{"id":74610,"date":"2023-11-02T03:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T03:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=74610"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:36:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:36:38","slug":"middle-east-air-travel-is-falling","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/issues\/middle-east-air-travel-is-falling\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle East air travel is falling"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"74612\" 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=\"74612\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">What we're tracking today<\/p>\r\n       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format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-what-were-tracking-today tag-autonomous-vehicles tag-aviation tag-energy tag-enterprise-logistics tag-shipping-maritime tag-trucking 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\/11\/.85084c64-fe52-4520-b181-47c20dc72e30.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, friends.<\/strong> We have some updates for you today from across the region, with a lot of movement happening on regional railways and a few new courier service companies popping up. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY- <\/strong>TheSaudi Ports Authorityhas inaugurated new projects at Jubail Commercial and Industrial Ports to boost throughput capacity and upgrade infrastructure, including a railway connecting the ports. Over in Iran, the country has launched its Hamedan-Sanandaj Railway in another move towards setting up the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">^^ We have everything on this story and more in the news well, below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>HAPPENING TODAY-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>The Panama Canal is set to reduce ship transits in the coming months as an <\/strong><strong>ongoing drought continues to impact the canal\u2019s ability to accommodate vessels<\/strong>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b6604ad4-d2c9-4a00-8a50-1241fa86f26c\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> reports. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/en\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Panama Canal Authority (ACP)<\/a> is looking to impose additional limits to only allow 25 ships to pass through daily, eventually decreasing the number of vessels to 18 by February 2024. The canal had most recently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/6dcbd9c2-045e-4ad1-890f-c3e17ed4cebd\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">cut daily crossing<\/a> from 32 vessels to 31 as of 1 November.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The drought is holding up energy deliveries and driving shipping rates at the canal to <\/strong><strong>record highs<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/drought-at-the-panama-canal-delays-energy-shipments-increasing-shipping-costs\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hellenic Shipping News<\/a> reports. Shipping rates for Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) rose to USD 250 a ton in the last week of September, the highest since 2016, pulling up prices for shipping liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) coming from the US. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a><strong> WATCH THIS SPACE #1-<\/strong><strong>I<\/strong><strong>nceptio has plans to expand to GCC: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.inceptio.ai\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Inceptio Technology<\/a>, a Chinese developer of autonomous driving technologies for heavy duty trucks, has revealed plans to expand into the Gulf within the next year, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/inceptio-executives-lay-out-vision-for-the-future-of-freight-mobility-at-major-global-tech-events-301972564.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. Inceptio will conduct road tests in the UAE or Saudi Arabia and potentially open a regional AI software development center, according to the release. The pool of talent and interest in green technology investment makes the region a logical hub for the company\u2019s global expansion, Inceptio CEO and founder Julian Ma said. Inceptio also expects to enter partnerships with two truck original equipment manufacturers (OEM) next year, Ma added. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WATCH THIS SPACE #2- <\/strong><strong>Abu Dhabi\u2019s Al Dhafrah is looking to <\/strong><strong>tender <\/strong><strong>the Mugharaq Port-Jabel Al <\/strong><strong>Dhannah<\/strong><strong> road project by 1Q 2024<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/projects\/construction\/abu-dhabis-al-dhafrah-municipality-likely-to-award-roadworks-tender-in-q1-2024-ruxrutiy\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zawya<\/a> reports, citing a source in the know. The contract will involve building a road linking Mugharaq Port to Jabel Al Dhannah Road in Al Dhafrah by 4Q 2025 at an estimated cost of USD 40 mn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DISRUPTION WATCH-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>Air travel to the Middle East has dipped since the outbreak of Israel's <\/strong><strong>war on <\/strong><strong>Gaza<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/flight-bookings-middle-east-plunge-during-israel-hamas-conflict-data-shows-2023-10-25\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Flight bookings to Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon have fallen since 7 October, with ticket prices to Egypt falling 26% y-o-y, 49% to Jordan, and 74% to Lebanon, the newswire cites vice president of insights at ForwardKeys Olivier Ponti as saying. Several airlines, including United Airlines, Turkish AIrlines, Wizz Air, Air Canada, and Air France have halted flights to Tel Aviv <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/f60f0204-62b7-453b-b72e-c22a076e9f95\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">until further notice<\/a>. Other airlines, including Royal Jordanian, have been <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/aviation\/2023\/11\/01\/middle-east-airlines-say-israel-gaza-war-hurting-travel-bookings\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">seeing higher costs<\/a> due to flight diversions for security reasons since the beginning of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Israel deploys missile boats to Red Sea\u2019s Eilat Port after Houthi attack from <\/strong><strong>Yemen:<\/strong>The Israeli military has stationed missile boats in the Red Sea after the Houthi movement in Yemen released a statement saying it had launched missile and drone attacks on Israel, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-deploys-missile-boats-red-sea-regional-tensions-surge-2023-11-01\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Israel says it intercepted an \u201caerial threat\u201d over the Red Sea, with Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi describing the Houthi attacks as intolerable, without elaborating on how Israel plans to respond.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MARKET WATCH- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>OPEC crude oil output has risen for the third straight month<\/strong>, led by Nigeria and Angola, despite ongoing cuts by KSA in efforts to support the market, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/opec-oil-output-rises-third-month-reuters-survey-finds-2023-10-31\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> survey. OPEC pumped 27.9 mn barrels per day in October, an increase of 180k barrels per day from last month, the survey found. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>HELP SUPPORT GAZANS-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Want to support relief efforts in Gaza, but don\u2019t know how?<\/strong> We\u2019ve got you. More than a mn people in Gaza have been thrown from their homes and every human being there lacks access to food, water, and fuel amid the most intense bombardment any population has endured this century. The charities we\u2019re listing below are Egyptian organizations working on Gaza relief that we think you can trust if you want to make a donation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- Egyptian Red Crescent Society<\/strong> is one of the nation\u2019s leading providers of humanitarian and emergency medical services. The Egypt Red Crescent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/press.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3f7bc576715ca1a70edef2788&id=844b87250b&e=2a3f919c25\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">accepts donations in EGP online<\/a> and is on Fawry with the service code 99981. You can also donate to the organization through this Banque du Caire account: 49\/403\/30 (EGP) or 1065\/601\/30 (USD \u2014 code: BCAIEGCX030).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- Egyptian Food Bank:<\/strong> The food bank has launched \u201cAid Gaza,\u201d a hunger-relief campaign to supply essential food items to the people of Gaza. You can make an online <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/press.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3f7bc576715ca1a70edef2788&id=23a778f596&e=2a3f919c25\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">donation<\/a> through EFB\u2019s website or the unified bank account number 888777 at every bank in Egypt. Do you live abroad? The EFB has a list of its verified accounts at major institutions (along with account numbers) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/press.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3f7bc576715ca1a70edef2788&id=fadd1f6fcb&e=2a3f919c25\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#3- The Mersal Foundation<\/strong> is a non-profit medical organization running medical aid convoys to Gaza. It is on Fawry using service code 9200 or you can donate through its EGP accounts at major national banks including CIB (100034654454), Banque Misr (5450001000003297), Emirates NBD (1019409332701), National Bank of Egypt (1953071376769426268), AAIB (1015996610010201), QNB (7352031181714268). The group lists <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/press.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3f7bc576715ca1a70edef2788&id=c48aa1c4c6&e=2a3f919c25\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">other ways you can donate<\/a> on its Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#4- Lifemakers:<\/strong> The NGO, which has a record of providing medical, educational and social care services to Palestinians, has been helping to prepare aid convoys ahead of dispatch to deliver food, medical supplies, water, blankets, clothing, and other essentials to the besieged Gaza strip since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/press.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3f7bc576715ca1a70edef2788&id=773596376b&e=2a3f919c25\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate through the foundation\u2019s website<\/a> or use Fawry code 950. Lifemakers also accepts donations for Gaza relief in EGP via CIB (account 100034226827) and NBE (0773070478998401017).<\/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 target=\"_blank\" href=\"logistics\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">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\"><strong>CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AD Ports kicked off the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaphworldports.org\/news\/iaphnews\/14601\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) World\u2019s<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iaphworldports.org\/news\/iaphnews\/14601\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ports Conference 2023<\/a><\/strong><strong> yesterday<\/strong>, which runs through 2 November, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center, under the theme \u2018Reinventing Ports.