{"id":70577,"date":"2023-05-08T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=70577"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T12:32:18","slug":"mena-wide-rail-link-coming","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/issues\/mena-wide-rail-link-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"MENA-wide rail link coming?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"70579\" 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=\"70579\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">What we're tracking today<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 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      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/374.jpg?fit=1568%2C9999&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"70580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/08\/today-gcc-is-planning-a-unified-schengen-like-visa-maersk-sees-top-bottom-line-fall-in-best-quarter-of-the-year\/374-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/374.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"374.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/374.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/374.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-70579\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-70579 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-what-were-tracking-today tag-enterprise-logistics tag-gcc tag-india tag-investment tag-maersk tag-saudi-arabia tag-uae tag-us tag-what-were-tracking-today wpautop 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\/5\/.ef99b84c-c453-46d7-a05d-1cd8fcf78a73.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Good morning, lovely people. <\/span><span style=\"\">We have some major updates from across the region on<\/span><span> everything from railways to maritime shipping and investment for you this morning.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> But first, we have some news of our own\u2026<\/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;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exportsfdi.enterprise.press\/registration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/375.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<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\">We\u2019re only one week away from meeting with some of you at the Enterprise Exports and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">FDI Forum, taking place at the Four Seasons at the Nile Plaza on Monday, 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\">We\u2019re proud to announce that our friend Khaled Morsy<\/span><span>,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> CEO of DB Schenker Egypt is joining us for the forum. Are you?<\/span><span> Khaled Morsy is going to be speaking on his experience in bringing together multinationals and local suppliers. He will be joined on stage by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Tarek Kamel<\/span><span>, CEO of Nestle Egypt and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Omar Elsahy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, CEO of Amazon Egypt who will explain what multinationals look for in local providers and what it takes to become part of their 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\">They\u2019re not the only ones:<\/span><span> Among the CEOs, top execs, bankers, and development finance folks speaking at the conference are:  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Mark Wylie<\/span><span>, CEO of Beyti; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Shady William<\/span><span>, managing director of IDG; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Mohamed Talaat Khalifa<\/span><span>, CEO of Concrete; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Hossam Sallab<\/span><span>, CEO and vice-chairman, Sallab Group and Royal Ceramica; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Abdallah Sallam<\/span><span>, CEO of Madinet Masr; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Kareem Abou Ghaly<\/span><span>, chairman and CEO of Pasta Regina; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Tarek Hosny<\/span><span>, head of investments and projects at Fertiglobe; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Helmi Ghazi, <\/span><span>deputy CEO of HSBC Egypt; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Nadia El-Tawil<\/span><span>, investment officer at AfricInvest; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Mostafa Bedeir<\/span><span>, CEO, Giza Seeds and Herbs; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Nada El Ahwal<\/span><span>, CSO, Transmar; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Hassan Massoud<\/span><span>, associate director and head of private equity (Southern Mediterranean), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Hossam Abou Moussa<\/span><span>, partner at APIS; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Yassir Zouaoui<\/span><span>, partner at McKinsey; and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Mohamed El Gebely,<\/span><span style=\"\"> Team Leader at USAID Trade.<\/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\">Topics and live interviews will include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Why exports and FDI are the way forward and what lessons have worked from around the world;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">How to attract foreign partners and figure out what they are looking for;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">What lessons can we draw from white goods, fertilizers, and garments exporters who have increased our exports;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">What are the fundamentals to creating an export and \/ or FDI strategy;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">How industrial clusters could expedite exports and FDI and is a possibly avenue for SME development;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">What are the industries of tomorrow around which we can export and bring in FDI.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span><br \/>For the full agenda please click <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exportsfdi.enterprise.press\/index.html#agenda\" 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 style=\"font-weight:700\">** Have you confirmed your attendance? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Invitations have been sent out over the past few weeks. If you have yet to confirm your attendance and would still like to join us, please reply to the invitation with an RSVP.<\/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\">WANT TO BECOME A COMMERCIAL PARTNER?<\/span><span> Ping a note to Moustafa, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"mailto:mtaalab@inktankir.com\" style=\"\">our head of commercial, here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">.<\/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;\"><\/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- The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE  and India are reportedly in talks over a <\/span><span style=\"\">major infrastructure project that would see Arab countries linked by rail and the region connected to India via ports. <\/span><span style=\"\">Officials from the four countries were reportedly set to meet yesterday to discuss plans for the project.