{"id":69865,"date":"2023-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=69865"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T12:20:46","slug":"welcome-to-the-first-enterprise-logistics-issue","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/issues\/welcome-to-the-first-enterprise-logistics-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the first Enterprise Logistics issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"69867\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"69867\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p 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entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/3\/.03119354-2c5b-4fbe-8f82-a12bfdf4ae38.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Good morning, wonderful people, and welcome to the very first issue of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Enterprise<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Logistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, your essential morning read on the MENA region\u2019s dynamic logistics and supply chain industry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The central role that the movement of goods play in our daily lives<\/span><span style=\"\"> \u2014 and in the health of<\/span><span> the global economy \u2014 was made concrete to just about every single one of us when covid-19 <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2021\/12\/29\/supply-chain-crisis-the-2020-hangover-that-wont-ever-go-away-61585\/\" style=\"\">derailed global supply chains<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> and threw into question the way companies (and nations) do business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Crises like the Ever Given getting stuck in the Suez Canal for six days<\/span><span style=\"\"> \u2014 which cost<\/span><span> Egypt some <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2021\/03\/30\/so-long-farewell-36578\/\" style=\"\">USD 15 mn<\/a><\/span><span> in foregone daily revenues and disrupted <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2021\/04\/14\/the-needed-infrastructure-upgrades-to-avoid-a-season-2-of-ever-given-38007\/\" style=\"\">over USD 9 bn worth of global trade per day<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> \u2014 underline the importance of the industry to the global economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">We\u2019re here to unpack key trends \u2014 from AI to green fuel, from ports and inland<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> warehouses to last-mile delivery \u2014 and challenges facing an industry<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> that cuts across almost every other sector. And what better place to do it than from the Middle East \u2014 home to some of the world\u2019s largest ports as well as the Suez Canal, through which more than 30% of all global container traffic (and 12% of all global trade) passes? <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Enterprise Logistics offers a daily roundup of news, analysis, and insight into the biggest<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> stories from logistics players \u2014 from maritime shipping firms to port operators and cargo handlers \u2014 from around the Middle East and North African region, four days a week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">We\u2019re delighted to be launching Enterprise Logistics in association with our friends at<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Hassan Allam Utilities<\/span><span>, a leading investor in the sectors that are powering the new economies of Egypt, the Middle East, and beyond. Hassan Allam Utilities invests in sustainable infrastructure and clean energy, including logistics, mobility, renewable energy, water, and social infrastructure assets. You can learn more about the company, a unit of Hassan Allam Holding,<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hassanallam.com\" style=\"\">on their website here<\/a><\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Enterprise Logistics is published at 6:15am UAE \/ 5:15am KSA \/ 4:15am CLT Monday<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> through Thursday<\/span><span> by the same people who bring you <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\" style=\"\">Enterprise Egypt<\/a><\/span><span> and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/\" style=\"\">Enterprise Climate<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY on this fine morning- Adnoc Logistics is providing Adnoc <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Offshore with logistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> services <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">under a USD 2.6 bn contract, as it unveils its integrated logistics platform from its base in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">^^ We have chapter and verse<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> on this and plenty more in this morning\u2019s news well, below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">HAPPENING TODAY-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt7\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Trucks can now book online to gain entry to Riyadh and Jeddah during <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">restricted<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Ramadan hours<\/span><span>, according to the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/viewfullstory.php?lang%3Den%26newsid%3D2439099\" style=\"\">Saudi Press Agency<\/a><\/span><span>. The new system allows trucks to schedule their entries and routes through restricted areas via the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naql.sa\/main\/\" style=\"\">Naql<\/a><\/span><span>cargo e-portal, helping reduce traffic during the unrestricted hours, according to the statement. Hourly restrictions on the movements of trucks vary depending on vehicle type. The full set of restrictions in Riyadh and Jeddah, which came into effect last Saturday, are spelled out <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moi.gov.sa\/wps\/portal\/Home\/sectors\/publicsecurity\/traffic\/contents\/!ut\/p\/z1\/rVJdT4MwFP0rvuyR9NLy5WN1COwjC1sYoy-kgeKq0n1ImPrrhWhMnA5mZh-atjn3nJ5zL2JohZjitbznldwo_tTcE2alEBiGrxt47A1DE2g4dmfBkGBwAcXfAUCdO6CULH3fDvFsjBE7p_7Wo75hTwCciWdCQP1ofh0SApScVw8nFoW--iViiGWq2lZrlFR7XhQyG8DXoeRSDUCJw_PHfsX32VrWooUUafuSYksDomHAhKdCtXTbTOYosYTl8AyEVuSi0AxCcs3JGrBumbpp55YOljiO7-f_WLe7RaM46vPYNFE-7HaMNk43qhIvFVr9h9W4NdshTfEx4Jfx6AQ4-iega0D6MkqajO3T-egorqU4oEht9mUz8os_ttDvVbAvVOimj_CF9NsyiqLSIa-aF2uPc7eYusRIRvXbzZS-A73U1X8!