\u2019 The event will bring together more than 100 speakers, from port operators to influential figures in the industry, to network and share expertise on the industry. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The two-day <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/smartabudhabisummit.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Abu Dhabi Smart City Summit<\/a><\/strong><strong> (ADSCS) kicked off yesterday in Abu Dhabi<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> The event is organized by the Department of Municipalities and Transport and is being attended by government officials and industry experts to discuss AI, urban planning and smart mobility. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dubaibusinessforum.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Business Forum<\/a><\/strong><strong> is set to take place on 1-2 November at Madinat Jumeirah, in Dubai. <\/strong>The event will bring together top business leaders to boost business partnerships and networking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/transportlogisticsea.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Transport Logistic Southeast Asia<\/a><\/strong><strong> is taking place between 1-3 November at the Sands <\/strong><strong>Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore.<\/strong> The event is the largest trade show for transportation and logistics, mobility, IT, and supply chain management in the Southeast Asia region. The exhibition will bring together service providers to meet, network and trade with top buyers from the region, and feature expert speakers who will provide insight on future topics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/trans-mea.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart Transport, Logistics Infrastructure & Traffic Fair & Forum for the MEA Region<\/a><\/strong><strong>(TransMEA) will kick off next week in Cairo, Egypt<\/strong> from 5-8 November. The event will bring together international regional players and some 350 exhibitors from 20 countries from the railway, metro, monorail, electric transport, roads, bridges, maritime transport, shipping, and logistics sector, to showcase solutions, trends, new products and technologies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The third Caspian Economic <\/strong><strong>Forum<\/strong><strong> is set to be held in mid-November in Iran<\/strong>, state-owned <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.irna.ir\/news\/85274663\/Iran-to-host-key-meeting-of-Caspian-Sea-littoral-states-in-mid-November\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Islamic Republic News Agency<\/a> reports. The event is set to focus on transportation, joint ventures, oil and gas, finance, banking and technical cooperation in Iran, with Alireza Jahangiri, Iran\u2019s deputy foreign caspian sea affairs minister, calling on economic institutions to attend, IRNA adds. The exact location and dates of the forum have yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaiairshow.aero\/dubai-airshow-2023-registration?gclid=Cj0KCQjwhfipBhCqARIsAH9msbm1jmhqBM2pNwcT4P9aAM3UWOqevml2tIsNagbK77f9d6JU0JczlSsaAtWSEALw_wcB\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Air Show<\/a><\/strong><strong> will be held from 13-17 November<\/strong> at DWC, at the Dubai Airshow site, in Dubai. 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The value of investments in the projects were not disclosed. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Mawani is also launching a petrochemical hub in Jubail:<\/strong> The projects include establishing a modern petrochemical hub, with ten berths and a storage area, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The impacts: <\/strong>Aside from boosting capacity, the projects aim to reduce congestion, minimize the port\u2019s carbon footprint, and expand shipping operations, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About the Jubail ports<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> The commercial port is equipped with 16 berths fitted with new equipment, and machinery. It has an operational capability to handle more than 1.5 mn containers annually, with a capacity of up to 36 mn tons, according to the release. King Fahad Industrial Port, also located in Jubail, is the world\u2019s largest industrial port that also handles diverse petrochemical products, and contains 34 berths that handle more than some 100 petrochemical products annually, including agricultural fertilizers, sulfur, and petroleum coke, according to the statement. 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src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2023\/11\/.d35931b7-efaf-417f-b4f3-546a3107ac26.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Iran has kicked off operations for its Hamedan-Sanandaj Railway <\/strong>in another move towards setting up the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/2e0b417e-fef6-47bb-9f25-628d52abec79\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/azertag.az\/en\/xeber\/iran_launched_hamedan_sanandaj_railway_project-2809861\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Azerbaijan State News Agency<\/a> cites CEO of Iran\u2019s Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company Kheirollah Khadem as saying. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details:<\/strong> The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/9eac7768-63f4-46a8-b17a-327c5ba28ce4\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">railway<\/a> \u2014 which extends over 151 km with a total of seven stations, including in Qorveh, Dehgolan, and Sanandaj \u2014 will link Ardabil in Iran to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/223b92ed-a104-4975-97a7-f7e0895b479b\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Rasht-Astara railway<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REFRESHER-<\/strong> The 7.2k-km INSTC serves as an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/6779dbde-de87-427d-af2e-f500dff48b90\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">artery for trade<\/a> between South Asia and Europe, comprising ship, rail, and road routes. The INSTC links Russia, India, Iran, and Azerbaijan.