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entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/8\/.2829c907-defb-438e-af17-2aecbf86593e.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 end the week with a busy issue, filled with updates from across<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> the region on everything from data centers to new shipping lines. <\/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- A new Dubai-based shipping operator has launched with 16 shipping lines <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">connecting MENA ports to the Far East, Asia, India and Russia. <\/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\">Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is planning to visit Pakistan <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">today<\/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. Amirabdollahian is expected to meet with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and other Pakistani officials during the two-day visit.<\/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=\"font-weight:700\">DATA POINT- Mwani Qatar's container throughput rose 5% m-o-m in July<\/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.linkedin.com\/posts\/qatar-ports-management-company-mwani_mwaniqatar-hamadport-olddohaport-activity-7092375057997455361-bEj-\/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. General and bulk cargo volumes stood at 166.1k tons, while container volumes stood at 100.8 TEUs. The number of vessels increased 15% m-o-m during the month to 226 vessels.<\/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\"> MARKET WATCH- Oil product stockpiles at the UAE\u2019s Port of Fujairah surged to a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">three-week high<\/span><span> as of 31 July, prompted by a 22% rise in gasoline and light distillates compared to the week prior, according to Fujairah Oil Industry Zone data, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/commodityinsights\/en\/market-insights\/latest-news\/oil\/080223-fujairah-data-oil-product-stockpiles-climb-to-three-week-high\" style=\"\">S&P Global<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">reports. Total inventories also inched up 5.1% week-on-week to 19.72 mn barrels, but remain down 4.6% since the end of 2022.<\/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\">Oil product exports from Fujairah reached their highest level since December<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, averaging around 652k barrels per day (bbl \/ d), with Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia being the main recipients, according to Kpler data. Imports for the same period averaged around 751k bbl \/ d, with Iran, Iraq, and Russia as the biggest importers.<\/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. 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Its routes connect Jebel Ali in the UAE; Jeddah in KSA; Istanbul, Ambarli, Beldeport, Izmir, and Mersin in Turkey; Alexandria in Egypt; Misrata and Benghazi in Libya; and Ashdod and Haifa in Israel to ports in the Far East, India, and Russia<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. No information was provided regarding vessels, frequencies, and capacities of the shipping lines.<\/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\">Getting a foot in the door:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The new liner joins a slew of outfits scrambling to fill gaps at Russian ports following the pullout of global container lines in the wake of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, Splash explained. 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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=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uaeoman.etihadrail.ae\/\" style=\"\">Oman-Etihad Rail Company<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> + steel maker Jindal to transport its steel to the UAE<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">: <\/span><span>Oman-Etihad Rail Company (<\/span><span>OERC) and Omani Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel (Jindal) signed an MoU to set up a green transport logistics corridor between the UAE and Jindal\u2019s steel complex at Sohar Port through the UAE-Oman Rail Network, <\/span><span>Emirati news agency <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wam.ae\/en\/details\/1395303183454\" style=\"\">WAM<\/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:700\">The details: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The agreement will see some 4 mn tonnes of raw materials and steel products transported from Jindal\u2019s steel complex to the UAE, 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\">What they said: <\/span><span>\u201c<\/span><span style=\"\">The MoU will enable Jindal to enhance its supply chain efficiency, benefiting from the UAE-Oman Rail Network\u2019s fast, cost-effective, and sustainable services,\u201d Deputy CEO of OERC <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Mohammed bin Zahran Al Mahrouqi 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\">This is not OERC\u2019s first agreement for metals transport: <\/span><span>OERC <\/span><span 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The transport link between the UAE and Oman \u2014  <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etihadrail.ae\/network\" style=\"\">first announced i<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">n September \u2014 is aimed at boosting trade between the two countries and the region. 