{"id":72487,"date":"2023-08-02T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=72487"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:02:30","slug":"rhine-river-troubles-dubai-scraps-freeze-on-shipping-operators-charge-increases","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/issues\/rhine-river-troubles-dubai-scraps-freeze-on-shipping-operators-charge-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhine river troubles + Dubai scraps freeze on shipping operators\u2019 charge increases"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"72489\" 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=\"72489\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n  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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\/8\/.bf77b119-aea7-4055-a061-6c8f935e8f6a.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, friends. <\/span><span style=\"\">We have a light issue for you today as we near the end of the week,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with the newsflow yesterday bringing us just a few updates from Egypt and the 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\">THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY- The Dubai Maritime Authority has scrapped the freeze on<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Dubai-based shipping operators\u2019 service charges. <\/span><span>Over in Egypt, French appliance firm Mienta<\/span><span>inked an agreement to construct a USD 5 mn 20k sqm factory and warehouse in Egypt\u2019s <\/span><span>Suez Canal Economic Zone<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">\u2019s (SCZone) Sokhna Integrated Industrial Zone.<\/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=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Ukraine lost 180k tons of grain over nine days due to Russian air strikes<\/span><span style=\"\">,<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/ukraine-says-180000-tons-of-grain-destroyed-in-nine-days-of-russian-strikes\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span>reports, citing Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Ministry. Russia has been carrying out <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/3d2cc15f-1b97-406f-baab-739ecf8b4f1b\" style=\"\">regular attacks<\/a><\/span><span> on Ukraine\u2019s ports and grain storage infrastructure after <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/36ebc0ad-a634-4c46-af5f-cbb121405ba6\" style=\"\">exiting<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the Black Sea grain initiative that had allowed Ukraine to export grain unimpeded.<\/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\">DATA POINT #1- <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s port traffic rose by 8% to 14.3k vessels in 2022 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">compared to 2021<\/span><span>, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/8\/31.pdf\" style=\"\">data (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span> from the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stats.gov.sa\/en\" style=\"\">General Authority for Statistics<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The traffic in Jeddah Islamic Port took the lion\u2019s share of ship traffic with 3.9k ships, followed by King Fahd Industrial Port in Yanbu with 2.3k ships, and King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam with 2.17k ships. Saudi ports recorded 228.8 mn tonnes of outbound cargo in 2022, while inbound cargo amounted to 128.6 mn tons. King Fahad Industrial Port recorded the highest amount of exports with 99.04 mn tons, and Jeddah Islamic Port was highest in terms of imports with 33.2 mn tons.<\/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 #2- Hamad International Airport (DOH) handled 1.1 mn tons of cargo <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">in 1H 2023<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qna.org.qa\/en\/News-Area\/News\/2023-07\/31\/0047-hamad-international-airport-records-over-335-increase-in-passenger-traffic-during-first-half-of-2023\" style=\"\">Qatar News Agency<\/a><\/span><span> reports. The airport also saw a <\/span><span>18.1% y-o-y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> increase in aircraft movements during the same period, with 116.3k flights arriving to and departing from the airport. <\/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\"> DATA POINT #3-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Morocco\u2019s trade deficit expanded by 61.6% <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">y-o-y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> to MAD 138 bn <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">in 1H 2023<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/economy\/north-africa\/moroccos-trade-deficit-widens-616-over-first-half-of-year-nryngjk4\" style=\"\">Zawya<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">reports. The country\u2019s imports fell by 1.6% y-o-y during the period to MAD 359 bn, but still exceeded exports valued at MAD 221 bn, a y-o-y rise of 1.9%.<\/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=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Global long-term ocean freight rates hit a two-year low in July<\/span><span style=\"\">, falling 9.5% since <\/span><span>June and furthering a severe decline that began last year, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/long-term-ocean-freight-rates-hit-two-year-low-just-as-record-new-levels-of-ships-enter-the-market-and-overcapacity-adds-further-pressure\/\" style=\"\">Hellenic Shipping News<\/a><\/span><span> reports, citing data from <\/span><span>Xeneta\u2019<\/span><span>s Shipping Index. The value of long-term valid contract rates fell 57.8% y-o-y, as overcapacity in the shipping industry looks imminent, with a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/25cb169b-09d4-4f60-87e6-0274f3d1b8f5\" style=\"\">record number<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> of new ships entering the market. June saw the highest-ever monthly deliveries of new ships, with more than 300k TEU of capacity from a total of 40 new ships added to the market, exacerbating the low demand and pushing rates down across all major trading corridors. <\/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 global pool of container equipment is expected to contract by 2% in 2023<\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span>according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drewry.co.uk\/\" style=\"\">Drewry<\/a><\/span><span> report<\/span><span> picked up by <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/carrier-reliance-on-leased-container-fleet-to-support-higher-per-diems-and-cash-returns\/\" style=\"\">Hellenic Shipping News<\/a><\/span><span>. The contraction is attributed to weak trade growth and owners disposing of more equipment in order to improve utilization rates, which reached 97% in 2Q 2023, the lowest since 2Q 2020.