<\/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=\"font-weight:700\">PSA- Motorists on the King Fahd Causeway linking Bahrain and KSA can now pay <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">for their transit electronically via new \u201cJisr\u201d app:<\/span><span> The King Fahd Causeway Authority\u2019s (KFCA) new app means that travelers will no longer need to stop to settle their bill and can instead settle electronically, according to a KFCA <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/K_F_Causeway\/status\/1654443738893090816\" style=\"\">tweet<\/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=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Egypt hikes diesel prices by 14%:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The Egyptian government has raised the price of diesel \u2014 <\/span><span>the main fuel used by vehicles that transport goods across the country \u2014 by EGP 1.00 to EGP 8.25 per liter as of Thursday night, the country\u2019s Oil Ministry <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid0Kiavd2JrZtKUF697QysqmaGqDmSqj4UUnY1w5SnVSacPbbRwerPaZiQ4ccSEVTtBl\" style=\"\">said<\/a><\/span><span> on Wednesday. The price of diesel has now risen 22% since last July, when the government <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/59629508-f337-48ec-b80c-092a43eecb30\" style=\"\">increased the price<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> for the first time in years following the commodities shock triggered by the war in Ukraine.<\/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\">Egypt generated a current account surplus for the first time since 2014 in 2Q FY <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">2022-2023<\/span><span> due primarily to falling imports, according to Enterprise calculations based on <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/203.pdf\" style=\"\">central bank figures (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span> released Wednesday. The current account turned to a USD 1.41 bn surplus during the October-December period, compared to deficits of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/068fdc8e-f0e1-4a03-b8dc-42fed7ad7ffc\" style=\"\">USD 3.8 bn<\/a><\/span><span> in the same period a year earlier and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/22b06fff-11f8-4f9a-9e59-2a5803beae53\" style=\"\">USD 3.19 bn<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the previous quarter.<\/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\">Key drivers for the improvement were a 20% decline in imports<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, which fell to USD 17.99 bn from USD 22.48 bn a year earlier, primarily due to the import restrictions imposed last year in response to the FX shortage. Meanwhile, the country exported USD 11.54 bn worth of goods during the quarter, down 3% y-o-y but up from almost USD 10 bn in the previous quarter. Suez Canal receipts also rose 17% to USD 1.97 bn, up from USD USD 1.7 bn a year earlier. Revenues were down slightly from USD 2 bn from 1Q.<\/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=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>  <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maersk.com\/\" style=\"\">AP Moller<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maersk.com\/\" style=\"\"><\/a><\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maersk.com\/\" style=\"\">Maersk<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> top + bottom line fall in 1Q 2023:<\/span><span style=\"\"> AP Moller Maersk<\/span><span> reported USD 2.3 bn in consolidated net income in 1Q 2023, falling 66% y-o-y, while revenues fell 26% y-o-y to USD 14.2 bn, according to <\/span><span>the company\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/324.pdf\" style=\"\">earnings release<\/a><\/span><span>. The<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> company attributed the decline in its bottom line to the normalization of supply and demand in global trade during the last two quarters, especially affecting their Ocean division, which witnessed lower freight rates and volumes. Although revenues in their logistics division fared well, its bottom line was impacted by cost increases. Despite the falling top and bottom lines, the company paid out USD 10.9 bn in dividends to its shareholders.<\/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\">2023 outlook: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The company expects volume declines to stabilize by the end of 2023, though it noted that it expects 1Q to be the best quarter of the financial year. <\/span><\/p>\n<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\">AfCFTA could boost African trade by more than 50%, IMF says:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The implementation of the <\/span><span>African Continental FreeTrade Agreement (AfCFTA), along with some comprehensive trade reforms, including tariff reductions, could boost the flow of goods between African countries by 53%, according to a recent <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/347.pdf\" style=\"\">IMF report (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. Trade between the continent and other regions could also rise 15%, while Africa\u2019s median GDP could rise by 1.25%, the report added. The reforms that could help unlock AfCTFTA\u2019s full potential once it comes into effect at the end of the decade include a unification of Africa\u2019s trade policy, the development of regional value chains and a diversified trading portfolio. <\/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\">DATA POINT- Global food prices rose 0.6% m-o-m to 127.2 points <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">in April<\/span><span>, while falling 19.7% <\/span><span>y-o-y<\/span><span> as prices continue to fall from last year\u2019s record highs, according to the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/worldfoodsituation\/foodpricesindex\/en\/\" style=\"\">UN food price index<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The slight upward trend in April was due to increases in the prices of sugar and meat. However, cereals, dairy, and vegetable oil prices dropped, continuing a downward trend. <\/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;\"><\/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\">WATCH THIS SPACE #1- GCC plans to introduce Schengen-style visa: <\/span><span style=\"\">GCC member countries are discussing the possibility of introducing a tourist visa emulating the Schengen <\/span><span>to attract tourists from the US, Europe, and Asia and to have them stay for longer periods, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/life-and-living\/visa-and-immigration-in-uae\/schengen-style-visa-for-uae-other-gcc-countries-to-attract-more-long-haul-tourists-increase-length\" style=\"\">Khaleej Times<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports. Discussions about a unified visa have been taking place at the ministerial level, Bahrain\u2019s Tourism Minister Fatima Al Saraifi reportedly said at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai last week, according to the news outlet.