<\/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\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/projects\/\">PROJECTS<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/rail\/\">RAIL<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/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=\"74620\" 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=\"74620\">\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\">IPO Watch<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/11\/02\/sal-shares-soar-30-on-its-first-day-of-trading\/\">\r\n                            SAL shares soar 30% on its first day of trading                        <\/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\/11\/02\/sal-shares-soar-30-on-its-first-day-of-trading\/\" 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 shares jumped USD 36.73 in early trading, surpassing the initial offer price of USD 28.3. This follows the company raising USD 678 mn in its initial public offering, seeing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/8bc8fd1e-e1f1-47ec-97a4-0e15effdbc89\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">full subscription<\/a> on the first day of the book building process for institutional investors amid high demand. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> Saudia Arabian Airlines and Tarabot Air Cargo services <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/76a97c56-0919-4743-968a-5003fe74e9c1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">jointly listed<\/a> a 30% stake in their subsidiary SAL on Tadawul, with both shareholders offering 24 mn shares. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Background:<\/strong> SAL <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/733b9187-bea1-4410-8be5-c5967ab2e461\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">has been planning<\/a> an IPO since at least 2021 where it had appointed HSBC Holdings as financial advisor at the time. The company got the greenlight to list the 30% stake in Tadawul from Saudi Arabia\u2019s Capital Market Authority back in June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Advisors:<\/strong> HSBC Saudi Arabia was tapped as the sole bookrunner, underwriter, financial advisor, global coordinator and lead manager for the IPO.<\/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\/aviation\/\">AVIATION<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/capital-markets\/\">capital markets<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/ipo\/\">IPO<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/ipo-watch\/\">IPO WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\">Saudi Arabia<\/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=\"74622\" 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=\"74622\">\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\">Legislation Watch<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/11\/02\/ras-al-khaimah-has-granted-its-transport-authority-new-licensing-power-over-maritime-transport-in-the-emirate\/\">\r\n                            Ras Al Khaimah has granted its transport authority new licensing power over maritime transport in the emirate                        <\/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\/11\/02\/ras-al-khaimah-has-granted-its-transport-authority-new-licensing-power-over-maritime-transport-in-the-emirate\/\" 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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Planning routes, networks, and marine activity sites, as well as the construction of berths and storage places, will also fall under its scope, WAM reports. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Training marine transport workers is another responsibility: <\/strong>The authority will train, qualify, and license marine transport crew, as well as inspect all means of transport to ensure their compliance with safety standards and procedures and create a marine transport database for the emirate. <\/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\/legislation-watch\/\">Legislation Watch<\/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\/uae\/\">UAE<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"74624\" 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=\"74624\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">6<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Diplomacy<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/11\/02\/iraq-iran-to-boost-non-usd-trade-iran-armenia-to-develop-customs-ties-plus-egypt-tunisia-to-boost-trade\/\">\r\n                            Iraq, Iran to boost non-USD trade + Iran, Armenia to develop customs ties. 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The pair also touched on increasing trade exchange in the petrochemical industries and fertilizers sectors. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Iranian and Armenian customs officials also met to<\/strong><strong>discuss <\/strong><strong>boosting bilateral trade <\/strong>by increasing the efficiency of truck transportation between the countries and to develop customs areas on border crossings, between both countries, the Islamic Republic News Agency (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.irna.ir\/news\/85275990\/Iran-Armenia-discuss-customs-affairs-in-borders\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">IRNA<\/a>) reports. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO WORTH KNOWING- <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Egypt\u2019s Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister<\/strong> El Sayed El Quseir met with<strong>Tunisian counterpart<\/strong> Abdel Moneim Pilati to <strong>promote trade cooperation<\/strong> between both countries. 