<\/span><span>Sales of used<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> boxes will remain high in 2H 2023, Drewry forecasts, as owners shed surplus and aging equipment amid an environment marked by weak appetite for new containers. Total production for the year is unlikely to exceed 1.9 mn TEU, which would be the lowest in 14 years, Drewry forecasts.<\/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=\"font-weight:700;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/7\/44.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/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 CALENDARS- The Enterprise Finance Forum is taking place on 18-19 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">September at the St. Regis Hotel in Cairo.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> This flagship forum is the latest in our must-attend series of invitation-only, C-suite-level gatherings that allow senior members of our community to openly and frankly discuss critical issues in key sectors of the economy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.enterprise.news\/\" style=\"\">TAP OR CLICK HERE<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> if you want to express interest in attending. 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We\u2019re releasing a new episode every Sunday morning.<\/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 UAE\u2019s Finance Ministry extended the deadline for feedback on the Corporate Tax <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Free Zone public consultation from today until next Wednesday, 9 August<\/span><span>, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/government-news\/mof-extends-deadline-for-feedback-on-the-corporate-tax-free-zone-public-consultation-until-9-august-ulq0fa4b\" style=\"\">press release<\/a><\/span><span>. The ministry is holding a digital public consultation on its <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mof.gov.ae\/free-zone-public-consultation\/\" style=\"\">website<\/a><\/span><span>that began last week as part of the UAE\u2019s corporate tax freezone regulations, Emirati news agency <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wam.ae\/en\/details\/1395303178794\" style=\"\">WAM<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports. The consultation aims to gather feedback from freezone-based companies, WAM 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\">Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is planning to visit Pakistan <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">tomorrow<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/en\/news\/2023\/07\/26\/2931881\/iranian-foreign-minister-to-visit-pakistan\" style=\"\">Tasnim<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> news agency reported, citing Pakistani daily The Nation. 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The decision, which also requires maritime firms to publish all previously filed charges on their websites, comes in a bid to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> drive business activity and promote stronger consumer protection and transparency throughout the maritime sector, WAM 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\">All charge increases must take place via Dubai Trade single-window to boost transparency:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Local sea container service providers can request amendments to their charges through the Dubai Trade single-window portal, according to WAM. They must also publicly disclose their previously filed charges with the DMA on their corporate website within 30 days, and can bill customers directly through the trade window. <\/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 authority had issued a directive in May requiring all maritime firms in the emirate to declare their tariffs to the authority via the single-window portal to combat hidden charges and price fixing, according to law firm <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamimi.com\/news\/new-regulator-new-rules-understanding-dmas-directive-on-sea-container-charges\/\" style=\"\">Al Tamimi & Co<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div 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Development<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> and French appliance firm <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mienta.fr\/\" style=\"\">Mienta<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> have inked an agreement to construct a USD 5 mn, 20k sqm factory and warehouse in Egypt\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sczone.eg\/\" style=\"\">Suez Canal Economic Zone<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">\u2019s (SCZone) Sokhna Integrated Industrial Zone next year, according to an SCZone <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sczone.eg\/sczone-witnesses-allocation-contract-between-elsewedy-and-the-french-mienta-with-investments-of-5-million\/\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The factory will manufacture small electric home appliances. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">More appliances produced in Egypt:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The factory aims to reach a maximum capacity of 650k appliances by 2025, and the warehouse will have a storage capacity for 200 containers, according to the statement. The factory will expand Mienta\u2019s range of locally made products to 60 items \u2014 from kitchen and cooking utensils to household appliances \u2014 up from 35 products that are currently produced locally, according to the statement. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${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\/storage-warehousing-2\/\">storage + warehousing<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/suez-canal-economic-zone\/\">Suez Canal Economic Zone<\/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=\"72496 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"72496\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/08\/02\/72496\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-72496\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-72496 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hassanallam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/7\/825.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"72497\" 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=\"72497\">\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\">The Macro Picture<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/08\/02\/middle-east-supply-chains-are-turning-to-reshoring-tech-and-diversification-to-dodge-supply-chain-disruptions\/\">\r\n                            Middle East supply chains are turning to reshoring, tech and diversification to dodge supply chain disruptions                        <\/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\/08\/02\/middle-east-supply-chains-are-turning-to-reshoring-tech-and-diversification-to-dodge-supply-chain-disruptions\/\" 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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Geopolitical changes and heightened inflation are driving companies towards trends like nearshoring, reshoring, and diversification of trade to alter supply chains and make them more resilient, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/impact.economist.com\/\" style=\"\">Economist Impact<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/7\/909.pdf\" style=\"\">Trade in Transition 2023 Report (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The report provides insights into how 3k trade and supply chain managers across the globe \u2014 including from the UAE and Saudi Arabia \u2014 are responding to these disruptions and making their supply chains more resilient. <\/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 exporters are in for a tough year: <\/span><span style=\"\">MENA countries<\/span><span style=\"\">may be hit the hardest among other regions this year, with exports <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">expected to fall 3.5% y-o-y, due to high inflation and monetary tightening, 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\">Imports will also fall due to rising prices: <\/span><span style=\"\">Inflated increased consumer prices will slow down <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Middle East imports, according to the report. The executives cite inflationary pressures for imports, rising transport, energy and food costs, and potential economic recessions in key markets as major concerns. The report also cites potential slowdowns in China and India\u2019s economies as threats for the UAE and Saudi Arabia in particular, since the two countries are the MENA countries\u2019 biggest export markets. <\/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\">Part of this is due to falling demand: <\/span><span style=\"\">21% of MENA trade executives surveyed expect demand to <\/span><span style=\"\">continue to fall in key markets on the back of higher inflation and <\/span><span style=\"\">increas<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">ing transport costs, the report 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 are companies doing to make supply chains more resilient?<\/span><span style=\"\"> Some 96% of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">executives said they are altering their supply chains in response to geopolitical events, including ongoing US-China tensions. These tensions could lead to a 0.31% GDP decline in the UAE or Saudi Arabia, in relation to losses ranging from 0.01%-0.07% GDP for the other respondents. <\/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\">Companies also want to diversify trade: <\/span><span style=\"\">Some 22% of<\/span><span style=\"\">companies will work to expand <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">operations into new and existing markets, according to the report. Some 49% of the Middle Eastern respondents want to adopt a diversification strategy to increase their resilience and reduce costs, 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\">Part of this diversification strategy entails a shift towards regionalisation and reshoring:  <\/span><span style=\"\">Some<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">24% of respondents in the Middle East have turned to regionalizing in 2022, up from 13% in 2021, the report said. Regionalization allows companies to reduce the length of supply chains by switching to regional suppliers. 21% are reshoring, meaning they are moving their production and manufacturing processes from abroad back to their original countries, the report said. Only 7% of companies reverted to reshorting in 2021, 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\">The UAE and KSA are also turning to technology to combat higher inflation and higher <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">input costs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, with 27% of respondents citing technological upgrades, and 24% citing the digitization of supply chains, the report said. 29% are more willing to deploy and adopt technologies in their supply chain in comparison with 23% in 2022, it added. <\/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\/\">logistics<\/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=\"72499\" 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=\"72499\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/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\/08\/02\/low-rhine-river-levels-causing-disruption-to-key-trade-artery\/\">\r\n                            Low Rhine River levels causing disruption to key trade artery + US trucking firm shuts down operations amid union protests and debt. 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Low water levels in the river, which is used for cargo transport and fuel distribution, is causing draft restrictions and has reduced quantities of cargo on barges. Cargo vessels are restricted to hauling 40% less than they usually carry. While this is common around this time of year, the report notes that such disruptions are expected to become more frequent due to climate change.