman’s proposed Musandam Airport to be awarded.

Before the end of the year: The first phase of the Ain Sokhna port redevelopment will wrap.

2024

1Q 2024: Construction of phase 3 of Agility’s logistic park in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to be completed.

King Salman Energy Park is set to become operational in 2024

FEBRUARY 2024

13th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

12-13 February (Monday-Tuesday): Breakbulk Middle East conference, Dubai Trade Centre, UAE.

12-15 February (Monday-Thursday): African Air Expo, Cape Town, South Africa.

28 February-1 March (Wednesday-Friday): MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition 2024, Dubai, UAE.

MARCH 2024

5-6 March (Tuesday-Wednesday): MRO Middle East, Dubai Trade Center, Dubai, UAE.

12-14 March (Tuesday- Thursday): IATA World Cargo Symposium, Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong.

20 March (Wednesday): Construction work scheduled to begin on the 162 km Rasht-Astara Railway in Iran.

MAY 2024

2-3 May (Thursday-Friday): Geneva Dry, Hotel President Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland.

21-23 May (Tuesday-Thursday): WAGA 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

JUNE 2024

19-21 June (Wednesday-Friday): World Freezones Organization’s Annual International Conference and Exhibition, Bari, Italy.

NOVEMBER 2024

13-15 November (Wednesday-Friday): The Bahrain International Airshow, Sakhir Airbase, Bahrain.

DECEMBER 2024

10-12 December (Tuesday-Thursday): Middle East Business Aviation, DWC, Dubai, UAE.

2025

Mid-2025: Iraq will complete phase one of the construction of the Grand Faw Port.

DHL and Aramco’s logistics and procurement hub in Saudi Arabia will commence operations.

2027

4Q 2027: Oman’s Musandam Airport construction to be completed.

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