\/dz\/d5\/L0lHSkovd0RNQUprQUVnQSEhLzROVkUvYXI!\/\" style=\"\">here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Syria\u2019s port authority has closed down all of the country\u2019s ports due to bad<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> weather and high winds<\/span><span>, according to state news agency <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/?p%3D1866785\" style=\"\">SANA<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. Authorities had earlier exempted the key port of Tartous \u2014 on the Mediterranean coast \u2014 from the shutdown, but backtracked after weather conditions worsened. Oil terminals will remain open and are not affected by the decision. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The Saudi Port Authority (Mawani) is planning to reduce carbon <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">emissions at Jeddah<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Islamic Port by c.1k tons by the end of this year<\/span><span>, after putting in place measures to reduce the average movement of cranes and truck turnover at the port, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3LYJMG0\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. Mawani plans to decrease the average movement of yard cranes by 33% and reduce truck turnover rates by 17% at the port, with plans to implement the same measures across all Saudi ports. Mawani\u2019s green ports initiative aims to cut energy consumption at ports by 15%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Storage fees at Fujairah\u2019s oil hub jumped to record highs in 1Q 2023 on the back of an<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> influx of Russian oil<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/emirates-russia-oil-storage\/russian-oil-influx-boost-storage-fees-at-fujairah-to-record-highs-sources-idUKL4N35Z1H1\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span> reports, citing industry sources<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. Fees jumped to an all-time record of USD 12 per cubic meter during the first quarter of the year, the sources said. Restrictions on Western shippers and ins. providers for Russian energy exports have pushed traders to rout3 Russian crude shipments through Fujairah, leading to a sharp rise in the demand for storage space at the hub\u2019s facilities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt6\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">DATA POINT-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">MENA\u2019s e-commerce market value was worth USD 37 bn in 2022 and is<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> forecasted to grow to USD 57 bn by 2026<\/span><span>, according to a recent <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/ezdubai_656.pdf\" style=\"\">report (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> by EZDubai. Robust internet usage, the increasing popularity of online payments platforms, and a young tech-savvy population were among the drivers for the rise of e-commerce in the region, according to the report. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">SOUND SMART- The UAE, KSA, and Israel alone accounted for 72.1% of e-commerce activity<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in our region, underlining how much room for growth there is across the rest of MENA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">STAY SMART- CINS publishes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">guidelines for the safe transport of lithium-ion batteries: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinsnet.com\/\" style=\"\">The Cargo Incident Notification System Network<\/a><\/span><span>(CINS) is out with <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/cins-lithium-ion-batteries-guidelines-24-march-2023_642.pdf\" style=\"\">guidelines (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span> for the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">shipping and transport of lithium-ion batteries to help prevent risks like fires, explosions, and emissions of toxic gasses. The guidelines cover areas such as classification of batteries, regulation, quality compliance, container packing, stowage onboard ships, and incident detection and fire suppression. This publication is the first in a series of reports, and will be followed by three additional documents covering regulatory compliance checklists, risk assessment and emergency response, and training and educational awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The global maritime shipping industry can save USD 50 bn a year and substantially reduce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> emissions<\/span><span>, according to a recent <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/Global-Maritime-Forum_Insight-Brief_Short-Term-Action-Opportunities_646.pdf\" style=\"\">report (<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/Global-Maritime-Forum_Insight-Brief_Short-Term-Action-Opportunities_646.pdf\" style=\"\">pdf<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/3\/Global-Maritime-Forum_Insight-Brief_Short-Term-Action-Opportunities_646.pdf\" style=\"\">)<\/a><\/span><span> by Copenhagen-based think tank <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalmaritimeforum.org\/\" style=\"\">Global Maritime Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The study \u2014 which is first in a regular series \u2014 outlines practices by which the maritime shipping industry can realize massive savings in fuel costs and cut annual emissions by upwards of 200 mn tons. The recommendations highlighted in the paper include speed optimization, improved data transparency and standardization, better legislative frameworks and contracts, and refined policies and regulations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">MARKET WATCH- <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt5\"><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> The Baltic Dry Index, the Baltic Exchange\u2019s main sea freight index (which tracks rates for ships carrying dry<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> bulk goods) fell to a three-week low<\/span><span> this week due to faltering demand across all types of vessels, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/baltic-index-drops-to-a-near-3-week-low-on-lower-vessel-demand\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span>reports. The overall index \u2014 which takes into account the rates for capesize, panamax, and supramax shipping vessels \u2014 fell around 3.7%, its lowest since 9 March. <\/span><span>\u201cThe markets may be hit by a curveball, with the potential threat of a cut in China\u2019s steel production looming,\u201d  Reuters cites shipbroker Allied as saying in a weekly report, adding that \u201csuch a development would mean a reduction of iron ore imports, leaving some large dry bulkers under utilized.