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Dhabi-based <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masaood.com\/\" style=\"\">Al Masaood Group<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> has completed the first two phases of its <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">bonded warehouse system <\/span><span style=\"\">in cooperation with the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adcustoms.gov.ae\/\" style=\"\">General Administration of Customs<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> in Abu Dhabi, 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\/companies-news\/al-masaood-group-completes-implementation-of-phases-1-and-2-of-bonded-warehouse-system-with-abu-dhabi-customs-s34da3d5\" style=\"\">press release<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The system will help ease port-to-warehouse operations for the business giant, and streamline the process of shipment clearances for all of the company\u2019s goods and vehicles, the statement said, without disclosing the warehouses\u2019 storage capacity or the investment value. The timeline for completion \u2014 and how many phases are left \u2014 have also 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 warehouses provide customs + VAT exemptions:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The warehouses will provide special <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">customs and VAT exemptions, which results in some 25-30% in deferred taxes in comparison to non-bonded warehouses, 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\">SOUND SMART-<\/span><span style=\"\"> Private companies set up bonded warehouses, which are customs-controlled, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">in foreign countries to store imported goods and defer customs payments. <\/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=\"\">Al Masaood Group had formed a strategic partnership with the General Administration of <\/span><span style=\"\">Customs in <\/span><span style=\"\">2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> to create new avenues for Al Masaood to expand their logistics, storage, and import and export sectors across the UAE and the Middle East, 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\">About the company:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Abu-Dhabi based Al Masaood Group is a business conglomerate <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">operating across 18 industries, including oil and gas, marine, utilities, heavy equipment and machinery, logistics and modular construction, the statement 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;\">OTHER STORAGE & WAREHOUSING NEWS-<\/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\">Edamah completes Sitra warehouse project:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Edamah \u2014 Bahraini sovereign wealth <\/span><span style=\"\">fund <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mumtalakat.bh\/\" style=\"\">Mumtalakat\u2019s<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> real estate arm \u2014 completed a USD 7 bn warehouse project at Sitra Industrial Park, 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\/companies-news\/building-for-bahrain-edamah-delivers-sitra-warehouse-ah40kdd2\" style=\"\">press release<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">. The facility will allow Trident Warehousing and parent company Hoover to expand regional operations. <\/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\/storage\/\">storage<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/storage-warehousing\/\">STORAGE &amp; WAREHOUSING<\/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    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style=\"\">, its third in the <\/span><span>Middle East, the company announced in a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/blogs\/aws\/now-open-aws-israel-tel-aviv-region\/\" style=\"\">press release<\/a><\/span><span>. The move comes as AWS looks to invest USD 7.2 bn in Israel by 2037, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/648418\/aws-opens-tel-aviv-cloud-region-to-invest-7-2b-in-israel-by-2037.html\" style=\"\">CIO<\/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:700\">The details: <\/span><span>The Tel Aviv cloud region, first announced in June 2021, features three availability zones \u2014 <\/span><span>which contain data centers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> \u2014 and will support services including compute, storage, networking, and security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Background: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">AWS introduced cloud regions in Bahrain in 2019 and the UAE in 2022. AWS began investing in Israel in 2019 with Amazon CloudFront and has since launched AWS Outposts and AWS Direct Connect. The Tel Aviv region expands AWS's global availability zones to 102 across 32 regions.<\/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\">OTHER DATA CENTER NEWS- <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Abu Dhabi sovereign investor <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mubadala.com\/\" style=\"\">Mubadala<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> has invested in US-based data center firm <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aligneddc.com\/\" style=\"\">Aligned Data Centers<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span>positioning itself as \u201ca minority partner alongside majority partners managed by <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macquarie.com\/au\/en.html\" style=\"\">Macquarie Asset Management<\/a><\/span><span>,\u201d according to a company <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mubadala.com\/en\/news\/mubadala-invests-in-aligned-data-centers-a-pan-american-data-center-company\" style=\"\">press