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margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-align: left;\">Good morning, folks. We\u2019re kicking off the second week of 2026 with important regional and global updates, leading with debt and trade agreement updates from the UAE and Egypt. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Up first: <\/strong>Israel is demanding provisions in our USD 35 bn natural gas import agreement that would give it the unilateral right to slash how much gas it sells us. As you might expect, the terms \u2014 first made public in a regulatory filing \u2014 aren\u2019t going down well with officials here in Cairo. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Also making the headlines this morning: <\/strong>Iran is threatening strikes against Israel and US military logistics hubs in the region in response to the US floating a possible strike to \u2018aid\u2019 intensifying protests against the Iranian regime. The remarks raise the temperature again in the region after months of calm, possibly risking maritime navigation in the critical chokepoint of the Hormuz Strait. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, <\/strong>Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) successfully locked in a USD 600 mn bond that was 3.3x oversubscribed despite regional tensions. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">The big logistics story abroad-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Keep a close eye on how markets open this morning: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome <\/strong><strong>Powell is facing a criminal probe<\/strong> over the renovation of the Fed\u2019s headquarters in Washington, DC, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/11\/us\/politics\/jerome-powell-fed-inquiry-trump.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> reports in an exclusive, citing people it says were briefed on the matter. US President Donald Trump has long attacked Powell and pushed him to drive interest rates lower, and has frequently complained about the renovations, including in a famous video (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YZ_d3NHVCAs\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 3:17<\/a>) last year during his tour of the HQ. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Powell, in a video statement (<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/speech\/powell20260111a.htm\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 2:55<\/a><\/strong><strong>), said the renovation was a \u201cpretext,\u201d <\/strong>describing the threat of criminal charges as a \u201cconsequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT- This is the sharpest attack on the Fed\u2019s independence in generations. <\/strong>Powell is leaving his post in May, and Trump has said he\u2019s already chosen \u2014 but has not announced \u2014 the successor, widely expected to be Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>PLUS- The <\/strong><strong>European <\/strong><strong>Union (EU) voted to <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/eu-countries-expected-clear-signing-record-mercosur-trade-deal-2026-01-09\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">sign<\/a><\/strong> <strong> a long-awaited freetrade agreement with <\/strong><strong>the Latin American <\/strong><strong>Mercosur<\/strong><strong> bloc<\/strong> \u2014 comprising Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay \u2014 advancing the pact 25 years after talks began. The pact is another example of an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/07\/08\/global-trade-uncertainty-could-further-cement-uaes-position-as-trade-re-export-hub\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">emerging pattern<\/a> in which several big economies pursue bilateral or small multilateral agreements to hedge against rising protectionism and trade volatility. For the signatories, the agreement could counterbalance trade losses from new US tariffs while <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/dispatches\/eu-and-mercosur-are-creating-one-of-the-worlds-largest-free-trade-areas\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">diversifying<\/a> trading partners.<\/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>  TRADE \u2014 The Egyptian gov\u2019t abandoned plans to tighten import restrictions in the Port Said <\/strong><strong>Freezone<\/strong>, a senior government official tells EnterpriseAM. Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development Kamel El Wazir decided to maintain the existing quota system and allow the general import of auto spare parts to continue, we were told.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What changed? <\/strong>Officials had been weighing a move to restrict the import of automotive spare parts exclusively to authorized service centers \u2014 a measure positioned as key to ensuring quality and curbing smuggling. Under the new directive, those restrictions are off the table, and some 70k import licenses in the zone will remain active under the current 3-15% preferential customs brackets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s a smart policy: <\/strong>Restricting imports to authorized dealers would have choked off competition, opened the door to price hikes, curbed economic activity, and set up single points of failure in the supply chain. <\/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><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>  DISRUPTION WATCH \u2014 Iran is <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-warns-it-could-hit-u-s-bases-as-trump-weighs-military-options-7fd57ba1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">threatening<\/a><\/strong><strong> to strike Israel and US <\/strong><strong>military logistics corridors in the region<\/strong>, as the US floats possible strikes on Iran to back <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/cb0f5f9e-2b96-46b0-aef3-141cdd3ac37f\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">intensifying protests<\/a> calling for the fall of the current regime. The threats \u2014 made by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf \u2014 suggest that Iran could hit one of the US air and naval bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE, and Qatar. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember the Hormuz closure specter? <\/strong>Global markets and major oil producers in the region were sent into <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/06\/26\/specter-of-hormuz-closure-revives-interest-in-dormant-pipeline-projects\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">panic mode<\/a> last summer after Iran threatened to close the Hormuz Strait in response to Israeli and US strikes against the country\u2019s nuclear program. The maritime chokepoint is critical to the global economy and to oil producers in the GCC, with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=65504\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">some 20%<\/a> of the world\u2019s oil passing through the strait every year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Flights between Iran and the UAE, as well as Iran and Qatar, faced disruptions over the <\/strong><strong>weekend<\/strong>, with around 20 flights between Iran and Dubai facing cancellation, though Emirates and flydubai\u2019s flights seem to have departed on schedule yesterday, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/aviation\/2026\/01\/11\/airlines-restore-flights-from-uae-and-qatar-to-iran\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">National<\/a> reports. <\/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\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>AVIATION \u2014 <\/strong><strong>Egypt\u2019s flagship carrier EgyptAir is planning to <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/AsharqbEGY\/posts\/pfbid05rofJJhpXs328hj4AJCqr5ZwRipRjEv9pSf6zmSL19Kc7XzbuNGXVwDT4YKEMAXcl?_rdc=1&_rdr\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">nearly double<\/a><\/strong><strong> its fleet to 91 <\/strong><strong>jets by <\/strong><strong>2030<\/strong> \u2014 up from the 65 planes it currently holds in its fleet. Under this initiative, the airline will grow its fleet to 79 planes by 2027, then to 87 the following year. The move is slated to bolster the airline\u2019s flight capacity to achieve its target of reaching 97 destinations by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Funding already in motion:<\/strong> EgyptAir has financed the uptake of its first batch of five \u2014 out of its 16 A350-9 jets orderbook locked at the Paris Airshow <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/11\/20\/flydubai-locks-in-boeing-order-emirates-makes-usd-2-4-bn-airbus-order\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in June last year<\/a>. Egypt\u2019s Finance Ministry also provided EGP 20 bn (c. USD 396.53 mn) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/11\/20\/flydubai-locks-in-boeing-order-emirates-makes-usd-2-4-bn-airbus-order\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financing facility<\/a> to EgyptAir Holding Company to help expand the airline\u2019s fleet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Watch for the first A350 delivery later this year.<\/strong> The key metric is not the plane itself, but whether the airline can leverage its new efficiency to hold its mid-market share amid <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/01\/08\/pick-your-battles\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">rising competition<\/a> with Gulf and low-cost carriers. <\/p>\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>Oil prices rose slightly this morning as concerns over Iranian oil supplies outweigh the <\/strong><strong>possibility of resumed Venezuelan exports, <\/strong>amid intensifying protests and a possible US strike, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-climbs-intensifying-unrest-iran-spark-supply-concerns-2026-01-12\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Brent crude futures were up USD 0.05 to trade at USD 63.39 \/ bbl as of 04:33 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose by USD 0.04 to USD 59.16 \/ bbl.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This comes on top of a 3% rally over the last week, <\/strong>as protests intensified in Iran and amid rising calls for workers in the Iranian oil sector to start civil disobedience. \u201cThe situation puts at least 1.9 million barrels per day of oil exports at risk of disruption,\u201d ANZ analysts said in a note.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Meanwhile, Saudi crude oil flows to East Asia are expected to remain above normal <\/strong><strong>levels <\/strong><strong>after Aramco cut prices for the third consecutive time <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/01\/07\/national-investment-strategy-phase-ii\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last week<\/a><\/strong>, signaling oversupply concerns, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-01-09\/saudi-oil-sales-to-asia-to-remain-robust-after-third-price-drop\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing unnamed traders. Asian buyers outside China \u2014 including Japan and South Korea \u2014 will receive at least an additional 9 mn bbl for February loading, lifting shipments to at least 15% above the recent average of 2.1 mn bbl \/ d, the business news service reported, citing data from the maritime analytics platform Kpler.