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Breakbulk Middle East unveils its 2024 dates: <\/span><span style=\"\">The two-day conference will kick off on<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a 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style=\"font-weight:700\"> offshore oil and gas subsidiary <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adnoc.ae\/en\/adnoc-offshore\" style=\"\">Adnoc Offshore<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> with integrated logistics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">services <\/span><span style=\"\">under a USD 2.6 bn, five-year contract, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adnoc.ae\/en\/news-and-media\/press-releases\/2023\/adnoc-ls-unveils-world-scale-integrated-logistics-services-platform\" style=\"\">press release<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The details:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Under the contract, Adnoc Logistics will provide port services, 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The agreement will initially run for five years, with the option of a five-year extension. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The contract is the first agreement under Adnoc Logistics\u2019 newly-launched Integrated Logistics Services Platform<\/span><span style=\"\">, which provides <\/span><span style=\"\">offshore end-to-end management of logistics and maritime operations. 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Several unnamed firms had submitted offers after the SCZone issued tenders for the work, Al Mal says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Who was awarded the contracts?<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/concrete-plus.net\/\" style=\"\">Concrete Plus for Engineering & Construction<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> took half of the contract value (EGP 800 mn),<\/span><span style=\"\">while<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the remaining half of the contracts will be split equally between two other firms the sources did not name, Al Mal reports. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Background:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Egypt has been on a major drive to improve the country\u2019s ports and recently <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/03\/16\/govt-signs-usd-1-6-bn-agreements-with-intl-firms-to-develop-sokhna-dekheila-ports-100339\/\" style=\"\">signed USD 1.6 bn<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> in contracts with international players to develop and operate new container terminals at Sokhna and Dekhelia. Those developments will almost triple the ports\u2019 capacities and add 2k direct and indirect jobs. AD<\/span><span style=\"\"> Ports (ADP) also recently <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2023\/03\/19\/adp-lands-30-year-contract-to-develop-and-operate-safaga-port-terminal-100538\/\" style=\"\">signed a 30-year concession agreement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> that will see it investing USD 200 mn to develop and maintain a new container terminal at Egypt\u2019s Safaga Port. There are also talks of further investments by ADP in Egypt\u2019s port infrastructure including cruise terminals at Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada as well as RoRo, cruise, and multi-use terminals at Ain Sokhna Port.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/ain-sokhna-port\/\">Ain Sokhna Port<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/construction\/\">construction<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/port\/\">port<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/projects\/\">PROJECTS<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"69874\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"69874\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">4<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">SHIPPING LINES<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/03\/30\/ad-ports-launches-shipping-service-to-ports-in-qatar-kuwait-plus-new-shipping-line-between-tanger-med-and-west-africa\/\">\r\n                            AD Ports launches shipping service to ports in Qatar + Kuwait. 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The group will provide a digital appointment booking system for the new shipping service through the Advanced Trade and Logistics Platform (ATLP), which is developed and run by its digital arm, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maqta.ae\/en\" style=\"\">Maqta Gateway<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">A Ramadan offer:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> AD ports will offer the service for cargo transported by land between the ports via container vessels without charge throughout the month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">This is the second shipping service launched from the UAE port in the span of a week<\/span><span style=\"\">, after AD Ports launched a<\/span><span style=\"\"> Ro-Ro shipping<\/span><span style=\"\"> service from Khalifa Port to Shuwaikh Port <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adportsgroup.com\/en\/news-and-media\/2023\/03\/25\/ad-ports-group-launches-new-ro-ro-shipping-service-to-improve-commercial-connectivity-with-kuwait\" style=\"\">on Saturday<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The new services come as part of plans to boost trade through Khalifa Port.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">IN OTHER SHIPPING NEWS- <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hapag-lloyd.