{"id":84585,"date":"2025-02-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=84585"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:14:55","slug":"msc-acquires-49-stake-in-marsa-marocs-eastern-container-terminal-at-nwm","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/issues\/msc-acquires-49-stake-in-marsa-marocs-eastern-container-terminal-at-nwm\/","title":{"rendered":"MSC acquires 49% stake in Marsa Maroc\u2019s Eastern Container Terminal at NWM"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"84587\" 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=\"84587\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">What we're tracking today<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/02\/19\/today-msc-subsidiary-snaps-49-stake-in-marsa-marocs-eastern-container-terminal-qatar-to-support-libyan-airport-development\/\">\r\n                            TODAY: MSC subsidiary snaps 49% stake in Marsa Maroc\u2019s Eastern Container Terminal + Qatar to support Libyan airport development                        <\/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\/2025\/02\/19\/today-msc-subsidiary-snaps-49-stake-in-marsa-marocs-eastern-container-terminal-qatar-to-support-libyan-airport-development\/\" 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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Leading the issue today, a new global player is landing in Moroccan waters and Qatar is making a move to support Libya\u2019s aviation plans. We also have the latest on Adnoc Distribution\u2019s plans for Egypt. Let\u2019s get the ball rolling. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a>#1- Adnoc Distribution<\/strong> <strong>plans to expand its aviation fuel services in Egypt beyond its <\/strong><strong>existing presence at Cairo and Marsa Allam airports<\/strong>, company\u2019s CEO Bader Al Lamki told EnterpriseAM at the Egypt Energy Show. The company is looking to expand into the Alamein Airport, he added, explaining that it is looking to invest up to USD 300 mn to expand its presence in Egypt, KSA, and the UAE this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Also in the pipeline: <\/strong>The company is looking to enter Egypt\u2019s EV charging market and is currently working to secure the necessary licenses, he said. It is also planning to open its first integrated service station in New Cairo, set to be the largest in the country, and is looking into setting up new fuel station locations in the new capital and the North Coast. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This isn't new: <\/strong>The company indicated it was planning on starting aircraft refueling in Egypt and that it is currently being discussed with the Oil Ministry, CEO Bader Al Lamki told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a817ddae-7f5f-4385-a8dc-f95f300a40bf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">EnterpriseAM<\/a> back in 2024. It also indicated its plans to roll out t more services at its filling stations and further expand into new cities. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The company\u2019s Egypt Portfolio: <\/strong>In addition to aviation fuel, Adnoc Distribution\u2019s operations in Egypt cover lubricants and wholesale fuel, operating 245 fuel stations largely through its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/75784c1b-8241-45cc-affa-165e236ca996\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">50% stake in TotalEnergies Egypt<\/a>, as well as 140+ convenience stores, 200+ lube changing points, and 130+ car wash locations, the firm noted in its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/2\/1019.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 management report (pdf)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>IN OTHER EGYPT NEWS- Egypt will reportedly ink an agreement to rent a floating <\/strong><strong>regasification unit from Cyprus next <\/strong><strong>month<\/strong>, with the ship set to dock in Egypt in the summer months to cover high energy demand season, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/power\/70973\/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B7-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A6%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B2-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B5-%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a> reports citing an unnamed government official. The regasification unit will have a daily processing capacity of 500 mn cubic feet per day (cf\/d),<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That makes five: <\/strong>Egypt <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/6b8b59c7-8f2e-4a7d-8575-8b01266d9c1d\/today:-ad-ports-to-develop-300k-ton-grain-storage-at-khalifa-port-%2B-another-floating%253cmark%253e-regasification%253c%2Fmark%253e-unit-for-egypt%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly chartered a third floating storage regasification unit<\/a> to process LNG imports to dock at Ain Sokhna by June 2025 and a fourth unit from Turkey to dock for the duration of the summer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><\/strong><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>EU <\/strong><strong>agrees to review trade agreement with Algeria:<\/strong> The EU is set to review its partnership agreement with Algeria following a formal request by the North African country in a bid to boost trade relations, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/ar\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1\/3484717\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Anadolu Agency<\/a> reports, citing comments made by the EU\u2019s ambassador to Algeria Diego Mayado. The announcement comes after prolonged pressure from Algeria to renegotiate the agreement, which the North African country has criticized as unfair to local industries. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>An unbalanced relationship:<\/strong> Algeria has argued that the agreement reinforced Algeria\u2019s dependence on fossil, obstructing the diversification of its non-oil industries, which it said were unable to compete with its advanced European counterparts, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aps.dz\/ar\/economie\/115045-2021-11-01-18-04-50\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Algerian Press Agency<\/a> (APA) reported in 2021. The EU <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/policy.trade.ec.europa.eu\/news\/eu-begins-dispute-settlement-proceedings-against-algeria-defend-european-companies-2024-06-14_en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">began a dispute settlement case against Algeria<\/a> in 2024, alleging restrictions on inbound European products \u2014 from agricultural products to motor vehicles \u2014 that contradict their agreement. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In numbers: <\/strong>Most of Algeria\u2019s exports to the EU came from the fossils industry, which stood at a total of USD 14 bn from 2005 to 2015, APA reported citing a governmental assessment of the agreement\u2019s first decade. In contrast, the EU exported goods worth a total of USD 220 bn in the same time period. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Background on the agreement: <\/strong>The agreement \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/algeria\/european-union-and-algeria_en?s=82#6585\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">implemented in 2005<\/a> \u2014 stipulates the establishment of a freetrade zone for industrial products and a gradual phasing out of customs tariffs for food and agricultural products for both parties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a><\/strong><strong>#4- <\/strong><strong>ACCC <\/strong><strong>greenlights Qatar + Australia partnership: <\/strong>The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued preliminary approval for Qatar Airways to operate joint flights with Virgin Australia under a five-year agreement, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accc.gov.au\/media-release\/accc-proposes-to-authorise-virgin-australia-and-qatar-airways-integrated-alliance\" 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>The story so far: <\/strong>The ACCC gave Virgin Australia <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/dd9b750d-f6f1-4aac-a086-1fab886dae8c\/today:-a-new-oman-turkish-investment-fund-is-here-%2B-egypt-and-italy-launch-long-awaited-ro-ro-line\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">interim approval last year<\/a> to sell flights operated by Qatar Airways between Doha and Australia. Virgin Australia got the green light to run 28 weekly scheduled return flights from Doha to Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney, slated to commence by June 2025 under a wet-lease agreement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>Qatar Airways <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/dd9b750d-f6f1-4aac-a086-1fab886dae8c\/today:-a-new-oman-turkish-investment-fund-is-here-%2B-egypt-and-italy-launch-long-awaited-ro-ro-line\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">announced its intention to buy a minority 25% equity stake<\/a> in Bain Capital-owned Virgin Australia for an undisclosed sum last October. The earliest reports of a possible acquisition <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/651a1d38-778c-4f05-9068-60e727d62b34\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">came to light in July 2024<\/a>, but no official approval of the transaction has yet taken place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#<\/strong><strong>5- <\/strong><strong>Second <\/strong><strong>LNG vessel <\/strong><strong>braving the Red<\/strong><strong> Sea this year: <\/strong>Trader III \u2014 a Liberian-flagged LNG vessel \u2014 was reportedly approaching the Bab Al Mandab strait on Tuesday, making it the second vessel of its kind to traverse the Red Sea in 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/lng-vessel-sails-through-red-sea-passage-second-voyage-this-year-2025-02-18\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Salalah was reportedly the year\u2019s first LNG vessel to undertake the <\/strong><strong>route<\/strong>, sailing from Qalhat, Oman to Turkey\u2019s Marmara Erglisi LNG terminal on 14 February. A Liberian crude oil tanker <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/222f78f4-55ce-4f8d-a8c4-e18f222a23e3\/today:-uae-to-invest-usd-90-bn-for-air-fleet-expansion-by-2032-%2B-riyadh-air-eyes-50-widebody-jets-order-this-year\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">also passed through the Suez Canal<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/222f78f4-55ce-4f8d-a8c4-e18f222a23e3\/today:-uae-to-invest-usd-90-bn-for-air-fleet-expansion-by-2032-%2B-riyadh-air-eyes-50-widebody-jets-order-this-year\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The latest on the Houthis:<\/strong> Yemen\u2019s Houthis have vowed to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/7d20cb34-5935-490d-ad46-f4ac75af75fd\/today:-uae%25e2%2580%2599s-nas-makes-a-move-on-fertilizers-trader-egyfert\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">target only Israeli-linked commercial<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/7d20cb34-5935-490d-ad46-f4ac75af75fd\/today:-uae%25e2%2580%2599s-nas-makes-a-move-on-fertilizers-trader-egyfert\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">vessels<\/a> and to cease their attacks entirely as long as the terms of the Gaza ceasefire are fulfilled to their final phase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#6- Abu Dhabi steel firms petition Bombay High Court over scrap import violations: <\/strong>Three UAE-based steel companies \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shattafsteel.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Shattaf Steel<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emiratessteelllc.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Emirates Steel LLC<\/a> (not to be confused with Emsteel), and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/agsi.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Arabian Gulf Steel Industries<\/a> \u2014 have approached the Bombay High Court with allegations of illegal imports of steel scrap from the UAE to India, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/abu-dhabi-firms-seek-probe-into-illegal-steel-scrap-import-from-uae\/articleshow\/118351137.cms\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of India<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The petition: <\/strong>The Emirati companies are claiming the imports violate the UAE-India economic partnership agreement and evade the UAE\u2019s AED 400 per unit export fee imposed in 2023. The petition urges Indian customs to investigate fraudulent practices, warning of economic and environmental risks, including non-compliance with India's sustainability standards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#7- <\/strong>I<strong>raq <\/strong><strong>plans on building two offshore LNG facilities to address a consistent electricity <\/strong><strong>supply shortage<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agbi.com\/oil-and-gas\/2025\/02\/two-new-lng-terminals-in-iraq-to-replace-iran-gas\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AGBI<\/a> reports, citing comments by Oil Minister Haryana Abdel Ghani. One facility will receive imported LNG to run the power stations in southern Iraq near the Grand Faw Port, while the other will be at Khor Al-Zubair port near the oil hub in Basra. The source of the LNG has not been specified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#8- <\/strong><strong>The European Commission aims to deploy more flexible gas storage targets for EU <\/strong><strong>countries ahead of winter on fears of prices surging<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/eu-work-more-flexible-gas-storage-filling-targets-draft-shows-2025-02-18\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing a document it has seen. The newly introduced scheme will aim to \u201cpromote more coordinated and flexible gas storage refilling, including with dynamic targets,\u201d the document notes. The Commission will publish a proposal to extend the targets beyond 2025 \u2014 their expiry date \u2014 by the end of March. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About the targets scheme: <\/strong>The EU's current targets \u2014 introduced in 2022 in a bid to hedge against shortages after Russia slashed deliveries \u2014 require member countries to refill their storage to a 90% capacity by November, with other intermediate targets for February, May, July, and September. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters? <\/strong>The move comes after EU gas prices jumped to a two-year high this month, with countries like Germany and the Netherlands arguing that the fixed filling targets are easily exploited by traders who hike up prices around filling deadlines on the assumption that EU countries are \u201cobliged to buy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">MARKET WATCH- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- <\/strong><strong>Crude prices ticked <\/strong><strong>up this morning on the back of a drone attack on a Russian oil pipeline pumping station and disrupted oil supplies from <\/strong><strong>Kazakhstan to Russia,<\/strong> but gains were slightly offset by speculations on rising future supplies, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/brent-oil-prices-tick-down-after-gaining-caspian-pump-station-attack-2025-02-18\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. 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rel=\"noopener\">Terminal Investment Limited<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tilgroup.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">(TIL)<\/a><\/strong><strong> to split ownership of Nador West Med (NWM) Eastern Container Termina<\/strong><strong>l<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marsamaroc.co.ma\/fr\/actualites\/marsa-maroc-et-til-filiale-du-groupe-msc-concluent-un-accord-de-partenariat-portant-sur\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The agreement \u2014 which is pending regulatory approval \u2014 will grant TIL 49% ownership of the subsidiary owning the terminal, while Marsa Maroc will retain the remaining 51% as well as voting rights. The value of the contract has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Background:<\/strong> Marsa Maroc\u2019s 25-year concession of the Eastern Container Terminal was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/22211e24-5373-47bd-9475-95d982d24162\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">announced in June last year<\/a>, with the port operator slated to invest EUR 200 mn in the terminal\u2019s first phase. It is planned to encompass 70 hectares with a depth of 18 meters and a 1.5k-meter-long quay, with a full capacity of 3.4 mn TEUs. The first phase of the terminal is expected to be commissioned by early 2027.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The port will also feature an integrated industrial and logistics complex, <\/strong>which will be housed in a free zone developed by the port, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nadorwestmed.ma\/fr\/projets\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Nador West Met website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>TIL in the region<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> KSA\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kingabdullahport.com.sa\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">King Abdullah Port<\/a> is TIL\u2019s most prominent MENA project, becoming the Kingdom\u2019s largest transshipment port and second-largest handling facility, according to TIL\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tilgroup.com\/our-terminals\/king-abdullah.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. It comprises a 2 km quay and 155 hectares in terminal area and a depth of 17 meters. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>CMA CGM is also in the picture: <\/strong>French logistics provider <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cma-cgm.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CMA CGM<\/a> and Marsa Maroc <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/98532ac3-3ef6-4338-ac69-09a450b3fbdd\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">formed a JV last October<\/a> to jointly equip and operate one-half of NWM, with CMA CGM owning 49% of the JV and Marsa Maroc owning the rest. This JV planned to invest EUR 280 mn in the port\u2019s infrastructure to achieve an annual terminal output of 1.2 mn TEUs. The 35-hectare portion under the JV\u2019s remit is distinct from the eastern container terminal now jointly owned by Marsa Maroc and TIL.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">IN OTHER PORT NEWS FROM BAHRAIN<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Bahrain<\/strong><strong>\u2019s <\/strong><strong>Transport Ministry has inked a letter of intent with Khalifa Bin Salman <\/strong><strong>Port <\/strong><strong>Operator APM Terminals to upgrade the port\u2019s infrastructure<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtt.gov.bh\/news\/minister-transportation-and-telecommunications-signs-letter-intent-apm-terminals\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The agreement aims to expand the port\u2019s capacity, integrate advanced logistics services, and foster sustainability. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>APM?Bahrain: <\/strong>APM Terminals Bahrain approved the integration of land freight transport into its activities in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/7709cb31-b36d-45a8-9514-88d23292688b\/qterminals-set-for-greener-operations-at-rotterdam-port\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2024<\/a>. The operator is also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/9afe1178-4aba-47c9-b94c-65b51125fe83\/bahrain-inks-ship-recycling-mou-with-ap-moller-maersk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">working with Bahrain-Maersk<\/a> to expand the ship recycling sector in the country. It <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The port\u2019s latest in numbers:<\/strong> Bahrain\u2019s Khalifa bin Salman Port handled 39k TEU in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/881f5657-1408-449b-8afd-be7e597f4863\/today:-big-funding-for-ooredoo%25e2%2580%2599s-data-centers-%2B-disruption-in-our-regional-airspace\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">August<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/881f5657-1408-449b-8afd-be7e597f4863\/today:-big-funding-for-ooredoo%25e2%2580%2599s-data-centers-%2B-disruption-in-our-regional-airspace\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a>, a 7.5% y-o-y increase, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/9\/1850.