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- India is set to receive an additional 2 mn bbl <\/strong>\u2014 about 10% above its average monthly volume \u2014 while China\u2019s February purchases are projected at around 48 mn bbl, slightly trailing January levels. The price cuts have made Saudi crude competitive with regional spot grades as Middle East oil markets remain weak, price differentials collapse, and Dubai futures trade at a premium to immediate supply.<\/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>Baltic<\/strong><strong> index downward streak isn\u2019t going anywhere: <\/strong>The Baltic Exchange\u2019s dry bulk sea freight index \u2014 which tracks rates for the capesize, panamax, and supramax vessel segments \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/commodity\/baltic\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">fell<\/a> 1.7% to 1,688 points on Friday, for the fifth consecutive session. The capesize slipped for the 12th day by 3% to 2,640 points, while the panamax index went up 0.7% to 1,345 points, and the smaller supramax index dropped 9 points to 976 points.<\/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=\"border-right-style:solid;border-top-width:0pt;border-left-style:solid;orphans:2;text-align:left;padding:0;margin:0;border-right-width:0pt;line-height:1.15;border-left-width:0pt;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0pt;border-bottom-style:solid;widows:2\"><strong>The<\/strong><strong> Drewry World Container Index increased by 16% to USD 2,557 per 40-ft container last <\/strong><strong>week<\/strong>, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drewry.co.uk\/supply-chain-advisors\/supply-chain-expertise\/world-container-index-assessed-by-drewry\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">latest index readings<\/a>. This marks the fourth consecutive weekly jump and was supported by a rise in transpacific and Asia-Europe rates, especially the Shanghai-Genoa (13%) and Shanghai-Rotterdam (10%) routes. <\/p>\n<p style=\"border-right-style:solid;border-top-width:0pt;border-left-style:solid;orphans:2;text-align:left;padding:0;margin:0;border-right-width:0pt;line-height:1.15;border-left-width:0pt;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0pt;border-bottom-style:solid;widows:2\"><strong>The short-term outlook: <\/strong>With early bookings already building for the February 2026 Lunar New Year, Drewry anticipates a further slight rate uptick next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>The container shipping market is bracing for a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/d4c39071-af24-4ca2-bd7e-be9c93ff7f61\/the-shipping-supply-glut:-suez-return-meets-a-record-orderbook\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">supply glut<\/a> in 2027 that could drive a sharp dip in shipping prices, as the potential full return to the Suez Canal meets a record-breaking wave of new ship deliveries, shipowner association Bimco said in a report seen by EnterpriseAM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Data point- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><br \/>1st \u2014 that was Egypt\u2019s <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1FVSZTXy6J\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ranking<\/a><\/strong> <strong> in Africa in Oxford Insights\u2019 <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/1\/285.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Government AI<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/1\/285.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Readiness Index (pdf)<\/a><\/strong>. Globally, Egypt climbed 14 spots y-o-y to rank 51st, also coming third in MENA after Saudi and the UAE. The Madbouly government scored a perfect 100 in the policy capacity pillar, which measures its extent to \u201cdesign and implement effective AI policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt is in a tight competition to become the premier AI hub for the Middle East and <\/strong><strong>Africa<\/strong> at the same time as the UAE and Saudi commit USD bns to compute capacity. 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has-post-thumbnail hentry category-the-big-story-today tag-egypt tag-enterprise-logistics tag-the-big-story-today tag-trade wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> Egypt is in a high-stakes standoff with Israel over our <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/08\/10\/israel-to-more-than-double-leviathan-gas-exports-to-egypt-under-usd-35-bn-agreement\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 35 bn gas agreement<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/08\/10\/israel-to-more-than-double-leviathan-gas-exports-to-egypt-under-usd-35-bn-agreement\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>as Cairo refuses to accept what amounts to new \u201cIsrael first\u201d clauses inserted by the Israeli government, according to industry publication <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mees.com\/2026\/1\/9\/oil-gas\/israel-egypt-gas-deal-not-over-the-line-yet\/64f30940-ed62-11f0-b87a-99f88bec5723\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mees<\/a>. Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/18\/netanyahu-finally-green-lights-our-usd-35-bn-natural-gas-deal\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">greenlit<\/a> the stalled agreement last month, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/1\/253.