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Hapag-Lloyd<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> launched a new service connecting the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Moroccan port of Tanger Med with West Africa<\/span><span style=\"\">, according to a company <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hapag-lloyd.com\/en\/company\/press\/releases\/2023\/03\/hapag-lloyd-launches-new-wa1---west-africa-service.html\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The shipping firm launched a new Container WA1 Service, operating every two weeks, that will depart Tanger Med Morocco and make its way to Nouakchott, Mauritania, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Conakry, Guinea, Monrovia, and Liberia before returning to Tanger Med. The first sailing in the service is scheduled for 15 May.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The container shipping giant also revised its rotation and timing for its <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tes\/route-finder.html\/africa\/africa\/WAX.html\" style=\"\">West Africa Express<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> shipping service<\/span><span style=\"\">,<\/span><span style=\"\"> which departs from Tanger Med, Morocco and makes its way to Dakar, Senegal, Tema, Ghana, Abidjan, and Ivory Coast on a weekly basis. 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style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freepl.com\" style=\"\">FreePL<\/a><\/span><span>, the startup\u2019s founder and CEO and Swift Egypt\u2019s General Manager Abdelrahman Morsy (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/abdelrahman-morsy-b417157b\/?originalSubdomain%3Deg\" style=\"\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">) told Enterprise Logistics. Swift will focus operations on helping customers obtain import and export licenses, while FreePL will act as an end-to-end tech-driven provider of logistics support, from asset and facilities management to managing distributors and freight forwarders, Morsy told us.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">About the startup: <\/span><span>The startup will act as a logistics back office for trading companies, providing them with support on everything from regulatory procedures (including product registration, customs clearance, and shipment approvals) to transport, warehousing, and distribution, Morsy explained. Customers will manage operations via an online platform where they can<\/span><span> track shipments and receive updates and invoices in real-time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The big picture:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> \u201cEven in the midst of a global economic downturn, both imports and exports continue to increase in Egypt and across the region,\u201d Morsy said. \u201cThis is a market with huge room for growth and the last few years have taught us that in times of supply chain disruptions, more specialization, collaboration and consolidation are inevitable, and that is precisely the space that FreePL looks to operate in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">What\u2019s next? <\/span><span style=\"\">The startup wants to scale up over the next year, grow its team, and help increase exports from Egypt to the rest of the world, Morsy said. 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information <\/span><span>in 2021 from 2019, coming in fourth out of a total of seven world regions, according to DHL and NYU Stern\u2019s recently published <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/enterprise.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dhl-global-connectedness-index-2022-complete-report.pdf\" style=\"\">Global Connectedness Index 2022 (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> This came as countries were continuing to recover from the covid-19 pandemic and its impacts on trade flows and supply chains.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">IN CONTEXT-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The report does not clarify why the MENA region slid back a spot, but the general analysis looks at international flows along the four broad-based pillars of trade, capital, information, and people. Trade flows represent the figures around exports and imports of goods and services, while capital flows are calculated based on FDI and portfolio flows. Information flows are proxied by the minutes of international calls and the scale of international collaboration on research. Finally, people flows are represented by statistics on migration, numbers of foreign students, and tourism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">On the bright side:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The region climbed one spot in terms of size of flows relative to economic size, coming in third in the global index\u2019s depth measure. The region also retained a strong second place in trade and people flows, while capital and information flows continued to be relatively weak \u2014 coming in fourth in both categories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Hydrocarbon-rich GCC economies buoyed the region\u2019s ranking: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">High-performing GCC economies, which benefited from rising oil prices on the back of the war in Ukraine, played a strong role in global trade and capital flows, according to the report. Their reliance on foreign workers also meant that they scored high on the index\u2019s people flow measure.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The UAE was the region\u2019s strongest performer<\/span><span>,<\/span><span>coming in sixth in the ranking of most connected countries worldwide in 2021,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">retaining its position from the last ranking in 2019. The country came in third in terms of depth of global connectedness. The oil-rich state also featured on the list of the top 10 most overperforming countries in terms of structural predictors \u2014 which include GDP, geographical location, and population size, among others \u2014 of global connectedness. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Contrary to predictions, covid didn\u2019t kill globalization: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">\u201cGlobalization has proven far more resilient than many expected through the covid-19 pandemic,\u201d the report says. There was also evidence that despite visible US-China decoupling, that trend has not yet resulted in the development of rival trading blocs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The report also rebuts another common prediction \u2014 that globalization is giving way to regionalization<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>or<\/span><span>the rise of trade within regions instead of between them.