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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>Good morning, lovely people \u2014 we have a packed issue to end the week. <\/strong>We\u2019ve been relentlessly diving into every aspect of the regional war\u2019s impact on trade, shipping, aviation \u2014 but today we take a hard look at the split: who\u2019s gaining and who\u2019s getting gutted, as those able to skirt Hormuz ride the upside while others see exports stall and revenues collapse. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The (colored) side of the (customs authority): <\/strong>The Egyptian Customs Authority is introducing a risk-based clearance framework that sorts all incoming cargo into four separate channels \u2014 green, blue, yellow, and red. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Plus: <\/strong>We take a look at how limited transits through Hormuz \u2014 despite the blockade \u2014 are still occurring under defined conditions. <\/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>It's official. MENA+ is live.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Our new regional flagship covers the flows of capital, people, and ideas across the Middle East \u2014 and beyond it.<\/strong> MENA+ covers AI and tech \u2014 and geopolitics, the war for talent, which BSD is on top (and who's gunning for them), the changing energy economy, new corridors to India and China, and much, much more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What's with the \u201c+\u201d in MENA+?<\/strong> We think one of the most powerful stories in the region is the *export* of ideas and capital not just to neighboring regions (Asia, the Stans) but to international financial centers. MENA countries are jockeying for position in the new global economy now taking shape, and we're going to shape that conversation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Delivered to your inbox every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday<\/strong> before 12pm UAE.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sub.ent.news\/menaplus\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2026\/4\/649.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/a> <\/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\">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 South Korea\u2019s bypass plan:<\/strong> South Korea has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/south-korea-says-secures-273-mln-barrels-crude-via-routes-outside-strait-hormuz-2026-04-15\/\" style=\"\">secured<\/a> around 273 mn bbl of crude and 2.1 mn metric tons of naphtha through the end of 2026 via routes outside the Strait of Hormuz.The lion\u2019s share comes from Saudi Arabia \u2014 which agreed to route 50 mn bbl already allocated via Red Sea ports in April and May, 200 mn bbl through year-end, and 500k tons of naphtha. Kazakhstan will supply 18 mn bbl, while Oman pledged 5 mn bbl of crude and 1.6 mn tons of naphtha. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Turning emergency buying into route diversification? <\/strong>South Korea previously relied on Hormuz for 61% of its crude imports and 54% of its naphtha imports last year. Seoul is discussing bypass pipelines and storage outside Hormuz with producers to cut future chokepoint risk, having moved in the same direction last month with a 24 mn bbl supply <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/south-korea-close-securing-oil-supplies-kazakhstan-minister-says-2026-04-12\/\" style=\"\">agreement<\/a> with the UAE.<\/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> <\/strong><strong>AVIATION<\/strong><strong> \u2014 Boeing is outdelivering Airbus:<\/strong> US planemaker Boeing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/boeing.mediaroom.com\/2026-04-14-Boeing-Announces-First-Quarter-Deliveries\" style=\"\">delivered<\/a> over 143 commercial jets in 1Q 2026, surpassing European planemaker <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-14\/boeing-beats-airbus-in-deliveries-to-further-comeback-story\" style=\"\">Airbus\u2019<\/a> 114, with narrowbody jets driving most of the volume. Boeing hit a previous snag in March after a 737 Max wiring <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/boeing-jet-deliveries-slow-march-due-737-max-wiring-issue-2026-04-14\/\" style=\"\">issue<\/a> forced repairs on about 25 aircraft and delayed some handovers, but it still finished the quarter ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What<\/strong><strong> could be driving the W? <\/strong>\u201cBoeing\u2019s lead in 1Q could be driven by stronger delivery flow in the 737 Max and 787, tighter quality and safety controls, and the easing of regulatory constraints\u201d Sindy Foster, principal managing partner at Avaero Capital