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosure (pdf)<\/a> from Leviathan partner NewMed shows that the Israeli government inserted new conditions that would give the Israeli state wide-ranging powers to slash exports to Egypt to protect its own domestic grid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The new conditions include the power to unilaterally slash quantities shipped to Egypt. <\/strong>Starting in 2036, the Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Ministry would have unilateral power to cut export volumes by up to 60% to meet Israeli demand first, according to the disclosure. The supply of any quantity to Egypt is also now subject to the Leviathan operators meeting their full quotas for Israeli consumers first, with an emergency trigger that allows an immediate reduction in exports if the Israeli market is undersupplied for more than 28 days. Egypt has yet to accept the clauses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This would effectively transform Egypt from a primary customer with <\/strong><strong>assured<\/strong> <strong>volumes into a secondary recipient of whatever surplus remains. <\/strong>A contract that gives a foreign regulator the right to cut supply by more than half would leave manufacturers and households alike vulnerable to domestic policy shifts in a neighbor with whom relations have become increasingly strained since Israel\u2019s war on Gaza.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The terms would give NewMed the right to sell half of any additional future production <\/strong><strong>increase <\/strong>over 2.1 bcf\/day to Egypt at spot-market prices and require them to apply for regulatory approval to boost the maximum quantities they might sell to us. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A traditional gas sale agreement would give the buyer more leverage <\/strong>to set daily, monthly, or annual quantities they want to buy \u2014 placing the obligation on the seller to meet the buyer's ask, Mees notes.<\/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\">Why it matters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt is positioning itself as the premier East Mediterranean energy hub<\/strong> on the back of factors including the return to growth in domestic oil and gas production, the consistent buildout of renewable energy infrastructure, bunkering facilities in the Suez Canal, and gas-export infrastructure. Importing gas to power domestic manufacturers and keep the lights on for households is a key part of that drive.<\/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\">Our take<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In years past, Egypt might have been forced to swallow the terms to keep the lights on, <\/strong><strong>but LNG import infrastructure gives the country room to negotiate. <\/strong>Having four floating regasification plants in place gives Egyptian negotiators an LNG safety net, allowing them to tell Tel Aviv that we would rather pay a premium for global LNG than tether energy security to a contract the Israeli government can override at will.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What to watch for next: <\/strong>The USD 2.4 bn project to boost the Leviathan field\u2019s capacity by 75% and to increase exports to Egypt remains in limbo as Cairo withholds the final signature needed to move the needle on a final investment decision. Leviathan partners Chevron and NewMed are working toward a three-times-extended 31 January deadline to iron out any differences. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cTeams from Israel are in Cairo this week\u201d to try to work it out<\/strong>, Mees reports, speculating that partner Chevron, in particular, would \u201clikely be unhappy\u201d if Egyptian negotiators said it would pay less for Israeli gas as a result of the clauses.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/egypt\/\">Egypt<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/the-big-story-today\/\">THE BIG STORY TODAY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/trade\/\">trade<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"91748 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"91748\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/01\/12\/91748\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-91748\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-91748 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yanmuparks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/12\/425.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"91749\" 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=\"91749\">\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\">Debt Watch<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/01\/12\/dae-tightens-pricing-as-demand-drives-usd-600-mn-bond-upsizing\/\">\r\n                            DAE tightens pricing as demand drives USD 600 mn bond upsizing                        <\/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\/2026\/01\/12\/dae-tightens-pricing-as-demand-drives-usd-600-mn-bond-upsizing\/\" 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 orderbook was 3.3x oversubscribed with over USD 2 bn in bids, allowing the Investment Corporation of Dubai-owned lessor to tighten pricing by 25 bps from initial guidance to a spread of 120 bps over US Treasuries. The bonds carry a 4.95% coupon.