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">There was no evidence of a shift from globalization to regionalization, or from long distance global flows to short distance intra-regional flows, in 2021, the report said. In fact, \u201ctrade flows stretched out over longer distances during the covid-19 pandemic,\u201d according to the report. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">MENA had the second-lowest intra-regional flows of any region.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Flows within the region represented 24% of the region\u2019s total flows. Only South and Central Asia scored lower, with 17% of total flows taking place within the region. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">This could change soon: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Steps towards the normalization of ties between Israel and countries in the region could open new avenues for intra-regional exchange, the report notes, name-checking the UAE-Israel 2022 trade agreement. Israel is also developing diplomatic and economic ties with Egypt, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Who was MENA\u2019s biggest trade partner? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">India was the region\u2019s largest partner, partaking in 9% of the region\u2019s total flows. South Asia as a whole receives substantial commodity exports from the GCC and contributes foreign workers to the region. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The region still needs to tap the potential it has in trade with the EU:<\/span><span> France is currently MENA\u2019s largest partner in Europe, the report said.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">MENA countries on the Mediterranean basin have excellent potential for trade and exchange with Europe \u2014 a much larger market than South Asia \u2014 but these are largely untapped, it added. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Lebanon\u2019s global ranking shot up five places, but for all the wrong reasons. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Paradoxically, the rapid rise occurred on the back of a collapse in the domestic economy. A series of shocks and bad policy decisions led to the country\u2019s GDP at market exchange to fall to about a third of its pre-crisis level, the report explains. While this meant that the economy was doing considerably worse, it also meant that the relative contribution of trade and capital flows to the economy were much higher than before as those activities were tied to foreign actors and accordingly less affected by a collapse in the domestic economy than other sectors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The report reached a two-fold conclusion from the current situation in Lebanon:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Despite indicating that the globalization index may at times suggest overperformance, the play out of events in Lebanon also highlights the importance of global connectedness as a factor of stability that could help economies weather domestic crises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Not doing great in the rankings: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Egypt saw significant falls in the latest ranking, tumbling seven places overall and 15 places in trade flows. Meanwhile, Algeria and Iraq were among the list of 10 worst-performing economies in terms of structural factors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Iran ranked as the world\u2019s worst-performing economy based on structural factors<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">despite recent gains in breadth and information flows. This means that Iran\u2019s connectedness is far lower than what would be expected given the country\u2019s income level, geographical location, population size, and other structural factors \u2014 all of which suggest that Iran\u2019s economy should be much better connected globally. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">SOUND SMART- <\/span><span>Despite being well positioned economically and geographically to partake heavily in global exchanges, a sanctions regime imposed on the country by the US and the EU has effectively isolated the country from the global economy.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/dhl\/\">DHL<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/globalization\/\">globalization<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/the-macro-picture\/\">THE MACRO PICTURE<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/trade\/\">trade<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"69880\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"69880\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Logistics in the News<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/03\/30\/us-supply-chain-shortages-are-pressuring-the-infrastructure-defense-sectors-plus-retailers-track-inventory-with-rfid\/\">\r\n                            US supply chain shortages are pressuring the infrastructure + defense sectors. 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The shortages are also making it difficult for the country to continue producing weapons for Ukraine, which itself is set to <\/span><span>drive up demand for semiconductors and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">usher in a new wave of supply chain disruptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">ALSO WORTH KNOWING- <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Clothing retailers are using RFID chips to keep track of inventory: <\/span><span style=\"\">Retailers are<\/span><span style=\"\"> using radio frequency identification (RFID) to track items in stores amid a rise in the growth of e-commerce, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/apparel-retailers-expand-use-of-chips-to-track-merchandise-in-stores-21c37ce5\" style=\"\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/logistics-in-the-news\/\">LOGISTICS IN THE NEWS<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/retail\/\">retail<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/supply-chain\/\">supply chain<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/technology\/\">technology<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"69882\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"69882\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">8<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Also on Our Radar<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/03\/30\/bp-adnoc-bid-for-israels-newmed-could-be-good-for-egypt-plus-bahraini-businesses-can-soon-pay-customs-duties-online\/\">\r\n                            BP + Adnoc bid for Israel\u2019s NewMed could be good for Egypt. 