<\/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\">WATCH THIS SPACE #2- Iraq and Turkey could resume oil exports in two weeks:<\/span><span style=\"\"> An agreement for the resumption of crude  <\/span><span>oil exports from Iraq\u2019s autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkey\u2019s Port of Ceyhan is expected to be reached within two weeks, following an <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/edition\/logistics\/552218a8-9ba7-4143-bbf3-6bef9f47f2f6\" style=\"\">arbitration case<\/a><\/span><span> that halted the delivery of some 450k barrels per day (bbl \/ d), Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdel Ghani reportedly said at a conference on Wednesday, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/baghdad-krg-yet-reach-deal-resume-oil-exports-iraqi-oil-minister-2023-05-03\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The Iraqi government has yet to reach an agreement with the Kurdish side over the logistics of the bank account where the oil revenues are to be deposited, Abdel Ghani reportedly said, though another source told Reuters that the delay in the progress of resuming exports is political, not technical. <\/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 delays are not just on the Iraqi side<\/span><span>, however, as Turkish officials must check a pipeline that was damaged by the recent earthquakes, Abdel Ghani said, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-05-03\/iraq-says-no-deal-yet-with-turkey-on-resuming-ceyhan-oil-flows?leadSource=uverify%20wall\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/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\">DMCC holds roadshow in UK:<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmcc.ae\/\" style=\"\">Dubai Multi Commodities Center<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> (DMCC), the UAE's largest freetrade zone, hosted its Made For Trade Live global <\/span><span>roadshow in London to boost bilateral trade between the UAE and the UK, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/dmcc-pitches-uae-uk-bilateral-trade-to-business-leaders-at-global-trade-roadshow-in-london-mgmh2ki0\" style=\"\">Zawya<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports. The event highlighted the perks of Dubai\u2019s business environment for companies seeking to expand. DMCC executives briefed 150 business leaders from several industries on the ease of conducting business in Dubai, highlighting its \u201cresilience to global economic headwinds, its low inflationary environment and business-friendly policies, which have cemented its reputation as an international business and trade hub.\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\">QFZ discusses investment with US firms<\/span><span style=\"\">: CEO of Qatar Free Zones Authority <\/span><span style=\"\">Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani<\/span><span>discussed policy and trade, as well as potential investments available to US companies in Qatar\u2019s freezones during a roundtable organized by the US Chamber of Commerce on the sidelines of the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectusasummit.us\/\" style=\"\">SelectUSA Investment Forum<\/a><\/span><span>, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QatarFreeZones\/posts\/pfbid0y8GEEfGUKtq3231H95fcvSsARuJ92QKTXSfiDkSsHavraFXAKsRR9Mc4pRmnXurxl\" style=\"\">statement<\/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<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">            Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily          <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>       <a href=\"logistics\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\">Subscribe here<\/a>      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\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\">MARKET WATCH- The Baltic Dry Index, the Baltic Exchange\u2019s main sea freight <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">index, fell to a three-week low last week<\/span><span>, despite inching up on Friday on stronger demand in the capesize segment, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/baltic-index-marks-first-weekly-fall-in-three\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports. The overall index \u2014 which takes into account the rates for capesize, panamax, and supramax shipping vessels \u2014 was down 1.1% last week. The capesize index rose 3.6% during the week, its third consecutive weekly rise, while the supramax index fell nine points as well. Baltic Dry tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk goods.<\/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\">The <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloudme02.infosalons.biz\/reg\/AIRPORT23DU\/?utm_source=pressrelease&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign=register\" style=\"\">Airport Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> is taking place between 9-11 May at the Dubai World Trade <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Centre.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The event will see hundreds of experts in the aviation industry gather to discuss topics crucial to the sector.<\/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 Jordanian-Iraqi Business and Finance Forum kicks off in Amman, Jordan o<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">n 20 June<\/span><span>, Jordanian news agency <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petra.gov.jo\/Include\/InnerPage.jsp?ID=49835&lang=en&name=en_news\" style=\"\">Petra<\/a><\/span><span> reports<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The event aims to promote bilateral trade and investments and will see participation from Jordanian and Iraqi investors, businesses and government officials, in addition to international participants. The IT, tech, real estate, contracting, construction, industrial, energy, and mining sectors will be the focus of the forum.<\/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.itp.events\/LeadersinLogisticsKSASummit?lang=en\" style=\"\">The Leaders in Logistics KSA Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> will be held in Riyadh on 5 September. <\/span><span style=\"\">The <\/span><span>summit will dive into the kingdom\u2019s logistics-focused national initiatives, as well as how the supply chain and logistics industries can help the kingdom achieve its sustainability targets. 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for a major<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> infrastructure project that would see Arab countries in the Levant and the Gulf linked by rail<\/span><span style=\"\"> and the region connected to India via ports, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/05\/06\/saudi-arabia-india-railway-middle-east-biden\" style=\"\">Axios<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> quotes sources with knowledge of the plan as saying. The US-led initiative reportedly seeks to rival China\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/backgrounder\/chinas-massive-belt-and-road-initiative\" style=\"\">Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> logistical mega project and to counteract growing Chinese influence in the region. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was scheduled to meet with Saudi, Emirati, and Indian counterparts <\/span><span style=\"\">yesterday <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">to discuss the plan, sources told Axios. <\/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 big driver is a push to rival China\u2019s involvement in MENA: <\/span><span style=\"\">\u201cNobody said it out loud but it was about China from day one,\u201d a former senior Israeli official involved in the discussions told Axios. China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative has <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/542003b2-08db-4b0a-b415-2a764664d1e4\" style=\"\">lent bns of USD<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to infrastructure projects in the MENA region and other low-income countries, including in 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\">Background:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The proposed logistical corridor\u2019s roots go back to multilateral talks between the USA, UAE, Israel, and India. Israel\u2019s suggestion that the region work with the US towards establishing a logistical corridor during the<\/span><span> I2U2 forum \u2014 which includes the US, Israel, the UAE, and India \u2014 was<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> picked up by the Biden administration, which expanded its scope by getting Saudi Arabia onboard. Although there have yet to be any official statements on the subject, Sullivan has made references to the general strategy in recent statements, Axios notes, citing Sullivan\u2019s reference to a more \u201cinterconnected Middle East.\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 does Israel have to do with it?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> While Israel is not part of this initiative at the moment, the country could be folded into the plans in the future as part of efforts to further normalize relations with the country in the region, Axios quotes the sources as saying.<\/span><\/p>\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\/india\/\">India<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/infrastructure\/\">INFRASTRUCTURE<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/rail\/\">RAIL<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/railway\/\">railway<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/uae\/\">UAE<\/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=\"70584\" 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=\"70584\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Rail<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/08\/neom-awards-eur-1-4-bn-contract-for-railway-linking-oxagon-with-the-line\/\">\r\n                            Neom awards EUR 1.4 contract for railway linking Oxagon with The Line                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/08\/neom-awards-eur-1-4-bn-contract-for-railway-linking-oxagon-with-the-line\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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A joint venture by Italy-based <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webuildgroup.com\/en\" style=\"\">Webuild<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> and KSA\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/sajco\/?originalSubdomain=sa\" style=\"\">Shibh Al-Jazira Contracting<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (SAJCO) will reportedly undertake construction of the new route, dubbed Connector South. <\/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\">Details: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The 75 km-long rail link will include 14 viaducts, road and railway underpasses, a freight line, as well as infrastructure maintenance depots and auxiliary facilities, the agency reported. The connection will cut south from The Line to Neom City station, transiting via Neom Bay Mansions and Neom Bay Airport before reaching the end of the line at Oxagon. <\/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 on board: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.egis-group.com\/\" style=\"\">Egis<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> subsidiary <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auditsafe.com.br\/\" style=\"\">AuditSafe<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> and French railway certification agency <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.certifer.fr\/en\/home\" style=\"\">Certifer<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> were <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/egis-and-certifer-appointed-as-an-independent-safety-assessor-for-neoms-the-line-urban-development-project-as8zk4js\" style=\"\">brought on board<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> as independent safety auditors for the project late last year. <\/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 still to come:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Tenders for additional contracts that will see construction of tunnels linking the new railway with adjoining developments are still underway, the report 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\">About Oxagon:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The floating industrial complex project was <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neom.com\/en-us\/newsroom\/hrh-prince-announces-oxagon\" style=\"\">launched in November 2021<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> and is centered around the Duba seaport on Neom\u2019s southwest corner. It is composed of both onshore and floating offshore elements and is slated to be a tech and industry hub with an emphasis on sustainable energy, robotics, sustainable food production, and digital manufacturing.<\/span><span> Residents will begin to inhabit the city by 2024, according to Neom\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neom.com\/en-us\/about\" style=\"\">website<\/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\">About The Line: <\/span><span style=\"\">Construction on the linear city that is slated to house 1 mn residents began in January 2021. The project is a world-first and will see mirror-faced high-rises linked along a 170 km-long infrastructure corridor. The linear city is centered around inter-linked neighborhoods that are free of automobiles with high levels of digital connectivity and automation. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The first modules of The Line will be activated in 2026 and by 2030.<\/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;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><i>An older version of the story had put the value of the contract at USD 2 bn, based on a report by MEED. A press release published later by WeBuild noted that the value of the contract is EUR 1.4 bn. 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The timeline and cost of the expansion have not been disclosed.