<\/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 strong appetite suggests that global investors are willing to lock into longer-dated paper in the UAE\u2019s aviation sector, with relatively tight spreads despite geopolitical noise. While this issuance is slightly more expensive than DAE's <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/10\/07\/this-morning-adnoc-submits-concessions-to-secure-covestro-acquisition-adia-locks-in-shares-in-lg-indias-ipo\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 650 mn sukuk<\/a> issuance in October (at 4.5%), the depth of the orderbook suggests that DAE\u2019s aggressive fleet expansion \u2014 which saw it acquire <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/36b5686e-9508-47dd-b43e-72c5c85ad36c\/dubai-aerospace-enterprise-to-sell-75-aircraft\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">17 planes<\/a> and commit to 100 more from Airbus, Boeing, and ATR last year \u2014 has the full backing of international capital. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Traditional loans are also racking up: <\/strong>The aviation services secured a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/06\/03\/nisus-finance-and-toyow-join-real-estate-tokenization-drive\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 300 mn<\/a> three-year unsecured loan from Bank of China in June of last year. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What to watch for: <\/strong>The issuance is expected to be rated Baa2 by Moody\u2019s and BBB by Fitch, in line with the group\u2019s existing credit profile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ADVISORS- <\/strong>Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Bank of China, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs International, and Mizuho were mandated as joint active bookrunners, alongside Bank ABC, Credit Agricole CIB, Emirates NBD Capital, Fifth Third Securities, First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, and Truist as joint passive bookrunners, and RAKBANK as co-manager.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div 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entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>SMI<\/strong><strong> taps Dubai Airports CEO to lead SAF push:<\/strong> The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gulfbusiness.com\/paul-griffiths-to-lead-global-saf-initiative\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">appointed<\/a> Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ae.linkedin.com\/in\/paul-griffiths-aaa87b2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>) as the chief executive officer (CEO) of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Pathfinder Initiative. Griffiths\u2019 appointment comes as the industry faces the uphill battle of achieving net-zero by 2050, with SAF uptake seen as critical to achieve the target.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What does Griffiths bring to the table? <\/strong>The appointment brings an airport operator with proven decarbonization credentials into the SAF discussion. 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The contract covers new construction works, upgrades to existing structures, and supporting facilities and utilities as part of the station\u2019s expansion. Construction is scheduled to start in 1Q 2026, with completion targeted for 3Q 2028.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> SAL is doubling down on its handling business, which represents its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sal.sa\/report2024\/financial-statements\/cfos-review\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">most<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sal.sa\/report2024\/financial-statements\/cfos-review\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">profitable segment<\/a> \u2014 outperforming its logistics business. It also contributes to Saudi\u2019s goal to handle 4.5 mn tons of air cargo by 2030 \u2014 up from roughly 1.1 mn tons in 2024.<\/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\">Another cargo VTOL hub touches down in Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Abu Dhabi is getting a hybrid VTOL manufacturing hub: <\/strong>Qatar-based smart mobility and logistics provider Barq Group and US-based autonomous aircraft developer Elroy Air will invest USD 200 mn in a joint venture (JV) to establish a manufacturing facility for autonomous hybrid vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo vehicles in Abu Dhabi, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/barq-group-and-elroy-air-to-establish-chaparral-manufacturing-joint-venture-in-abu-dhabi-gpm1vkul\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The facility will build systems for Elroy\u2019s Chaparral<\/strong>, its flagship aircraft, which it aims to sell to regional commercial and humanitarian clients working in middle-mile logistics. It will also offer maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong>UAE is making strides with major autonomous cargo moves: <\/strong>Abu Dhabi\u2019s tech innovation firm K2 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/11\/20\/k2-advances-more-pilots-for-autonomous-last-mile-delivery-in-uae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">advanced<\/a> pilot programs for autonomous delivery systems last November \u2014 launching a pilot project for self-driving e-commerce delivery vehicles and inking an MoU with Talabat to test commercial drone deliveries for food and groceries. Meanwhile, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/11\/11\/abu-dhabi-advances-autonomous-logistics-pilots\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inked<\/a> 29 commercial deployment agreements for autonomous logistics technologies late last year.