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NewMed CEO Yossi Abu told <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/deals\/adnoc-bp-bids-interest-israels-newmed-energy-2023-03-28\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the transaction is \u201ca sign of confidence in the East Med becoming a major supplier of gas to Europe.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Background:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Egypt aims to increase LNG exports by 40% by 2025, and already has an agreement in place with Israel and the EU to boost exports. NewMed plans to increase production from Leviathan by 75%, with some of the production earmarked for Egypt's LNG plants. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">One development could hinder Egypt\u2019s ambitions:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> NewMed also has plans to build a floating LNG terminal that would allow direct export to the EU to bypass Egypt\u2019s processing plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Businesses can soon pay customs duties and VAT on Bahrain\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iga.gov.bh\/en\/\" style=\"\">Information<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iga.gov.bh\/en\/\" style=\"\">and eGovernment Authority<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> app, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.bahrain.bh\/CMSWebApplication\/action\/ShowAppDetailsAction?selectedAppID%3D341%26appLanguage%3Den\" style=\"\">AlTajir<\/a><\/span><span>, next month<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3KhNVnf\" style=\"\">Alayam<\/a><\/span><span> quotes<\/span><span> Zakaria Al Khaja, deputy <\/span><span>CEO at the country\u2019s Information and Electronic Government Authority,<\/span><span> as saying. The features will be added to the app, which provides e-services to businesses. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Since its launch in November, some 9k users have downloaded the app, most of whom are merchants, businesses, and entrepreneurs, Al Khaja told Alayam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">ALSO WORTH NOTING- <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">UAE vessel operator and oil supplier <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmsplc.com\/\" style=\"\">Gulf Marine Services<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> (GMS) was <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">awarded two new contracts<\/span><span> for one of its vessels in the GCC, with the first contract commencing at the end of 1Q 2023, and the second at the start of 3Q 2022, spanning a cumulative period of 272 days. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/gulf-marine-services-plc-has-two-new-contract-awards-rczvzln6\" style=\"\">Press release<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Bahrain's <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfair.com\/\" style=\"\">Gulf Air<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> has launched its newest destination to Goa in India, from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Bahrain International Airport<\/span><span>, helping strengthen \u201c<\/span><span>tourism, business, and trade exchange\u201d between the two countries. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/gulf-air-celebrates-the-launch-of-its-newest-destination-goa-bsdj9vyv\" style=\"\">Press release<\/a><\/span><span>) <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/adnoc\/\">Adnoc<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/also-on-our-radar\/\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/bp\/\">BP<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/customs\/\">customs<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/egypt\/\">Egypt<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/energy\/\">energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"69884\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"69884\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">9<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Around the World<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/03\/30\/russia-india-to-develop-northern-sea-trade-route-plus-ksa-warms-ties-with-china-belgian-tanker-firm-accused-of-carrying-iranian-oil\/\">\r\n                            Russia + India to develop Northern Sea trade route. 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Russia\u2019s Minister of Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Alexei Chekunkov discussed the route <\/span><span style=\"\">with Indian officials this week. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q%3Dhttps:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/india\/russia-talks-with-india-develop-northern-sea-shipping-route-interfax-2023-03-29\/%26sa%3DD%26source%3Ddocs%26ust%3D1680140510498692%26usg%3DAOvVaw3DFfVcbG7JvdvWnHbsHl5J\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> also has the story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">AND- Saudi Arabia strengthens ties with China with SCO membership: <\/span><span style=\"\">The Saudi cabinet <\/span><span style=\"\">has approved the decision to join the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eng.sectsco.org\/\" style=\"\">Shanghai Cooperation Organization<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">(SCO) on Wednesday, according to state news agency <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/viewstory.php?lang%3Den%26newsid%3D2439086\" style=\"\">SPA<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">. The Kingdom is now a \u201cdialogue partner\u201d in the SCO, a first step in the process ahead of granting it full membership \u201cin the mid-term,\u201d sources told <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/riyadh-joins-shanghai-cooperation-organization-ties-with-beijing-grow-2023-03-29\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The SCO is a union spanning most of Eurasia, including China, India, and Russia, to discuss political and security matters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">PLUS- <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Belgian tanker company <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronav.com\/en\/about-euronav\/about-euronav\/\" style=\"\">Euronav<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> accused of carrying Iranian oil: <\/span><span style=\"\">Pressure group <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com\/about\" style=\"\">United Against Nuclear Iran<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> has accused the NYSE-listed Euronav of bypassing US sanctions and shipping and trading in Iranian oil by shipping and trading in Iranian oil. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-tankers-oil-smuggling-euronav-vietnam-2542bc255f5c8b847719c09d4548e40b\" style=\"\">Associated Press<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">) <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/around-the-world\/\">AROUND THE WORLD<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>\n                <!-- <span 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18-20 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transportevents.com\/ForthcomingEventsdetails.aspx?EventID%3DEVE191\" style=\"\">Intermodal Africa<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Durban International Convention Centre, South Africa. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25-27 April (Saturday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/wcs\/\" style=\"\">World Cargo Symposium<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel and Conference Centre, Istanbul, Turkey. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MAY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">4 May (Tuesday): Deadline to submit proposals for the design, construction, finance, operation, and maintenance of the Salalah-Thamrait trucking road in Oman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-11 May (Thursday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theairportshow.com\/en-gb\/visit\/why-attend.html\" style=\"\">Airport Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Sheikh Saeed Halls 1-2, DWTC, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-12 May (Thursday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transportlogistic.de\/en\/visitors\/planning-your-visit\/tickets\/?_gl%3D1*b4orj0*_ga*MTkwNzE4NTk0OC4xNjc3MDc3Njc1*_ga_4XZZZZG19V*MTY3ODg5NTM3OC4xLjEuMTY3ODg5NTM5OS4wLjAuMA..\" style=\"\">transport logistic<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Trade Fair Center Messe M\u00fcnchen, Munich, Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>10-12 May (Friday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africanaviationsummit.com\/\" style=\"\">The African Aviation Summit: Air Finance Africa Conference & Exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15 May (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exportsfdi.enterprise.press\/index.html\" style=\"\">Exports + FDI Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, Cairo, Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-16 May (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/template\/live\/go\/10675\/0?%26pk_campaign%3Dlisting%26pk_kwd%3DAF%26pk_source%3Dterrapinn%26pk_medium%3Dlink\" style=\"\">Middle East Rail<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-16 May (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/exhibition\/mobility-live-me\/\" style=\"\">Mobility Live Middle East<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-17 May (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.globalfleet.com\/\" style=\"\">Global Fleet Conference<\/a><\/span><span>, Cascais, Portugal<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-18 May (Saturday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transportevents.com\/ForthcomingEventsdetails.aspx?EventID%3DEVE193\" style=\"\">Baltic and Black Sea Ports & Shipping<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Radisson Hotel & Suites, Gdansk, Poland. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-18 May (Saturday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seatrademaritime-middleeast.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Seatrade Maritime Logistics Middle East<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-18 May (Saturday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/ighc\/\" style=\"\">IATA Ground Handling Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center, Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">18 May (Monday): UN-Turkey-Russia Black Sea grain agreement extension expires.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>24 May (Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2023.fleetandmobilitysummit.com\/\" style=\"\">Fleet and Mobility Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JUNE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>6-7 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portscustomsweek.com\/\" style=\"\">Ports and Customs Week<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Cape Town, South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JULY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-17 July (Thursday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/events-and-conferences\/levitate-conference-the-premier-event-for-the-drone-industry-announced-kvkgrtuc\" style=\"\">The Levitate Conference and Exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, St. Regis Amman Hotel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>24-25 July (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neventum.com\/tradeshows\/icsg-istanbul\" style=\"\">ICSG Istanbul<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar Convention & Exhibition Centre, Istanbul. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">SEPTEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>20-22 September (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transportevolution.com\/\" style=\"\">Transport Evolution Africa Forum and Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC Complex (Durban ICC), South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">OCTOBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>3-5 October (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermobility-africa.com\/sma-summit\/\" style=\"\">Smarter Mobility Africa Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">2H2023: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Construction of Neom\u2019s first hydrogen fueling station will kick off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-13 February (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/middleeast.breakbulk.com\/home\" 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