<\/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\">Stakeholders are scrambling to adapt:<\/span><span> Freight operators are starting to revamp fleets to allow them to navigate the shallower water, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2023-07-31\/low-rhine-river-levels-puts-europe-s-most-important-trade-route-at-risk?srnd=green\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span> reports. German chemicals giant BASF is rerouting its logistics to trains and trucks, while German plastic manufacturer Covestro could be shifting some of its production to Belgium. <\/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\/shipping-maritime\/\">SHIPPING + MARITIME<\/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                    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<\/span><span style=\"\">Iran\u2019s official <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.irna.ir\/news\/85186542\/Iran-Syria-initiate-joint-bank-insurance-institute\" style=\"\">Islamic Republic News Agency<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> r<\/span><span>eports. Iran will hold a 60% stake in the new venture, while Syria will hold a 40% stake. This came during a meeting between Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandozi and Syrian Foreign Trade Minister Iyad Al Khatib. The two officials also touched on strengthening trade and investment ties.<\/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<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Saudi Arabia\u2019<\/span><span style=\"\">s<\/span><span style=\"\"> Local Content and Government Procurement Authority (LCGPA), <\/span><span>the National Unified Procurement Company (NUPCO), Enaya Company, and other government agencies will<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">locally<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">produce<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">N95 masks<\/span><span>, to help strengthen <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">supply chains<\/span><span> and boost healthcare security. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/en\/086d53aa84i\" style=\"\">SPA<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Dubai\u2019s Chamber of Commerce (DCC)<\/span><span style=\"\"> helped establish the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Serbian Business Council<\/span><span> in Dubai, which will <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">represent Serbian business interests<\/span><span> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">boost two-way trade <\/span><span>in goods including <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">cereals, paper, aircraft and parts, and chemicals<\/span><span>. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wam.ae\/en\/details\/1395303182455\" style=\"\">WAM<\/a><\/span><span>) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Iranian Interior Minister <\/span><span style=\"\">Ahmad Vahidi met with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Iraqi counterpart<\/span><span style=\"\">Abdul Amir <\/span><span>Al Shammari to discuss <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">facilitating shipping<\/span><span> and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> transport <\/span><span>between the two countries. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/ar\/news\/2023\/07\/31\/2934114\/%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%DB%8C-%DB%8C%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%A3%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9%DB%8C%D9%86\" style=\"\">Tasnim News Agency<\/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\/also-on-our-radar\/\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/a>\n         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           \n<article id=\"post-72503\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-72503 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-around-the-world tag-around-the-world tag-china tag-enterprise-logistics tag-infrastructure tag-pakistan tag-trade 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\/8\/.19cc3b0f-0d0c-4319-b696-31ddbbdcaba7.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\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\">Yellow shuts operations, will lay off all 30k workers: <\/span><span style=\"\">US trucking firm <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myyellow.com\/\" style=\"\">Yellow<\/a><\/span><span>, previously known as YRC Worldwide, suspended operations and plans to file for bankruptcy after it failed to refinance its debt of USD 1.5 bn, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/31\/business\/yellow-corp-closing\/index.html\" style=\"\">CNN<\/a><\/span><span> reports. Although the company had averted a strike by the Teamsters union, representing 22k drivers and dock workers, last week, an agreement on a new contract couldn't be reached. The company's debt, which exceeded the union contract cost, largely contributed to its downfall. Yellow's financial troubles affected major customers, such as Walmart, Home Depot, manufacturers, and Uber Freight, causing some to halt cargo shipments to the company, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/us-trucking-company-yellow-shuts-down-operations-wsj-2023-07-30\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> 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: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 and Pakistan kick off second phase of BRI subproject CPEC:<\/span><span style=\"\"> China and <\/span><span>Pakistan inked six agreements promoting bilateral cooperation on the 10th anniversary of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) flagship project China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China\u2019s state-owned <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.people.cn\/n3\/2023\/0801\/c90000-20052159.html\" style=\"\">People\u2019s Daily<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reported. \u201cI have no doubt that we are entering into the second phase of CPEC. Today, we have signed some important documents which will enhance our economic cooperation, and we will undertake the second phase under a new mode,\u201d the daily cites Pakistan\u2019s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif 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\">Background:<\/span><span> CPEC refers to a series of transport infrastructure investments that look to promote regional connectivity between China, Pakistan, and Central Asia, according to the initiative\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cpec.gov.pk\/introduction\/1#\" style=\"\">website<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. CPEC contributes to the larger BRI logistical megaproject that seeks to link China\u2019s industrial heartland to global markets.