<\/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;\">This is the latest move to expand Khalifa Port, which has already seen an AED 4 bn expansion to 8.63 sqkm from 2.43 sqkm, according to the press release. The expansion comes as part of plans to increase handling capacity at Khalifa Port by 2030 to 15 mn TEUs per year, and general cargo handling capacity to 25 mn tons, the press release said.<\/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 they said: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">\u201cThe addition of the drydock services is a strategic move aimed at driving growth and enhancing the company\u2019s competitive position in the market,\u201d Managing Director and CEO Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi said in the press release. The expansion is part of the group's \u201ccommitment to provide our clients with the best possible services and solutions,\u201d and enhance Abu Dhabi\u2019s position as a leading hub for global trade, Shamisi 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\">Background:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The port serves more than 25 container shipping lines, linking more than 70 international destinations directly. Its shipping operator tenants include <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lines.coscoshipping.com\/\" style=\"\">COSCO<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msc.com\/\" style=\"\">MSC<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cma-cgm.com\/\" style=\"\">CMA CGM<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">. The group has not only been expanding its flagship port, but also plans to expand its fleet with a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/edition\/logistics\/708b1d27-bbba-459d-86d3-2503d8018ebf\" style=\"\">AED 1 bn<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> purchase of five bulk carriers.<\/span><\/p>\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\/ad-ports\/\">AD Ports<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/maritime\/\">maritime<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                       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style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwandair.com\/\" style=\"\">RwandAir<\/a><\/span><span>, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrcargo.com\/s\/company\/press-releases\/a0z4K000004Sf8nQAC\/qatar-airways-cargo-launches-kigali-africa-hub-in-partnership-with-rwandair\" style=\"\">press release<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The hub will have Boeing 777 aircraft go back and forth between Kigali and Doha twice 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\">What they said:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> \u201cCustomers will benefit from a reliable intra-African network through the hub, enhanced levels of services, and cost synergies,\u201d Chief Officer Cargo Guillaume Halleux said, according to the release.<\/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> Qatar Airways Cargo provided consultations to RwandAir Cargo to improve its cargo handling performance in the lead-up to the launch of the cargo hub, according to the press release. This included a detailed action plan for operational enhancements, and a roadmap to improve its warehouse infrastructure, the press release said.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\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\/aviation\/\">AVIATION<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/cargo\/\">CARGO<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/qatar\/\">Qatar<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Qatari superapp <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snoonu.com\/\" style=\"\">Snoonu<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> has raised USD 12 mn in a series B round led by <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/qatar-development-bank\/\" style=\"\">Qatar<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/qatar-development-bank\/\" style=\"\">Development Bank<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> and several other investors<\/span><span>, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/snoonu-qatar_snoonu-qatardevelopmentbank-unicorn-activity-7059532900454572033-fZYc?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span>. This marks the first time a Qatari startup has raised a series B round, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulf-times.com\/article\/660282\/business\/qatar-tech-startup-snoonu-raises-12mn-in-qatar-development-bank-led-funding\" style=\"\">Gulf Times<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports. The funds will be used to accelerate the company\u2019s growth, develop its in-house tech and boost marketing efforts, Gulf Times quotes founder and CEO Hamad Al Hajri as saying. <\/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 Snoonu:<\/span><span>Founded in 2019 <\/span><span>by Al Hajri <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hamadmubarkalhajri\/\" style=\"\">(LinkedIn)<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snoonu.com\/\" style=\"\">Snoonu<\/a><\/span><span> is a Qatari superapp that currently delivers food, groceries, cosmetics, gifts, and apparel, among other things. The startup also provides third party logistics services (3PL) and <\/span><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400\">d<\/span><span>ark stores for startups and SMEs in Qatar. The company raised USD 5 mn in a series A round back in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\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\/qatar\/\">Qatar<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/snoonu\/\">Snoonu<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/start-up-watch\/\">START UP WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/start-ups\/\">Start ups<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/startup-watch\/\">STARTUP WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/superapps\/\">superapps<\/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=\"70592\" 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=\"70592\">\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\">Diplomacy<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/08\/syria-re-admitted-to-the-arab-league-after-a-12-year-hiatus-syria-iran-to-boost-trade-ties\/\">\r\n                            Syria re-admitted to the Arab League after a 12-year hiatus + Syria, Iran to boost trade ties                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/08\/syria-re-admitted-to-the-arab-league-after-a-12-year-hiatus-syria-iran-to-boost-trade-ties\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The two presidents and high ranking officials signed the Comprehensive Programme of Strategic and Long-Term Cooperation, along with 14 other cooperation documents, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IRIMFA_EN\/status\/1654048615281639425?