release<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The USD 276 bn fund did not disclose additional details about the transaction. <\/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\">Where the money will go: <\/span><span>The funds will<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">support Aligned\u2019s expansion in the pan-American market, Mubadala CEO of Real Estate and Infrastructure Investments Khaled Abdulla Al Qubaisi was quoted as saying in the press 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\">About Aligned:<\/span><span> The data center firm provides both scale data centers and build-to-scale solutions, and is slated to have upwards of 2.5 GW of capacity across over 40 data centers once developments are completed, the release added. Despite a focus on North American operations, Aligned recently expanded to Latin America with the acquisition of regional firm <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.odata.org\/\" style=\"\">ODATA<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The outfit is ramping up operations in Latin America and currently operates data centers in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. <\/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\">Mubadala has been on a data center investment spree: <\/span><span>May saw the fund invest USD 500 mn in US-based broadband and telecom company <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightspeed.com\/\" style=\"\">Brightspeed<\/a><\/span><span>. This was preceded in 2022 by a USD 350 mn investment in Asia-focused data center company <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/princetondg.com\/\" style=\"\">Princeton Digital Group<\/a><\/span><span>. 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href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/08\/03\/nakilat-sees-growth-in-net-income-revenues-in-2q-2023\/\">\r\n                            Nakilat sees growth in net income + revenues in 2Q 2023                        <\/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\/03\/nakilat-sees-growth-in-net-income-revenues-in-2q-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            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style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakilat.com\/company-overview\/\" style=\"\">Nakilat<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> reports growth in income in 2Q 2023: <\/span><span style=\"\">Qatari<\/span><span style=\"\"> liquefied natural gas <\/span><span>(LNG) shipping company Nakilat reported an<\/span><span> 8.9%<\/span><span> y-o-y increase in its bottomline to<\/span><span> QAR 379 m<\/span><span>n during 2Q 2023,<\/span><span>according to its <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/8\/118.pdf\" style=\"\">financials (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span>. The company\u2019s topline during the period recorded a 9.1<\/span><span>%<\/span><span> y-o-y rise to <\/span><span>QAR 1.17 bn. <\/span><span>The company saw a 6.1% <\/span><span>y-o-y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> jump in net income to QAR 774.9 mn during 1H 2023, while revenues rose 6.8% y-o-y to QAR 2.29 bn. <\/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\">Net income and revenues were boosted by strong results from LNG, LPG and shipyard joint ventures <\/span><span>as well as improved performance in shipyard<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">, <\/span><span>according to the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/8\/119.pdf\" style=\"\">earnings presentation (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. This helped counterbalance expenses, which rose 7.3% y-o-y in 1H 2023 on the back of a 9.6% y-o-y increase due to higher average variable interest rates on the unhedged portion of debt. <\/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\/earnings-watch\/\">EARNINGS WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/energy\/\">energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/qatar\/\">Qatar<\/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=\"72542\" 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=\"72542\">\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\">Kudos<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/08\/03\/gulftainer-uae-terminals-gets-sixth-consecutive-rospa-safety-award-etihad-cargo-surpasses-1h-2023-operational-targets\/\">\r\n                            Gulftainer UAE Terminals gets sixth consecutive RoSPA safety award + Etihad Cargo surpasses 1H 2023 operational targets                        <\/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\/03\/gulftainer-uae-terminals-gets-sixth-consecutive-rospa-safety-award-etihad-cargo-surpasses-1h-2023-operational-targets\/\" 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 award highlights the company\u2019s efforts to secure workplaces and safeguard its employees throughout 2022.  <\/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\">Etihad Cargo has surpassed its 1H 2023 operational goals<\/span><span style=\"\">, achieving 82.7% on-time <\/span><span>performance (OTP) for freighter departures and 82% for arrivals, surpassing its 80% target for both, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etihadcargo.com\/en\/news\/etihad-cargo-exceeds-operational-performance-targets\" style=\"\">press release<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. 