<\/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<ul>\n<li><span style=\"\">National airline carrier <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Garuda Indonesia <\/span><span style=\"\">has started testing the use of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">palm-oil <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">infused fuel<\/span><span> in one of its Boeing planes in a bid to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> reduce aviation-related emissions<\/span><span>. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/flag-carrier-garuda-indonesia-tests-palm-oil-blended-jet-fuel-2023-08-01\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Ukraine<\/span><span style=\"\"> is exploring potentially using <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Croatia\u2019s ports<\/span><span style=\"\"> on the Danube River and the Adriatic Sea to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">export grain <\/span><span>following Russia\u2019s withdrawal from the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/a4cfc301-a289-47ab-8e14-fe1ea9f01550\" style=\"\">Black Sea grain agreement<\/a><\/span><span>. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/ukraine-croatia-agree-use-croatian-ports-grain-exports-2023-07-31\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/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\/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\/infrastructure\/\">INFRASTRUCTURE<\/a>\n             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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Oman will award Ras Al Hadd Airport consultancy contract. <\/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;\">31 July-9 August (Monday-Wednesday): KSA trade delegation headed by Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih tours Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina, Panama, Paraguay, and Uruguay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>28 August (Monday): Registration for <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/emirates-post-group-launches-logistics-unleashed-to-promote-robotic-advancements-within-the-logistics-industry-tesaybp8\" style=\"\">Emirates Postal Group\u2019s Logistics Unleashed competition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> concludes.<\/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>4-8 September (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/expotobi.com\/logistics-transport-management\" style=\"\">Logistics and Transport Management<\/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>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;\">, Crowne Plaza Al Waha, Riyadh. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>6-7 September (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability-live.com\/\" style=\"\">Sustainability LIVE London<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Business Design Centre, London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>11-14 September (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libyaherald.com\/2023\/06\/the-libyan-moroccan-forum-for-trade-and-business-11-to-14-september-in-tangiers-morocco\/\" style=\"\">The Libyan Moroccan Forum for Trade and Business<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Tangiers, Morocco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>11-15 September (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/londoninternationalshippingweek.com\/\" style=\"\">London International Shipping Week 2023<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, International Maritime Organization, London, United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12 September (Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itln.in\/events\/globalpharma2023\/\" style=\"\">Global Pharma Logistics Summit 2023<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, ITC Maratha, Mumbai, India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18-19 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.enterprise.news\/\" style=\"\">Enterprise Finance Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, St. Regis Hotel, Cairo.<\/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>20-23 September (Wednesday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtbevents.com\/events\/mtb-workboats-2023\/\" style=\"\">MTB Workboats<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Hyatt Regency Dubai, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25-27 September(Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationnews-online.com\/conferences\/dubai\/\" style=\"\">Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Middle East & Africa<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26-28 September (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/procureconeu.wbresearch.com\/\" style=\"\">ProcureCon<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower, Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26-28 September (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americas.breakbulk.com\/home\" style=\"\">Breakbulk Americas<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>September-November: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/emirates-post-group-launches-logistics-unleashed-to-promote-robotic-advancements-within-the-logistics-industry-tesaybp8\" style=\"\">Emirates Postal Group\u2019s \u201cLogistics Unleashed\u201d competition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, 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;\">OCTOBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Egypt\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sczone.eg\/\" style=\"\">Suez