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">report (pdf)<\/a>. This is a 7.5% increase compared to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/9\/1858.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 (pdf)<\/a>. General cargo at the port dipped 38.9% y-o-y to 47.2k tons. The port\u2019s performance on the World Bank and S&P Global\u2019s Container Port Performance Index jumped up by 30 places, taking 43th place in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/9e2c5697-fd38-4c68-ab17-77b77bb9e493\/mena-ports-take-a-dip-on-2023-container%253cmark%253e-port%253c%2Fmark%253e-performance-index\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">September 2024<\/a>. <\/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\/apm-terminals\/\">APM Terminals<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/bahrain\/\">Bahrain<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/cma-cgm\/\">CMA CGM<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/morocco\/\">Morocco<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/msc\/\">MSC<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/ports\/\">PORTS<\/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=\"84592 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"84592\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/02\/19\/84592\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-84592\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-84592 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yanmuparks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/12\/425.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"84593\" 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=\"84593\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Aviation<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/02\/19\/libya-qatar-to-prepare-studies-for-tripoli-international-airport-investment-project\/\">\r\n                            Libya + Qatar to prepare studies for Tripoli International Airport investment project                        <\/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\/2025\/02\/19\/libya-qatar-to-prepare-studies-for-tripoli-international-airport-investment-project\/\" 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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No timeline or investment ticket has been disclosed. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Switching sides?<\/strong> Italy\u2019s Aeneas Consortium was awarded the contract to revamp the airport <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/libyaobserver.ly\/economy\/reconstruction-contract-tripoli-international-airport-signed\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">back in 2017<\/a>, but Libya\u2019s lack of funds brought the construction and partnership to a halt. The project has been transferred to a Libyan firm \u2014 deploying a new investment-based approach to help implement and finance the project. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Strengthening partnerships: <\/strong>Qatar and Libya inked an updated air services agreement in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/219b08a2-c3d8-4c33-a7cd-08cc6fdf7e49\/%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eegypt%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%2B%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eturkey%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ework%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eon%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ea%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253estrategic%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ecooperation%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ecouncil%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eto%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eboost%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253etrade%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">April 2024<\/a>, as well as a bilateral MoU, allowing the two countries\u2019 national carriers to operate an unlimited number of weekly passenger and cargo flights per week. The agreement was later updated in January 2025, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mot.gov.qa\/en\/news\/QatarLibyaUpdateAirServicesAgreement\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> published last month. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About Tripoli International Airport: <\/strong>The airport is located south of Libya\u2019s capital Tripoli in the Qasr bin Gashir region, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/business\/tripoli-international-airport-entrusted-to-turkish-company-5423\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey Today<\/a> reported in April 2024. An MoU was inked between Libya\u2019s authorities and Turkey\u2019s Terminal Yapi and IRG International Group to restore, operate and carry out infrastructure works on the airport, according to a government <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/161SQFzL29\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. <\/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\/libya\/\">Libya<\/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=\"84595\" 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=\"84595\">\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\">Customs<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/02\/19\/egypt-is-working-to-finalize-a-raft-of-additional-customs-facilities\/\">\r\n                            Egypt is working to finalize a raft of additional customs facilities                        <\/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\/2025\/02\/19\/egypt-is-working-to-finalize-a-raft-of-additional-customs-facilities\/\" 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 government could move to reduce customs duties on inputs for certain industries to increase value-added, push localization efforts forward, and create opportunities for feeder industries to grow rather than rely on imports, the source added. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>T<\/strong><strong>he government is also looking to ease the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) pro<\/strong><strong>gram\u2019s membership conditions,<\/strong> in what would be an additional step towards facilitating customs clearance, our source said, explaining that the system currently requires specific transaction volumes and the submission of three financial statements in order for companies to join.