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EDGE, which is overseen by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is the global standard for energy-efficient buildings. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The reasons for the award:<\/strong> The certification requires a minimum projected reduction of 20% energy use, water use, and \u201cembodied energy\u201d in materials when benchmarked against a standard local building. The Abidjian facility is the second Agility warehouse to receive EDGE Advanced certification, after its logistics park in Riyadh was awarded the certification in 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mawani.gov.sa\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Ports Authority\u2019s<\/a><\/strong><strong> (Mawani) Jedd<\/strong><strong>ah Islamic Port has received the Advanced <\/strong><strong>Port Infrastructure Award<\/strong>at the Landmarks in Logistics 2023 awards ceremony in the UAE, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mawani.gov.sa\/article?news=291023\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. Jeddah Islamic Port has upgraded its ports by adding modern berths to accommodate a new generation of mega vessels. It has also deployed the Smart Ports Initiative, which automates operations through 5G technology, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Abu-Ghazaleh for Technology (TAGTech) was included in Jordan Airport <\/strong><strong>Freezone\u2019s 2023 Golden List<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/abu-ghazaleh-for-technology-wins-membership-of-jordan-airport-free-zones-golden-list-nq2e4j9d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. TAGTech is a manufacturer of electronic devices and has branches in Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon. The corporation met the 2023 Golden List\u2019s membership requirements based on trade activity, its amount of fixed capital, and commitment to corporate social responsibility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etihadcargo.com\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Etihad Cargo<\/a><\/strong><strong> bagged two awards at two separate ceremonies: <\/strong>The airline received the Overall Carrier of the Year Middle East award at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/payload-asia\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Payload Asia Award<\/a>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7123950206903042051\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. It was also named the best cargo airline at the inaugural <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabiancargoawards.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Arabian Cargo Awards<\/a>, which recognises success in the GCC-based cargo and logistics Industry, according to a separate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7123231835479769088\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO WORTH KNOWING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GCC and Pakistan-based cargo logistics and truck logistics platform <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trukkin.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Trukkin<\/a><\/strong> has <strong>bagged the<\/strong><strong> Valuable Transport Company of the Year award<\/strong> at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.logisticsgulfnews.com\/events\/landmarks-in-logistics-awards-2023-winners-announced\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual Landmarks in Logistics Awards 2023<\/a> presented by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.logisticsgulfnews.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Logistics Gulf News<\/a>. 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The agreement was inked on the sidelines of the Global Health Exhibition in Riyadh, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/en\/N1989598\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Press Agency<\/a> (SPA). The partnership aims to contribute to development of the quality of delivery operations in the kingdom, and to expand delivery options to increase last-mile services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>M&A WATCH-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Bahri now owns 40% of Petredec<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahri.sa\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia<\/a> (Bahri) has increased its stake in LPG transporter and distributor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/petredec.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Petredec Group<\/a> to 40.08%, up from 30.03%, after it acquired the shares of an exiting partner, according to a Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/!ut\/p\/z1\/jZHLboJAFIafpQu2zhFkwO4QccQIiECF2RioiKRcDKLEPn1HTZqIYpzdJN-f_3IQRT6iRXhKk7BOyyLM2D-geC0qGPipDBZMXRUwOAR7rtwf6wJatQBnIYI9WRjCHJZAACP6jh46ngLv6f8B2SAYbFOxLV4SgXy9oaf3CJnwGmswHNljjfSBSG3gScUr8KrDyxQ8bgOWMpSYxWxE9LkiyPghw2PNGaJJVka3k-3qev_JAQd1uAmbY8axCN9lvg-Ls3POo5JBAxCgCw2LQg1r5Pe7AX2DfAmLA_GCKEUkyAmiVbyNq7jqHStmcNEdrsKmaXpJWSZZ3GMhOHgm2ZUHZnhPooDdVuqczcZodUrjBnlFWeWsuHNZSTFNyzNVzdBMd216xkhbouCWlLZHCK4juGzaly5OXKB97nk-pHq6yFdyLUZnITvlavS7_VE-_gBtLDxt\/dz\/d5\/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80TmxFL1o2XzVBNjAySDgwTzBIVEMwNjBTRzZVVDgxREkz\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosure<\/a>. The transaction will be financed through Petrodec Group\u2019s available money, the disclosure states. Bahri\u2019s first investment in Petredec was in 2005 with a 24.39% ownership. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>STORAGE & WAREHOUSING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt-based<\/strong><strong>LATT Logistics was awarded an EGP 70 mn contract for a warehouse for<\/strong><strong> dangerous goods<\/strong> in Alexandria Port, making it the first private firm to receive a license to build and operate a warehouse of the kind, the company\u2019s managing director, Mohamed Hassan Abdelkader, told Enterprise Logistics. The 1.5k sqm warehouse in the port comes alongside another 3.5k warehouse for general cargo at the port, as well as 4k sqm of open yard storage space, Hassan said, adding that the company plans to begin setting up the warehouses within days. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details:<\/strong> The two warehouses will have the capacity to store 80k tons of dangerous and general goods a year, Hassan said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SHIPPING + MARITIME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Germany-based shipping company <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hapag-lloyd.com\/en\/online-business\/quotation\/quick-quotes.html?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwloynBhBbEiwAGY25dOH5tyM-rPWoZ6XVVSEpbRUSQ4S9dQqW228eB61sO5cYlMSDFDitbBoCyV8QAvD_BwE\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hapag-Lloyd<\/a><\/strong><strong>is adding <\/strong><strong>Egypt\u2019s <\/strong><strong>Alexandria Port to its Adriatic Sea Express route starting December 2023<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hapag-lloyd.com\/en\/services-information\/news\/2023\/10\/shipping-with-our-adx-service--here-s-an-update.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The shipping line will link Alexandria to ports in Venice, Croatia, Greece, and Slovenia. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO WORTH KNOWING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Qatar Airways<\/strong> launches twice-weekly flights between <strong>Doha<\/strong> and <strong>AlUla <\/strong>in <strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong>. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradearabia.com\/news\/TTN_415138.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">TradeArabia<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Kuwaiti marketplace application<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trycircle.com\/#\/en\/home\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Circle<\/a><\/strong>has <strong>launched <\/strong>a new<strong> grocery delivery service<\/strong>, dubbed TurboMart, that can deliver some 6k stock keeping units (SKU) within 15 minutes in Kuwait. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/circle-turbomart-revolutionizes-grocery-shopping-with-15-minute-delivery-across-kuwait-qbtiqwqh\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Press release<\/a>) <\/li>\n<li>Emirati logistics giant<strong> DP World <\/strong>is <strong>partnering <\/strong>with Dubai-based courier servicesprovider <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zajel.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zajel<\/a><\/strong>to <strong>integrate <\/strong>its <strong>digital ERP solutions <\/strong>with the<strong> logistics outfit<\/strong>. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/zajel-signs-agreement-with-dpworld-akdbxd8x\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Press release<\/a>) <\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Saudi cabinet <\/strong>has greenlit <strong>two MoUs <\/strong>for the <strong>Transport and <\/strong><strong>Logistics Services<\/strong><strong>Ministry <\/strong>to cooperate with counterparts from other countries in <strong>logistics<\/strong> and <strong>postal services<\/strong>. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spagov\/status\/1719415278604329442\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement<\/a>) <\/li>\n<li><strong>China\u2019s Xiamen Airlines <\/strong>has launched flights to <strong>Qatar\u2019s Hamad International <\/strong><strong>Airport<\/strong>, operating <strong>two routes<\/strong> between<strong> Beijing<\/strong> and <strong>Xiamen. <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/hamad-international-airport-expands-connectivity-to-china-with-xiamen-airlines-xeryi5r7\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Press release<\/a>) <\/li>\n<li><strong>Cameroonian <\/strong>and <strong>Saudi <\/strong>officials met in Jeddah to <strong>explore investments<\/strong> in the development and <strong>operation <\/strong>of <strong>Jeddah Islamic Port<\/strong>. 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<\/strong><strong>EV minerals:<\/strong> The US is looking to help develop a new railway linking mines in Central Africa with a port on the Atlantic in order to secure minerals necessary for EV production, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2023-11-01\/supply-chain-latest-us-lobito-corridor-project-in-africa\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. The proposed \u201cLobito Corridor\u201d project would involve laying hundreds of miles of rail tracks from Zambia\u2019s Copperbelt to an existing line in Angola. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details:<\/strong> The trade route will mainly carry key minerals that are crucial for the production of EVs, including metals like copper and cobalt, the outlet adds. A feasibility study for the Lobito Corridor is expected to start by year-end and take six months, and the project itself should be complete within five years, said Helaina Matza, US President Joe Biden\u2019s acting special coordinator for the administration\u2019s Partnership on Global Infrastructure Investment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>US removes four African countries from zero-tariff<\/strong><strong> trade list <\/strong><strong>over <\/strong><strong>human rights record:<\/strong> The US has removed Uganda, Gabon, the Central African Republic, and Niger from its zero-tariff trade list under its African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) over human rights violations and lack of democratic progress, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/9a88e62c-a8c4-4371-8ca0-3bf0e21e9fb1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> reports. Agoa, introduced in 2000, aimed to stimulate African exports to the US through preferential trade access for some 1.8k designated goods. The loss of Agoa status for the aforementioned countries will go into effect in January 2024. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\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\"><strong>EU sanctions could hit EUR 5 bn in trade with Russia:<\/strong>The EU is considering new restrictions that would hit some EUR 5 bn (USD 5.3 bn) in trade with Russia in an effort to curtail the latter\u2019s ability to continue waging its war in Ukraine, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-10-31\/eu-is-weighing-fresh-sanctions-on-5-3-billion-in-russian-trade?cmpid=BBD110123_TRADE&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=231101&utm_campaign=trade\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. The new measures would include export restrictions on welding machines, chemicals, and other technologies used for military purposes, sources in the know told the outlet. There could also be software license bans and restrictions on imports on some processed metals and aluminum products, construction items, transport-related goods, and diamonds, the outlet adds. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Belgian unions are calling on members to refuse to handle Israel-bound <\/strong><strong>munitions<\/strong>, as \u201cvarious airports in Belgium are seeing arms shipments in the direction of the war zone,\" according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/11\/66.pdf&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1698869621728450&usg=AOvVaw0tWzEoppkTirzrA668Bqqo\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/a> circulating on social media. \"We, several unions active in ground logistics, call on our members not to handle any flights that ship military equipment to Palestine\/Israel, like there were clear agreements and rules at the start of the conflict with Russia and Ukraine,\" the unions said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO WORTH KNOWING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Japanese <\/strong>shipowner<strong> Mitsui OSK Lines<\/strong> and Singaporean maritime electrification technology startup <strong>Pyxis Maritime<\/strong> have <strong>signed an MoU <\/strong>to <strong>develop <\/strong>the <strong>electric vessel market<\/strong> in<strong> Singapore <\/strong>and <strong>Japan<\/strong>. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/splash247.com\/mol-pursues-electric-vessels\/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1698869621729236&usg=AOvVaw0guwLjympth8KHc3y0JQR7\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Splash<\/a>)<\/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\/africa\/\">africa<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\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     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is-style-wide\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0 has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n\t\t\t<strong> Calendar<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">NOVEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Mid-November: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.irna.ir\/news\/85274663\/Iran-to-host-key-meeting-of-Caspian-Sea-littoral-states-in-mid-November\" style=\"\">Third Caspian Economic Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>31 October-2 November (Tuesday-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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span><br \/>31 October-1 November (Tuesday- Wednesday):<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartabudhabisummit.com\/\" style=\"\">Abu Dhabi Smart City Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-2 November (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dubaibusinessforum.com\/\" style=\"\">Dubai Business Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-3 November (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ccistta\/posts\/pfbid0VktDJL4Wgj9qzsdwTMyXudXJyRB8TWpYrVWKZU6Ssye598KuWPSdVefJAnDZAPPLl\" style=\"\">Moroccan-Libyan Business Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Tangier, Morocco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-3 November (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transportlogisticsea.com\/\" style=\"\">Transport Logistic Southeast Asia and Air Cargo Southeast Asia<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-5 November (Wednesday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trans-mea.com\/\" style=\"\">TransMEA<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Cairo, Egypt.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>11-13 November (Saturday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gcc-turkiye.net\/\" style=\"\">GCC-T\u00fcrkiye Economic Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, \u00c7\u0131ra\u011fan Palace Kempinski Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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-African Trade Fair<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Cairo, Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-17 November (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.df-alliance.com\/events\/global-freight-summit\" style=\"\">Global Freight Summit 2023<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Coca Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>17-18 November (Friday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/en\/news\/2023\/10\/10\/2969619\/17th-iran-turkmenistan-joint-economic-commission-planned-in-ashgabat-next-month\" style=\"\">17th Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Commission<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>20-21 November(Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpmc.ae\/\" style=\"\">Dubai Precious Metals Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, SO\/ Uptown, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/events-and-conferences\/arabal-2023-conference-to-be-held-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-xwmxj8fj\" style=\"\">ARABAL 2023 Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">DECEMBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>4-6 