Canal Economic Zone<\/a><\/span><span> (SCZone) goes on a roadshow to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sczone.eg\/sczone-receives-the-korean-ambassador-to-discuss-preparation-for-an-upcoming-promotional-tour\/\" style=\"\">South Korea<\/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>3-4 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/all\/world-sustainability-symposium\/\" style=\"\">IATA World Sustainability Symposium<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Madrid, Spain. <\/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>10-12 October (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aemobforum.com\/\" style=\"\">Autonomous E-mobility Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Doha, Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>24-25 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/10times.com\/e1k2-53s3-fxhf\" style=\"\">Future Fuels Europe<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Amsterdam, Netherlands. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26-29 October (Thursday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaasm.org\/news\/international-congress-of-aviation-and-space-medicine-icasm-2023\" style=\"\">International Congress of Aviation and Space Medicine<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Conrad, Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 Oct-2 Nov (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaphworldports.org\/iaph-world-ports-conference\/\" style=\"\">IAPH World Ports Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30-31 October (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/conferences\/emea\/supply-chain-planning-uk\" style=\"\">Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, London, UK. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>September-November: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/emirates-post-group-launches-logistics-unleashed-to-promote-robotic-advancements-within-the-logistics-industry-tesaybp8\" style=\"\">Emirates Postal Group\u2019s \u201cLogistics Unleashed\u201d competition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, 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\">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>9-15 November (Thursday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrafricantradefair.com\/en\" style=\"\">Intra-AfricanTrade Fair<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Cairo, Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>13-17 November (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaiairshow.aero\/dubai-airshow-2023-registration?gclid=Cj0KCQjwnrmlBhDHARIsADJ5b_mjD0l3EWpN08DVVI5axMlTTCljLWH7opPMHw05eUAgTXI2Ke7GOIQaAuQVEALw_wcB\" style=\"\">Dubai Airshow<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Center, 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-Wednesday): <\/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>14-17 November (Tuesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/programs\/ops-infra\/slots\/conference\/\" style=\"\">IATA Slot Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE.<\/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:400;\">21-23 November (Tuesday-Thursday): Touchdown Middle East, Gulf Hotel, Bahrain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>23 November (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/10times.com\/sclg-summit\" style=\"\">Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Grand Millennium Hotel Business Bay, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 November-3 December (Saturday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/10times.com\/handling-expo\" style=\"\">Handling Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo, Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>September-November: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/emirates-post-group-launches-logistics-unleashed-to-promote-robotic-advancements-within-the-logistics-industry-tesaybp8\" style=\"\">Emirates Postal Group\u2019s \u201cLogistics Unleashed\u201d competition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, 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;\">DECEMBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>10-11 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a 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Airport to be awarded.<\/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;\">Before the end of the year: The first phase of the Ain Sokhna port redevelopment will wrap. <\/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>1Q 2024: Construction of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Agility\/status\/1664177888365535232?cxt=HHwWgICz8Zy-rJguAAAA\" style=\"\">phase 3<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> of Agility\u2019s logistic park in Abidjan, C\u00f4te d'Ivoire to be completed. <\/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;\">1H 2024: Work is scheduled to begin on the 162 km Rasht-Astara railway in Iran. <\/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>13th <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wam.ae\/en\/details\/1395303180396\" style=\"\">World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi, UAE.<\/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>5-6 March (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mromiddleeast.aviationweek.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">MRO Middle East<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai 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>12-14 March (Tuesday- Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/all\/wcs\/\" style=\"\">IATA World Cargo Symposium<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, 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;\">JUNE 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-21 June (Wednesday-Friday): World Freezones Organization\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wam.ae\/en\/details\/1395303182029\" style=\"\">Annual International Conference and Exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Bari, Italy.<\/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;\">DECEMBER 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p 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