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">posted on Twitter by Iran\u2019s foreign ministry. The agreements covered a wide range of sectors including agriculture, oil, transport, free zones, and communications, according to the Syrian ministry statement. <\/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 is seeking a much-needed economic boost from its long-term ally:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Iran has backed Assad\u2019s government since the onset of the Syrian civil war in 2011, providing the country with fuel and credit lines worth bns of USDs, military advisors, and fighters, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/syria-iran-raisi-assad-war-4b053625380914b49fe5f68a8a9514cc\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">reports. Tehran now hopes to benefit from its long-standing support of Assad\u2019s regime, with investments and economic opportunities to help boost its own struggling economy. Raisi\u2019s visit marks the first visit by an Iranian president to Syria since 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<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\">Arab foreign ministers agreed yesterday to re-admit Syria to the Arab <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">League<\/span><span style=\"\">, following a minister-level meeting held at the league\u2019s headquarters in Cairo, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/388.pdf\" style=\"\">a communique (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The decision ends a 12-year suspension of Syria\u2019s membership in the league, which began when protests against President Bashar Al Assad turned violent in 2011. <\/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 transport corridor connecting Turkmenistan with Iran, Iraq, and Turkey is in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">pipeline for sometime \u201cin the future,\u201d<\/span><span style=\"\"> Turkmenistan's President, Serdar Berdimuhamedov announced at the International Transit and Transport Corridors: Interaction and Development 2023 conference, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.mehrnews.com\/news\/200229\/Turkmenistan-Iran-Iraq-Turkey-transit-corridor-to-be-set-up\" style=\"\">Mehr News Agency<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">reports. <\/span><\/p>\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\/diplomacy\/\">DIPLOMACY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/syria\/\">Syria<\/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=\"70594\" 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=\"70594\">\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\">Logistics in the News<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/08\/a-reglobalization-trend-emerges-as-geopolitical-tensions-rise\/\">\r\n                            A \u201creglobalization\u201d trend emerges as geopolitical tensions rise                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/08\/a-reglobalization-trend-emerges-as-geopolitical-tensions-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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International supply chains are expected to drastically change in upcoming years as a result of this trend.<\/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 main actors in the \u201creglobalization\u201d trend are US + China: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">US tariffs, export restrictions, and subsidies have prompted US companies to diversify their imports away from China, with Mexico becoming a major US sourcing alternative to China, Bloomberg writes. Smartphone manufacturers like Apple, for example, are working to reduce dependence on China as a trade war between the US and China escalates. Meanwhile, China\u2019s industrial policies have led it to become the largest exporter of EVs, while Vietnam has emerged as another hub for companies looking to diversify away from China. <\/span><\/p>\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\/china\/\">China<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\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\/supply-chain\/\">supply chain<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/us\/\">US<\/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=\"70596\" 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=\"70596\">\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\">Also on Our Radar<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/05\/08\/wizz-air-transavia-france-introduce-new-mena-routes-plus-qardy-invests-in-nosco-qfz-chairman-holds-bilateral-talks\/\">\r\n                            Wizz Air + Transavia France introduce new MENA routes. 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The budget airline has received a new Airbus A321neo aircraft which it has allocated to its hub in Warsaw, Poland.<\/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\">Transavia France <\/span><span style=\"\">will inaugurate<\/span><span style=\"\">a new once-a-week<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> winter route <\/span><span style=\"\">to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Aqaba, Jordan <\/span><span style=\"\">as of 3 November, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationsourcenews.com\/airline\/transavia-france-to-launch-winter-aqaba\/\" style=\"\">Aviation Source News<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">.<\/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;\">TRUCKING- <\/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\">Qardy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> to provide EGP 100 mn to NOSCO under partnership agreement: <\/span><span style=\"\">Online <\/span><span style=\"\">lending marketplace <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eqardy.com\/\" style=\"\">Qardy<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> will provide Egyptian trucking firm the National Company for Transportation and Overseas Service Company (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noscoegypt.com\/\" style=\"\">NOSCO<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">) with a diversified set of financial products intended to help boost its growth and expansion plans under a partnership agreement, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/5\/372.pdf\" style=\"\">press release (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The partnership will begin with an initial transaction valued at EGP 100 mn.<\/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 partnership will enable NOSCO to offer its clients diversified facilities to \u201coptimize their cashflow cycles,\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the statement said. Details regarding NOSCO\u2019s expansion plans and the specific financial products Qardy will offer NOSCO as part of this partnership were not disclosed. <\/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\">ICYMI: <\/span><span style=\"\">EGX-listed Egytrans\u2019 board of directors <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/7ab09fe2-4afa-4b8e-b46c-dcdf74343636\" style=\"\">approved the acquisition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> of NOSCO via a share swap last month. The transaction, valued at around EGP 174.1 mn, according to our math, will see Egytrans acquire 99.9% of NOSCO's shares. The acquisition is conditional on Egytrans' shareholders' approval on 14 May, and comes as part of Egytrans' expansion strategy to target larger logistics projects by leveraging NOSCO's fleet and technical expertise. <\/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;\">ZONES- <\/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\">QFZ chairman holds bilateral talks with key stakeholders in zones, shipping + <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">customs:<\/span><span style=\"\">Policy alignment, sector priorities and mutual cooperation were key topics of discussion during bilateral talks between<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.5pt;\"> Qatar FreeZones Authority Chairman Ahmad Al Sayed and representatives from<\/span><span> DP World, the World Customs Organization, and the UAE\u2019s <\/span><span 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post-70598 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-around-the-world tag-around-the-world tag-e-commerce tag-enterprise-logistics tag-shopify wpautop 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\/5\/.b274b3f9-8cb5-44bf-82ed-c16ed1b12423.