<\/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\/also-on-our-radar\/\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/autonomous-logistics\/\">Autonomous logistics<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/meetings\/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026\/\" style=\"\">World Economic Forum Annual Meeting<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Davos, 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>21-22 January (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/all\/iosa-operator-workshop\/\" style=\"\">IOSA Operator Workshop<\/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;\">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>3-4 February (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ship.energy\/conference\/mebc26\/\" style=\"\">Middle East Bunkering Convention<\/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>4-5 February (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/middleeast.breakbulk.com\/home\" style=\"\">Breakbulk 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>4-5 February (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/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, 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>9-11 February (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marcusevans.com\/conferences\/menafuturewarehouse\" style=\"\">Future Warehouses & Logistics<\/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>10-12 February (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safcongressmena.com\/#:~:text=10%20%2D%2012%20February%202026%20%7C%20Kempinski,create%20actionable%20outcomes%20and%20partnerships.\" style=\"\">Sustainable Aviation Future MENA<\/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 February (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/futurefuels.imo.org\/project-news\/upcoming-technical-seminar-on-marine-biofuels\/\" style=\"\">Technical Seminar on Marine Biofuels<\/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>15-17 February (Sunday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wamsaudi.com\" style=\"\">World Advanced Manufacturing Logistics Summit and 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>20-22 February (Friday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dubai2025.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>24-25 February (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisdomevents.net\/gss#:~:text=About%20this%20event%20The%2010th%20Anniversary%20Green,celebrating%20a%20decade%20of%20sustainable%20maritime%20innovation.\" style=\"\">Green Shipping Summit<\/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>25-27 February (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Air-cargo-Africa-100083961264629\/\" style=\"\">Air Cargo Africa<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Nairobi, Kenya.<\/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>25-27 February (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icao.int\/events\/2026-icao-air-law-treaty-workshop-tanzania-third-edition\" style=\"\">Air Law Treaty Workshop Tanzania<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.<\/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>5-6 March (Thursday-Friday): <\/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;\">, Miami, United States.<\/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>9-13 March (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCALtd\/posts\/get-ready-the-official-website-for-the-wca-worldwide-conference-2026-is-launchin\/1070064335151993\/\" style=\"\">WCA Worldwide Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, 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>10-12 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\/world-cargo-symposium\/\" style=\"\">World Cargo Symposium<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Lima, Peru.<\/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>18-19 March (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intralogistex.co.uk\" style=\"\">IntraLogisteX<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Birmingham, United Kingdom. <\/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>18-19 March (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/netzerocompare.com\/events\/green-marine-transport-2026\" style=\"\">Green Marine Transport Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Amsterdam, The 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>26 March (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinemoney.com\/events-2-0-2\/2026-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 style=\"font-weight:700\">APRIL<\/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 April (Sunday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zumizointernational.com\/trade-shows\/saudi-smart-logistics\/\" 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>16-17 April (Thursday-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\/#:~:text=16th%20%2D%2017th%20April%202026%20\/%20Amsterdam,Logistic%20Summit%20Introduction\" style=\"\">Global Supply Chain and Logistics Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Amsterdam, The 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 style=\"font-weight:700;\">MAY<\/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 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/all\/iata-ground-handling-conference\/\" style=\"\">Ground Handling Conference (IGHC)<\/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>12-14 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/all\/iata-aviation-energy-forum\/\" style=\"\">Aviation Energy Forum (AEF)<\/a><\/span><span>, Paris, France.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n   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