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The government is working on a number of other ways of facilitating customs,<\/strong> including efforts to launch the first call center for the Egyptian Customs Authority (ECA), electronically link data with the Egyptian Tax Authority to expedite data verifications, improve issues related to duty drawback, temporary admission, and pre-release procedures for shipments \u2014 all while reducing the number of customs inspection authorities \u2014 currently 22 \u2014 to be limited to the relevant authorities based on the nature of the product, our source said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Remember:<\/strong> The cabinet also recently approved a proposal from the finance and investment ministries to improve the process of exporting and importing goods in a bid to cut customs clearance time down from eight days to just two. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This would come on top of a number of newly announced measures: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The launch of a new unified platform for the prices of the most frequently <\/strong><strong>imported goods, <\/strong>which will help eliminate arbitrary assessments across customs ports;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allowing the payment of <\/strong><strong>custom taxes on inputs<\/strong><strong> in six-month installments of up to six months,<\/strong> without late penalties for the first three months;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allowing manufacturers a production material waste rate <\/strong><strong>of up to <\/strong><strong>3%,<\/strong> which will benefit producers working in freezones and special economic zones and help resolve cases filed against manufacturers by the Industrial Control Authority;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Only collecting customs duties through the Nafeza platform upon the arrival of g<\/strong><strong>oods<\/strong>, easing financial burdens on manufacturers;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allowing manufacturers to use ins. documents as a guarantee<\/strong> to provide the Egyptian Customs Authority (ECA);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unifying the requirements of the ECA and the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC),<\/strong> which will help reduce customs clearance time \u2014 resolving one of the main disputes among manufacturers;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Allowing e-payments across different payment methods and platforms,<\/strong> representing a step forward for the digital transformation; <\/li>\n<li><strong>Updating the Authority\u2019s risk management system,<\/strong> with the aim of making it easier to reclassify shipments from being \u201cunder reservation\u201d to being classified as production inputs \u2014 provided their safety is verified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI-<\/strong> Deputy Finance Minister for Tax Policies Sherif El Kilani <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/d422c6ce-5c20-475f-9d53-413282e26c1c\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">told EnterpriseAM<\/a> late last year that the government is revisiting customs procedures to align with global standards and improve efficiency. This includes a plan to introduce a four-tier system \u2014 green, red, blue, and orange \u2014 for importers, allowing for faster clearance for compliant businesses.<\/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\/customs\/\">customs<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/egypt\/\">Egypt<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/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=\"84597 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"84597\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/02\/19\/84597\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-84597\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-84597 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transmar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/1\/2700.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"84598\" 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=\"84598\">\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\">The Macro Picture<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/02\/19\/how-gcc-countries-logistics-markets-performed-in-2024\/\">\r\n                            How GCC countries\u2019 logistics markets performed in 2024                        <\/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\/2025\/02\/19\/how-gcc-countries-logistics-markets-performed-in-2024\/\" 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 UAE \u2014 the highest-ranked country in the Middle East and North Africa region \u2014 sustained its spot as the third most attractive market for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/7302150b-9052-427b-9196-4bed63bb887c\/uae-ranks-among-top-emerging-markets-globally--agility\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">second year in a row<\/a>. Saudi Arabia came in fourth after rising two places in the ranking. China and India maintained their position in the top two spots in the ranking, while Myanmar and Venezuela are the lowest-ranked countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>How it\u2019s measured:<\/strong> The index surveys 830 executives from the logistics industry to assess the performance of 50 emerging markets based on four indicators: Domestic logistics potential, international logistics potential, business fundamentals, and digital readiness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A closer look: <\/strong>The UAE and Saudi Arabia came in the top 10 emerging markets across all the indices. Qatar also ranked among the top 10 in all indicators except the international potential indicator. Regionally, in terms of Business Fundamentals, Jordan came in fourth, Qatar fifth, Bahrain sixth, and Oman eighth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>UAE recorded strong fundamentals across the board: <\/strong>The country ranked first globally for best business fundamentals and came in second \u2013 behind China \u2013 in the digital readiness category.