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Canada\u2019s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Shopify to sell off its logistics businesses as part of a restructuring: <\/span><span style=\"\">E<\/span><span>-commerce platform <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/\" style=\"\">Shopify<\/a><\/span><span> will sell off its logistics and warehousing divisions to end-to-end shipping company <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flexport.com\/\" style=\"\">Flexport<\/a><\/span><span>, in what it is saying is a move to refocus its business, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/flexport-acquires-shopify-logistics-expanding-its-global-services-into-last-mile-and-e-commerce-fulfillment-becoming-their-official-logistics-partner-301815739.html?tc=eml_cleartime\" style=\"\">press release<\/a><\/span><span>. Flexport will acquire last-mile delivery company <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deliverr.com\/\" style=\"\">Deliverr<\/a><\/span><span> \u2014 <\/span><span>which Shopify had bought less than a year ago for USD 2.1 bn \u2014 for an undisclosed amount. The transaction will see Shopify acquire stock representing some 13% of equity in Flexport, bringing its stake in the company to the \u201chigh teens,\u201d the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/flexport-buys-shopify-logistics-operations-sets-up-rivalry-with-amazon-15a9f5bc\" style=\"\">Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports. The transaction should close by the end of 1H 2023, the press release said. <\/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\">Shopify will also be selling off its fulfillment solutions provider <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/6river.com\/\" style=\"\">6 River Systems<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocado.com\/webshop\/startWebshop.do?clkInTab=Home\" style=\"\">Ocado<\/a><\/span><span>, an online grocery fulfillment specialist, for an undisclosed amount, according to a separate <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ocadogroup.com\/media\/statements\/6river-systems\/\" 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\">Expect layoffs: <\/span><span>While some employees will move to Flexport or Ocado, an estimated 20% of employees are expected to be laid off as a result of the structural changes, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.shopify.com\/important-team-and-business-changes\" style=\"\">letter<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> CEO Tobi Lutke wrote to employees last 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: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\">China\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/backgrounder\/chinas-massive-belt-and-road-initiative\" style=\"\">Belt and Road Initiative<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> will extend to Afghanistan<\/span><span style=\"\">, after China and Pakistan <\/span><span>came to an agreement with the Taliban on Saturday, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-05-07\/china-s-belt-and-road-to-enter-afghanistan-in-taliban-s-victory?leadSource=uverify%20wall\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span> reports. The Taliban\u2019s top diplomat, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad, where they pledged to cooperate to reconstruct Afghanistan, including through the expansion of the USD 60 bn China-Pakistan economic belt to the nation, the news outlet reports. 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The network consists of six autonomous drones which will perform 18 daily flights in the 120 <\/span><span style=\"\">squared<\/span><span style=\"\"> km area of the Antwerp port. The drones will help facilitate \u201csmooth, safe and sustainable operations in the complex,\u201d <\/span><span style=\"\">by \u201cenabling<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> port authorities to manage, inspect and supervise the area\u201d from an aerial perspective, according to the statement.<\/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 will be the first ever implementation of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights on such a scale<\/span><span style=\"\">, according to the statement. <\/span><span style=\"\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">drones will be controlled remotely from a command and control center. The drones were built by Brussels-based drone software and hardware creator Skeydrone, and its framework was approved as appropriate and safe by the Belgian Civil Authority and European Union Aviation Safety Agency, who gave them the greenlight to begin operations, according to the release. <\/span><\/p>\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\/antwerp-port\/\">Antwerp Port<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/drone\/\">drone<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/on-your-way-out\/\">ON YOUR WAY 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">May: The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) plans to hand over a new 1k-meter container berth to the East Port Said Port.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>May: The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f534b97d-e913-458e-bfd0-7af5813d916a\" style=\"\">Arab<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f534b97d-e913-458e-bfd0-7af5813d916a\" style=\"\">Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> will roll out its first locally-made electric cargo transport vehicle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-4 May (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectusasummit.us\/\" style=\"\">Select USA Investment Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, National Harbor, Maryland, USA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-4 May (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtm.com\/atm\/en-gb\/lp\/register-now.