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The meeting took place during Saleh\u2019s visit to Turkey, which is the first by an Egyptian trade minister in a decade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">This is the first visit to Turkey by an Egyptian trade minister in 10 years:<\/span><span style=\"\"> The meetings <\/span><span>come a few weeks after presidents Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Recep Tayyip Erdogan <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/467e7c7c-3c5e-45ce-bc81-70050a95fabf\" style=\"\">agreed to reestablish diplomatic ties<\/a><\/span><span> and appoint ambassadors after 10 years of hostilities. <\/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 + Syria are cutting bilateral trade tariffs:<\/span><span style=\"\">Iranian Roads and Urban Development <\/span><span style=\"\">Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash and Syrian Economy and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Samer al Khalil agreed to remove bilateral trade tariffs <\/span><span>at a <\/span><span>meeting of the heads of the Iran-Syria Joint Economic Commission, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/en\/news\/2023\/07\/31\/2933971\/iran-syria-stress-pursuing-implementation-of-bilateral-agreements\" style=\"\">Tasnim News Agency<\/a><\/span><span> reports. They also discussed using the Iran-Iraq-Syria Railway as a land route transit alternative, as well as the repair and maintenance of existing rail routes, rail fleet servicing and creating a new railway link between Iraq and Syria and a truck transit agreement between Iraq, Syria and Iran. They also discussed boosting air and maritime port partnerships and implementing a trade agreement, Tasnim adds.<\/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\">Uzbek <\/span><span style=\"\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Iranian <\/span><span style=\"\">officials discussed using<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Iran\u2019s Bandar Abbas<\/span><span style=\"\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Chabahar ports<\/span><span style=\"\"> as part of a transport corridor between them. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.mehrnews.com\/news\/204054\/Iran-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-hold-talks-on-transit-corridor\" style=\"\">Mehr News Agency<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\">The<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Brazil-Saudi Arabia Investment Forum<\/span><span style=\"\"> discussed potentially cooperating and attracting investments in the transportation, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">logistics services<\/span><span style=\"\">, mining, food industries, agriculture, healthcare, sports, and entertainment. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudigazette.com.sa\/article\/634640\/SAUDI-ARABIA\/Over-25-MoUs-signed-during-Brazil-Saudi-Investment-Forum-nbsp-nbsp\" style=\"\">Saudi Gazette<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\">The Iran-Pakistan joint <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">economic forum<\/span><span style=\"\"> discussed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">developing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">bilateral economic cooperation<\/span><span style=\"\">. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.irna.ir\/news\/85187483\/Iran-Pakistan-economic-forum-opens-in-Islamabad\" style=\"\">Islamic Republic News Agency<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Algeria and Tanzania have inked a range of agreements, MoUs, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">executive programs<\/span><span style=\"\"> covering cooperation in several areas including <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">energy <\/span><span style=\"\">and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> trade<\/span><span style=\"\">. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aps.dz\/en\/algeria\/48445-algeria-tanzania-ink-several-agreements-mous-in-various-fields\" style=\"\">Algeria Press Service<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Iranian President Ebrahim Rais<\/span><span style=\"\"> met with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Sultan of Oman<\/span><span style=\"\"> Haitham bin Tariq Al <\/span><span>Said to <\/span><span>discuss <\/span><span>boosting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">bilateral cooperation<\/span><span>. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20230802\/4ed7404f6771412e911b2046973843b0\/c.html\" style=\"\">Xinhua<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/egypt\/\">Egypt<\/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                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/turkey\/\">Turkey<\/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=\"72546\" 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=\"72546\">\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\/08\/03\/jordan-canada-to-launch-investment-platform-by-years-end-qatar-airways-cargo-is-upping-belly-capacity-to-france-plus-more-from-saudia-royal-jordanian-airlines-and-iraqi-airways\/\">\r\n                            Jordan, Canada to launch investment platform by year\u2019s end + Qatar Airways Cargo is upping belly capacity to France. 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The platform, which will be developed jointly by the chamber and the Jordanian Embassy in Canada, will display products from both nations and facilitate the exchange of market information. <\/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\">Qatar Airways Cargo<\/span><span style=\"\"> is providing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">belly capacity<\/span><span style=\"\"> to two additional destinations <\/span><span>in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">France<\/span><span>, with<\/span><span>four flights a week to Lyon and tri-weekly trips to Toulouse. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7091757113303007232\/\" style=\"\">Statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s national carrier, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Saudia<\/span><span style=\"\">, will <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">add 20 fuel-efficient Airbus A321neo aircraft<\/span><span style=\"\"> \u2014 each with <\/span><span>a capacity for 180-220 passengers \u2014 to its fleet <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">by 2026 <\/span><span>to meet growing demand. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2347871\/business-economy\" style=\"\">Arab News<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Royal Jordanian Airlines <\/span><span style=\"\">is<\/span><span style=\"\">contracting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Swissport<\/span><span style=\"\"> to deliver <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">airport ground <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">services<\/span><span>, including passenger assistance and aircraft cleaning, at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">four Saudi airports<\/span><span>. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stattimes.com\/aviation\/royal-jordanian-swissport-saudi-arabia-partner-for-ground-services-1349424\" style=\"\">STAT Times<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"\">Iraq\u2019s national carrier <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Iraqi Airways<\/span><span style=\"\"> has inducted <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">two recently delivered <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Boeing 737-8 MAX<\/span><span> aircraft into its fleet. 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Although the European Commission has long pushed to update the trade agreement, which has been in place since 1995, no progress has been made due to political tensions with Turkey. While the union provides for a common external tariff for all industrial goods, it does not apply to services, public procurement, or agricultural 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\">What\u2019s the delay?<\/span><span> \u201cThere are difficult issues to be addressed in this regard,\u201d <\/span><span>EU customs commissioner Paolo Gentiloni told Bloomberg after meeting with Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek. Turkey must first resolve tensions with Cyprus as a stepping stone for re-engagement with the EU, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell is quoted 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;\">ALSO WORTH KNOWING-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Ford is ramping up production of its F-150 Lightning electric truck<\/span><span style=\"\">, aiming to <\/span><span>triple production to 150k vehicles a year by October. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/ford-revs-up-electric-truck-output-testing-mainstream-ev-demand-2023-08-01\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Europe\u2019s LNG imports fell 7% in July to 8.6 mn tons<\/span><span style=\"\">, their lowest level since <\/span><span>November 2021, as a drop in prices pushes traders to divert their deliveries elsewhere. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-08-02\/weaker-european-gas-prices-push-lng-imports-to-lowest-since-2021?srnd=economics-trade\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Bio-LNG bunkering has become available in around 70 ports worldwide<\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span>including<\/span><span> in Singapore, Rotterdam, and the US east coast. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seatrade-maritime.com\/bunkering\/bio-lng-bunkering-available-almost-70-ports\" style=\"\">Seatrade Maritime<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Hapag-Lloyd has successfully completed the 100% acquisition of <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saam.com\/en\/\" style=\"\">SM SAAM\u2019s<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">terminal business<\/span><span> and associated logistical services after receiving the greenlight from regulatory authorities. (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hapag-lloyd.com\/en\/company\/press\/releases\/2023\/08\/sm-saam-acquisition-successfully-completed.html\" style=\"\">Statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/eu\/\">EU<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/exports\/\">exports<\/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>8 August (Tuesday): Kuwait will <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alqabas.com\/article\/5917437-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A6%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1\" style=\"\">issue<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> a tender for the construction of Mubarak Al Kabeer Port.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>27 August (Sunday): Last day for companies to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alqabas.com\/article\/5917437-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A6%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1\" style=\"\">bid<\/a><\/span><span>for the construction tender for Kuwait\u2019s Mubarak Al Kabeer Port.<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/events\/investinlogistics6783236786333204480\/\" style=\"\">Invest in Logistics<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, St.Regis Almasa Hotel, New Administrative Capital, Egypt.<\/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:400;\">3Q 2023: Design and supervision contract for Oman\u2019s proposed Musandam 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 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