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>UAE + KSA leading the way in economic diversification: <\/strong>28.8% of the respondents said the UAE observed the highest level of progress in diversifying over the past decade, while about 26% said the KSA had seen the most progress. The UAE\u2019s non-oil economy accounted for 80% of the nation\u2019s GDP in 2024, whereas KSA saw its non-oil activity rise 4.6% y-o-y the same year, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Supply chain growth:<\/strong> Public-private partnerships play an important role in the UAE\u2019s infrastructure development initiatives, finds the report, with over 155 transport projects valued at AED 25 bn in Abu Dhabi alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>UAE is <\/strong><strong>developing <\/strong><strong>its digital infrastructure,<\/strong> by investing in late-stage start-ups in Abu Dhabi and cutting e-commerce operational costs \u2014 including storage, customs, and transportation costs \u2014 by 20%. That said, the UAE will have to balance its relationships with the US and China over the use of advanced technologies in the year ahead, Agility says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>And KSA is targeting logistics and warehousing:<\/strong> The Kingdom plans to develop 59 logistics centers across the nation, which are slated to boost access to key transportation and sea freight facilities, says Agility. This includes plans that are underway for a new link between Saudi and Bahrain, dubbed the King Hamad Causeway, and a USD 266 mn Logistics Park in Dammam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>Saudi\u2019s PIF is planning <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/60844ecd-dc50-4fba-b5ed-485ea7966ac3\/pif-to-up-its-investment-in-ksa%25e2%2580%2599s-logistics-and-transport-sector-by-60%2525-in-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">to boost<\/a> its investments in local logistics and transport outfits by 60% by the end of this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Optimism is high for the GCC: <\/strong>The region \u201cstands out as a beacon of stability\u201d amid geopolitical turmoil in the region, Agility says. The myriad of events this year \u2014 the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the ongoing disruption to traffic in the Red Sea, and Israel\u2019s attacks on Gaza and Lebanon \u2014 have provided \u201ceconomic headwinds\u201d yet have not obstructed the region\u2019s development trajectory. Economic growth is projected to rise in the short to medium term, with the World Bank economists forecasting a 4.2% growth in FY 2025\/26, says the report. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Despite the GCC optimism, the majority of respondents \u2014<\/strong> <strong>around 54% \u2014 forecast a global recession to hit in 2025<\/strong>, up by 4% from last year\u2019s report and driven by global headwinds including \"uncertainties, geopolitical tensions and upheaval in major economies.\u201d <\/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\/agility-logistics\/\">Agility Logistics<\/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                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/the-macro-picture\/\">THE MACRO PICTURE<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/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=\"84600\" 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=\"84600\">\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\">Moves<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/02\/19\/dp-world-taps-coo-suresh-ramani-as-new-indian-subcontinent-coo\/\">\r\n                            DP World taps COO Suresh Ramani as new Indian subcontinent COO                        <\/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\/2025\/02\/19\/dp-world-taps-coo-suresh-ramani-as-new-indian-subcontinent-coo\/\" 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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Ramani brings over three decades of experience in the logistics sector to the new role, having served as TVS Supply Chain Solutions\u2019 Chief Transformation Oficer and head of Business Development, according to his LinkedIn profile. Ramani will offer integrated and innovative solutions to DP World\u2019s customers \u201cwhile expanding our global customer relationships,\u201d the statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>DP World announced plans to boost its presence in India <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/5eaf11fc-c145-419c-b9dc-e4b080434832\/today:-morocco-seeks-usd-8.8-bn-for-rail-expansion-%2B-egypt-to-lease-lng-regasification-unit\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in December<\/a> in a bid to remedy trade bottlenecks by expanding into more industrial parks and logistics projects in the country. The move looks to alleviate congestion and ease the movement of cargo from ports to customers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DP has plenty of ties in India already:<\/strong> The port operator launched operations at the Vallarpadam terminal in the Cochin Economic Zone back <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/9df916f6-4cab-4ff5-849b-3727427b1a33\/dp-world-kicks-off-operations-at-india%25e2%2580%2599s-cochin-economic-zone\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in June<\/a>, and operates Mumbai\u2019s Nhava Sheva Business Park and Chennai\u2019s Integrated Chennai Business Park as well. The firm also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dpworld.com\/news\/releases\/dp-world-to-invest-510-million-to-develop-tuna-tekra-mega-container-terminal-in-india\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">operates five container terminals<\/a> in India\u2019s Mundra, Cochin, and Chennai, as well as two in Mumbai. The terminals have a combined capacity of around 6 mn TEUs. 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The facility \u2014 slated to begin production in late 2026 \u2014 aims to increase Bikanervala\u2019s exports to the GCC, Africa, East Asia, and Europe, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbnme.com\/news\/bikanervala-announces-plans-for-high-tech-food-manufacturing-facility-at-nip\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CBNME<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>More details: <\/strong>The facility will serve as a central production hub, supplying Bikanervala\u2019s restaurants, cloud kitchens, and retail partners. It is planned to have an initial annual capacity of 1.3k metric tonnes, which is expected to double to 2.7k metric tonnes by 2030.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">SUPPLY CHAINS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1-<\/strong> <strong>KSA\u2019s <\/strong><strong>Masarat Mobility Park to deploy AI-driven robotic supply chain solutions<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Saudi-based construction firm Al Masarat Holding has inked an MoU with UK-based AI-powered robotics firm Dexory to implement robotic solutions in logistics and manufacturing supply chains in Masarat Mobility Park, effective until 12 February 2028, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dexory.com\/insights\/dexory-and-al-masarat-holding-sign-mou-to-advance-ai-powered-robotics-in-logistics-and-manufacturing\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The pair will use AI-driven automation and digital tech to streamline supply chain operations and boost efficiency across the Kingdom. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- UAE\u2019s Invest Bank partners with Veefin Solutions for supply chain finance: <\/strong>Sharjah\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investbank.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Invest Bank<\/a> partnered with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veefin.