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=atm23_visprom_bof&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6cKiBhD5ARIsAKXUdybcJ-KogZXo4WoC97yU2g11CabyqjBg1UicPz6xZ5dZJgqqdoXVH8oaAqQkEALw_wcB\" style=\"\">Arabian Travel Market<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, DWTC, 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:400;\">4 May (Thursday): 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>8-10 May (Monday-Wednesday) <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teflasg2f2.com\/participation.html\" style=\"\">Global Green Future Fuel (G2F2)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Meridien Hotel, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-11 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/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 (Tuesday-Friday): <\/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=1*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 (Wednesday-Friday): <\/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 (Monday): <\/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 (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/template\/live\/go\/10675\/0?&pk_campaign=listing&pk_kwd=AF&pk_source=terrapinn&pk_medium=link\" 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 (Monday-Tuesday): <\/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>15-16 May (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/exhibition\/roads-traffic\/index.stm\" style=\"\">The Road and Traffic Expo<\/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 (Monday-Wednesday): <\/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 style=\"\">15-19 May (Monday-Tuesday):<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uaemaritimeweek.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">The UAE Maritime Week<\/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=\"\">16-17 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caaid.net\/\" style=\"\">Africa Forum of Investment and Commerce<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Sheraton Hotel, Algiers, Algeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-18 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/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>, 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 (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transportevents.com\/ForthcomingEventsdetails.aspx?EventID=EVE193\" 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 (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/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 (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/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 (Thursday): 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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">18-19 May (Thursday-Friday): XIV International Russia\u2014Islamic Wold: KazanForum, Kazan Expo, Kazan, Russia<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>24 May (Wednesday): <\/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>29-31 May (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ltlexpo.ly\/en\/#\" style=\"\">Translogistica Libya 2023<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Misurata, Libya.<\/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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">June: Suez Canal Economic Zone holds a roadshow in Delhi. <\/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>12-15 June (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudipp.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Plastics & Petrochem<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, KSA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-16 June (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mt-its2023.eurecom.fr\/\" style=\"\">International Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Nice, France. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>20-23 June (Tuesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trb.secure-platform.com\/a\/page\/marinetransport\" style=\"\">Conference on the Marine Transportation System Innovative Science and Technologies Toward Greater Sustainability<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Washington, DC, 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;\">JULY<\/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;\">1 July (Saturday): A new greenfield liquid bulk terminal in Khalifa Port Abu Dhabi will kick off operations.<\/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\">SEPTEMBE<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">R<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>5 September (Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itp.events\/LeadersinLogisticsKSASummit?lang=en#\/?lang=en\" style=\"\">The Leaders in Logistics KSA Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh. <\/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\">NOVEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1 November (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartmaritimenetwork.com\/dubai-conference-2022\/\" style=\"\">Smart Maritime Network Dubai Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Conrad Dubai, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-15 November (Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sclsaudi.com\/\" style=\"\">Supply Chain & Logistics Arabia<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Narcissus, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15 November (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itp.events\/LeadersinLogisticsSummit?lang=en#\/?lang=en\" style=\"\">Leaders in Logistics UAE 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>21-23 November (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/informaconnect.com\/intermobility-expo\/\" style=\"\">Intermobility Expo 2023<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE.<\/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>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:400;\">2H2023: Expansion of Baghdad International Airport to begin.<\/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 style=\"font-weight:700\">FEBRUARY 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\" style=\"\">Breakbulk Middle East conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai Trade Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-15 February (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanairexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">African Air Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Cape Town. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>28 February-1 March (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menatransport.org\/website\/3387\/\" style=\"\">MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition 2024<\/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\">MARCH 2024<\/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;\">12-14 March (Tuesday- Thursday): IATA World Cargo Symposium, Hong Kong International Airport.<\/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 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2-3 May (Thursday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/genevadry.com\/\" style=\"\">Geneva Dry<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Geneva, Switzerland, Hotel President Wilson.<\/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;\">2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Iraq will complete <\/span><span 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