December (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajot.com\/news\/ethihad-cargo-hosts-third-ace-conference-in-the-middle-east\" style=\"\">ACE 23 Air Cargo Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Yas Island Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>4-7 December (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/en\/news\/2023\/10\/17\/2973206\/tehran-to-host-2nd-eurasia-expo-tpoi-chief\" style=\"\">Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds, Tehran, Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>10-11 December (Sunday-Monday): <\/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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-14 December (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foodafrica-expo.com\/?gclid=CjwKCAjw1t2pBhAFEiwA_-A-NJNrdjlyg_Y1uUL8SXzzD8fC1x7vQO6fgMV2EDEWSSL_tt_C7R86ihoC8vQQAvD_BwE\" style=\"\">Food Africa Cairo 2023<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Egypt International Exhibition Center, Cairo, Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>18-20 December (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.irna.ir\/news\/85273735\/Headlines-in-Iranian-English-language-dailies-on-Oct-29\" style=\"\">International Exhibition of Transportation, Logistics, and Related Industries<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (Iran Trans Expo 2023), Imam Khomeini Grand Prayer Campus (Mossala), Tehran, Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2H 2023:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Construction of Neom\u2019s first hydrogen fueling station will kick off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2H 2023: Expansion of Baghdad International Airport to begin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1Q 2024: Egypt\u2019s Transport Ministry to launch pre-qualification tender for Cairo-Alex freight railway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1H 2024: Civil Construction subcontracts for construction firms in Oman for implementation of the Abu Dhabi - Suhar rail link to be <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/projects\/construction\/oman-etihad-rail-project-to-unlock-major-construction-opportunities-pvugtzq8\" style=\"\">announced<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\">King Salman Energy Park is set to become operational in 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">FEBRUARY 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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, South Africa. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MARCH 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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, Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>20 March (Wednesday): Construction work scheduled to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/en\/news\/2023\/09\/18\/2957794\/iran-russia-finalizing-contract-for-constructing-rasht-astara-railway\" style=\"\">begin<\/a><\/span><span> on the 162 km <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/223b92ed-a104-4975-97a7-f7e0895b479b\" style=\"\">Rasht-Astara Railway<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">APRIL 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 April- 2 May(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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MAY 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;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;\">, Hotel President Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-23 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/airports-council-international-asia-pacific_airportsinnovate-airport-riyadh-activity-7100771294358487040-tFm9\/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop\" style=\"\">WAGA 2024<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JUNE 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-21 June (Wednesday-Friday): World <\/span><span>Freezones<\/span><span> 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;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">OCTOBER 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>6-8 October (Sunday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routesonline.com\/news\/29\/breaking-news\/299662189\/press-release-routes-world-officially-handed-over-to-2024-host-bahrain-international-airport\/\" style=\"\">Routes World 2024<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Bahrain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">NOVEMBER 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>13-15 November (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahraininternationalairshow.com\/\" style=\"\">The Bahrain International Airshow<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Sakhir Airbase, Bahrain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">DECEMBER 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">10-12 December (Tuesday-Thursday): Middle East Business Aviation, DWC, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Mid-2025: Iraq will complete <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/projects\/construction\/iraq-to-finish-phase-1-of-faw-grand-port-in-2025-r1g2m8qk\" style=\"\">phase one<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> of the construction of the Grand Faw Port.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">DHL and Aramco\u2019s logistics and procurement hub in Saudi Arabia will commence operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1Q 2025: Sadr Park\u2019s Logistics Center in Riyadh to be completed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2027<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">4Q 2027: Oman\u2019s Musandam Airport construction to be completed.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrades at Jubail ports | US, EU mull Africa rail link | New courier services in KSA + Kuwait | SAL shares soar in market debut | New INSTC 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