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Veefin Solutions<\/a> to integrate advanced supply chain finance solutions aimed at optimizing cashflow, improving capital efficiency, and streamlining receivables and payables for businesses across the UAE, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/invest-bank-expands-digital-trade-finance-through-strategic-partnership-with-veefin-solutions-h9hg4ek2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The system replaces manual processes with an automated platform, offering businesses more flexibility in managing payments and real-time insights into financial risks. The partnership is part of Invest Bank\u2019s broader effort to expand its digital services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">REGULATION-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Saudi Council of Ministers approved a new Land Transport Law during its meeting <\/strong><strong>yesterday<\/strong>, state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/N2265094\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SPA<\/a> reports. The law aims to regulate transport activities, facilities, and infrastructure across the Kingdom, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Saudi_TGA\/status\/1891835047017070751\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a> from the Real Estate General Authority (REGA). Although neither Cabinet nor REGA provided details on the specifics of the law\u2019s articles, REGA noted that the 34-article law would cover licensing for all land transport \u2014 including vehicles and drivers \u2014 and related penalties. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DIPLOMACY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>UAE, Russia strengthen financial cooperation with new tax agreement: <\/strong>UAE State Minister for Financial Affairs Mohamed Bin Hadi Al Hussaini hosted the first UAE-Russia Strategic Financial Dialogue in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, where he signed a double taxation avoidance agreement with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bi8y1ib-uae-hosts-strategic-financial-dialogue-with-russia\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The agreement aims to boost trade<\/strong>, attract investment, and foster a more transparent tax environment. The forum also explored key financial topics, including budget planning, public-private partnerships, and international tax cooperation. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING THIS MORNING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jannat <\/strong><strong>Alferdos sells VLCC:<\/strong> Iraq\u2019s Jannat Alferdos Company has sold its sole 19-year-old VLCC for USD 44 mn to an undisclosed buyer. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/splash247.com\/iraqs-jannat-alferdos-sells-its-only-vlcc\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Splash<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> <strong>Kingdom <\/strong><strong>gets an air cargo boost: <\/strong>Saudia Cargo inked an MoU with the Saudi Tourism Authority to boost air cargo services across KSA. 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Airbus is scheduled to make an official announcement about the matter in its FY 2024 results tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Regional players to feel the hit:<\/strong> The UAE\u2019s Etihad Airways ordered three Airbus A350 next-generation freighters back <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/9a95bc17-b808-49cf-ada3-63b33c3001b1\/aviation-updates-from-uae-and-bahrain\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in November<\/a>, bringing its total orders of the A350 to 10, with deliveries slated for 2026. KSA\u2019s PIF-owned Riyadh Air <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/7722d662-4d78-4750-a505-ab9ae0afd555\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">was also reportedly eyeing Airbus A350-1000<\/a> to meet its long-haul needs after purchasing 60 Airbus A321neos in October. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The hold-up:<\/strong> The delay is primarily due to a hold-up in deliveries of fuselage parts from leading parts provider Spirit AeroSystems, industry sources said, which could result in an informal cap on A350 production for the remainder of 2025. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> Spirit received up to USD 350 mn from Boeing and up to USD 107 mn from Airbus in advance payments back <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/5ad66ba0-b72f-421d-aa80-7faf5b766816\/%253cmark%253espirit-aerosystems%253c%2Fmark%253e-to-receive-funding-from-boeing-%2B-airbus,-canada%25e2%2580%2599s-gov%25e2%2580%2599t-intervenes-to-end-port-shutdowns\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in November<\/a> to help it stay afloat as it continued to burn through cash after four consecutive years of losses. Boeing is set to acquire Spirit AeroSystems, with Spirit\u2019s shareholders approving the purchase agreement earlier <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/52e1f7eb-827b-4bf1-a43f-274f22c084da\/boeing-expected-to-acquire%253cmark%253e-spirit-aerosystems%253c%2Fmark%253e-by-mid-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this month<\/a>. 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class=\"content-area-description single-story post-84607 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-calendar wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background 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\">FEBRUARY <\/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>20-22 February (Thursday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightcamp.com\/\" style=\"\">Dubai Freight Camp<\/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>24 February (Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adportsgroup.com\/en\/news-and-media\/2025\/01\/27\/ad-ports-group-capital-markets-day-in-abu-dhabi#:~:text=Abu%20Dhabi%2C%20UAE%20%E2%80%93%2027%20January,on%2024th%20February%202025%20to\" style=\"\">AD Ports Group Capital Markets Day<\/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 style=\"font-weight:700;\">MARCH<\/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;\">No events announced at the moment.<\/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<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2-4 April (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conferenziaworld.com\/global-supply-chain-and-logistics-summit\/\" style=\"\">Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>3-4 April (Thursday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africasco.co.za\/\" style=\"\">Africa Supply Chain Optimization<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Johannesburg, 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>10 April (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinemoney.com\/events-2-0-2\/2025-gulf-ship-finance-forum\" style=\"\">Gulf Ship Finance Forum<\/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>14 April (Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/all\/cargois-forum\/\" style=\"\">CargoIS Forum<\/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>15-17 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportevents.com\/product\/transport-middle-east-2025-2\/\" style=\"\">Transport Middle East 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Aqaba, Jordan.