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Aviation
TODAY: Egypt-Israel gas export pact faces fresh setback
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
DAE tightens pricing as demand drives USD 600 mn bond upsizing
The seven-year notes are priced at 120 bps over US Treasuries
SAL moves ahead with Jeddah cargo expansion agreement
PLUS: Abu Dhabi to get a cargo-specialized VTOL manufacturing hub
Legacy carriers are facing a choice: Pick your battles or lose for good
Shifting grounds: European legacy carriers have operated on a hub-and-spoke model for decades that relied…
Data centers
Saudi Arabia launches Hexagon, a 480 MW data center
PLUS: Ram expands cargo-special routes to West Africa
Saudi poised to lead the Gulf’s data center boom
Riyadh is positioning itself as a cost-efficient hub for data centers and is laying the…
Egypt’s Beheira to get agricultural processing hub
PLUS: MIS tapped by Humain for data center buildout
TODAY: KDL Logistics secures full Nomu coverage
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
E-Commerce
DHL to invest EUR 130 mn into new logistics hub in Riyadh
Construction on the hub will launch next year, while it is scheduled to open in…
UAE-based SaaS firm Kingpin bags USD 3.5 mn in a seed funding round
The funding will be used to expand its engineering and product teams, strengthen its AI…
K2 advances more pilots for autonomous last-mile delivery in UAE
Noon will pilot K2’s autonomous vehicles, while Talabat will test commercial drone deliveries
Tim Aerospace launches its MRO hangar in Dubai South’s MRO hub
PLUS: Storage, startups, and ports updates from across the region
Equipment
MENA Biofuels partners with Saybolt to launch UAE’s first SAF testing facility
PLUS: Shipping, regulation, and equipment updates from Bahrain, Iran, Egypt, and Oman
Indu Kishore Logistics lands e-commerce facility in Dubai South
PLUS: Port equipment and trade updates from Egypt
dnata to roll out 800 new airside units in 2025
The largest volumes will be allocated to the UAE, Brazil, Italy, USA, and Singapore
KSA’s Zahid’s USD 1.2 bn takeover bid of Barloworld represents a fair value -Bloomberg
Independent valuations from Rothschild estimate the stock’s worth between ZAR 105.53-119.43 apiece
Ports
AD Ports taps slew of new faces for Logistics Cluster’s leadership
Thorsten Meincke will serve as the Executive Vice President for Ocean and Air Freight…
SGP to ramp up its Dammam investments as it eyes competition with UAE hubs
The port operator will invest SAR 3.5 bn in Dammam port’s container terminals, equipment,…
FAB, Afreximbank unlock “last mile” for Lekki Port with USD 1.1 bn road facility
The project reportedly secured a credit ins. wrapper, allowing FAB to bypass standard Nigerian…
TODAY: Egypt’s Kouchouk hits the gas on customs clearance
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
Projects
Adnoc bags USD 11 bn for gas + USD 2 bn for green projects
The state-owned firm secured a combined USD 13 bn in fresh funds for its…
Morocco tenders Nador West Med FSRU and pipeline project at MAD 9.5 bn
The announced projects are just pieces of a bigger picture plan by Morocco to…
UAE’s Eclipse Investments clinches USD 50 mn for import + export boost
More debt, investment, and project updates from Kuwait, Egypt, and Iraq
Saudi Arabia launches tenders for rail, airport capacity expansions
A SAR 4 bn project will double-track the phosphate railway network, while King Salman…
Rail
TODAY: Hapag Lloyd reroutes services away from London Gateway
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
TODAY: FAB and Afreximbank back Nigeria’s logistics
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
TODAY: PIF doubles down on Noon with USD 500 mn injection
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
TODAY: Qatar, Brookfield form JV for AI infrastructure + Egypt’s customs chief on reforms and trade
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
Shipping + Maritime
TODAY: Is Turkish Airlines eyeing a TRY 100 bn cargo wager?
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
Is a Red Sea return a market blip or a global bust?
Simon Heaney, container industry analyst at Drewry, shares his thoughts on the future of…
Beyond the berth: How MENA ports hedged against global volatility in 2025
Embedding industrial and logistics services into ports operations has helped operators hedge against trade…
Egypt’s SCA snaps up USD 22 mn grant for its first diving support vessel
The vessel will be built in Japan and will support navigational safety and emergency…
Storage + Warehouses
Agility chief executive Tarek Sultan steps down
Kuwait’s DFM-listed Agility Public Warehousing Company’s (Makhazen) chief executive Tarek Sultan (LinkedIn) has stepped…
TODAY: Israel finally green-lights USD 35 bn gas pact with Egypt
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
DHL warehouse to launch in Dubai South by 2027
PLUS: Other autonomous logistics, ports, and shipping updates from across the region
Transcargo Int’l to prep technical, economic studies for Sokhna Port terminal
Other updates on rail, aviation, shipping, and trade
Trade
Egypt, Israel in showdown over last-minute clauses in USD 35 bn gas pact
The new clauses could allow Tel Aviv to slash Egypt-bound quantities starting in 2036…
Egypt’s East Med energy hub play gets another shot in the arm
A pact to supply natural gas and petroleum products to Syria is the latest…
Egypt’s LNG imports to dip this month due to strong inventory, improving domestic production
The government is looking to diversify import sources at competitive prices
Egypt offers six-month fee break to ease mandatory air cargo’s ACI transition
The move will see verification costs for documents decline to USD 95 from USD…
Trucking
Westwell E-trucks to be deployed at Hutchison Ports Sohar
PLUS: Zones updates from Saudi and Egypt
Sweden’s e-trucking player Einride to go public via SPAC
The move is an exception for the green trucking sector, which has been facing…
US to roll out 25% duties on trucks by 1 November
Stories on our radar this morning from around the world
Updates on all things logistics from UAE, Syria, Oman, and Turkey
Stories on our radar this morning from around the region
Zones
Adnoc L&S appoints Hugh Baker as CFO
PLUS: Egypt’s Gafi taps Mohamed El Gawsaky as its new president
A new fresh zone in Egypt’s Gargoub?
This means Gargoub will get the same perks granted to the Suez Canal Economic…
TODAY: Egypt to keep FSRUs until 2030 in strategic energy pivot
What we’re tracking this morning regionally and around the world
Sustainable aviation fuel plant in SCZone?
The new facility is expected to begin supplying aviation fuel by the end of…