<\/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 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/all\/world-cargo-symposium\/\" style=\"\">IATA World Cargo Symposium<\/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>16-17 April: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalportsforum.com\/dubai-to-host-gpf\/\" style=\"\">Global Ports Forum<\/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>28 April-2 May: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranexpo.co\/\" style=\"\">7th Export Capabilities Exhibition (Iran Expo)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, 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;\">MAY <br \/><\/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 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theairportshow.com\/\" style=\"\">Airport Show<\/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>12-15 May (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudi-smartlogistics.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Smart Logistics<\/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>13-14 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalportsforum.com\/dubai-to-host-gpf\/\" style=\"\">Global Ports Forum<\/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>20-22 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/exhibition\/seamless-middle-east\/index.stm\" style=\"\">Seamless Middle East<\/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>27-29 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudilogisticsexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Warehousing & Logistics Expo<\/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<\/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 June (Sunday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/agm\/agm-2025\/\" style=\"\">Annual General Meeting & World Air Transport Summit 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Delhi, India.<\/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>2-4 June (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propakmena.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Propak MENA<\/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>5-6 June (Thursday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cparityevent.com\/supply-chain-4-0-summit\/\" style=\"\">Supply Chain & Logistics Innovation Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Amsterdam, Netherlands.<\/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 June (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/key-notion.com\/sustainability-world-summit\/\" style=\"\">Sustainability World Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Frankfurt, Germany.<\/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>17-19 June (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tocevents-europe.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Terminal Operations Conference & Exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Rotterdam, Netherlands.<\/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 June (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmc.me\/\" style=\"\">East Med Maritime Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Athens, Greece.<\/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>25-26 June (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/decarbonizingforum.com\/forum\/\" style=\"\">Decarbonizing Shipping Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Hamburg, Germany.<\/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;\">JULY<\/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 July (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportevents.com\/product\/asean-ports-and-logistics-2025\/\" style=\"\">ASEAN Ports and Logistics<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Jakarta, Indonesia.<\/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;\">SEPTEMBER<\/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>24-26 September (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routesonline.com\/events\/254\/routes-world-2025\/\" style=\"\">Routes World<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, 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 style=\"font-weight:700;\">OCTOBER<\/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 October (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/10times.com\/saudi-maritime-congress\" style=\"\">Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dammam, 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>14-15 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afsic.net\/welcome\/\" style=\"\">Investing in Africa Conference and Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, London, UK. <\/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<\/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>3-6 November (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adipec.com\/\" style=\"\">ADIPEC Maritime and Logistics Exhibition and 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>4-6 November (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiaca.org\/tiaca-to-hold-air-cargo-forum-2025\/\" style=\"\">Air Cargo Forum<\/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>17-21 November (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaiairshow.aero\/\" style=\"\">Dubai Airshow<\/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\">EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> <br \/><\/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;\">AD Ports-operated Safaga Port\u2019s multi-purpose terminal will become operational. <\/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=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apmterminals.com\/en\/news\/news-releases\/2023\/231213-one-million-teu-expansion-at-apm-terminals-tangier-med-port-operational#:~:text=12%2F18%2F2023-,One%20million%20TEU%20expansion%20at%20APM%20Terminals%20Tangier%20MedPort%20operational,an%20additional%20400%20metre%20berth.\" style=\"\">Phase 3<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> of APM Terminals Tangier MedPort to be complete and operational.<\/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>1Q 2025: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jafza.ae\/media-centre\/news\/jafza-completes-phase-1-of-new-logistics-park\/\" style=\"\">Phase two<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> of Jafza Logistics Park 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;\">2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p 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