Partners, tells EnterpriseAM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Airbus<\/strong><strong> isn\u2019t losing demand, but it is losing pace <\/strong>\u2014 \u201cIt's dealing with supply-chain constraints, particularly around engines, which have weighed on its quarter-to-date deliveries,\u201d Foster adds. \u201cBoeing\u2019s lead is coming from stronger cumulative performance across the quarter. Airbus\u2019 position now is that it remains under short-term delivery pressure because of those supply-chain constraints,\u201d Foster argues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>Airbus trimmed its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/02\/23\/today-nador-west-med-secures-ebrd-backing-ahead-of-launch-_storytags_-egypt-trade-syria-supply-chains-airbus-aviation\/\" style=\"\">A320 production target to 70-75 jets per month<\/a> by end-2027 as Pratt & Whitney engine delivery issues continue to leave the planemaker short of engines.<\/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>Oil prices were mostly steady this morning as doubts over US-Iran talks eased earlier <\/strong><strong>losses<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-prices-fall-hopes-us-iran-deal-outweigh-supply-disruption-concerns-2026-04-16\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Brent crude futures increased USD 0.09 to trade at USD 95.02 \/ bbl by 04.27 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) jumped USD 0.44 to USD 91.73 \/ bbl.<\/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>The Baltic Index continues to move upwards: <\/strong>The Baltic Exchange\u2019s dry bulk index \u2014 which tracks rates for the capesize, panamax, and supramax vessel segments \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/commodity\/baltic\" style=\"\">was up 5.5%<\/a> to 2,484 points on Wednesday. The capesize jumped 8% to 3,964 points, while the panamax index gained 2.5% to 1,948. The smaller supramax rose 2% to 1,371 points.<\/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\">Data point<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>232<\/strong><strong>.4k tons \u2014 that\u2019s how much freight Syria\u2019s railway network <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/economic\/2310187\/\" style=\"\">moved<\/a><\/strong><strong> in <\/strong><strong>1Q <\/strong><strong>2026<\/strong>, marking an 81% increase y-o-y. 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Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar don\u2019t, so their exports effectively hit a wall. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/hormuz-closure-divides-fortunes-middle-eastern-oil-states-2026-04-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> analysis of export data shows how wide that divide is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">The <strong>numbers<\/strong> tell tales<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Who captured the downside: <\/strong>Iraq and Kuwait saw notional export revenues drop by three-quarters y-o-y in March \u2014 with Iraq down 76% to USD 1.73 bn from USD 7.27 bn and Kuwait down 73% to USD 864 mn from USD 3.5 bn. Qatar followed, with revenues dropping to some USD 554 mn from roughly USD 1.7 bn a year earlier. The UAE sits in the middle, with revenues down 2.6% to USD 6.58 bn from USD 6.76 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Who captured the upside:<\/strong> Iran\u2019s revenues rose by about 37% to some USD 5.7 bn, Oman\u2019s climbed 26% to USD 2.9 bn, and Saudi Arabia edged up 4.3% to USD 13.55 bn \u2014 despite lower volumes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Everyone exported less y-o-y, but the scale of the drop is telling. <\/strong>Iraq\u2019s exports collapsed to just 17.4 mn barrels in March this year from 101.7 mn last year, while Kuwait fell to 8.7 mn from 45.5 mn, and Qatar to 5.6 mn from 23.8 mn. Saudi Arabia\u2019s exports dropped to 136 mn from 181.7 mn. Meanwhile, the UAE held up with 66 mn bbl from 94.5 mn, Oman with 29.1 mn from 32.3 mn, and Iran with 57.4 mn from 60.2 mn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">What the numbers mean<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>An access shock:<\/strong> \u201cWhat looked like a temporary spike in prices and freight has revealed a deeper divide between states that can reach the world through several doors and those whose fortunes depend on one locked gate,\u201d Wolfgang Lehmacher, former head of supply chain and transport industries at the World Economic Forum, tells EnterpriseAM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Saudi Arabia played it like a system manager:<\/strong> While exports dropped 26% y-o-y to 4.39 mn bbl \/ d in March, higher prices added some USD 558 mn in value. The Kingdom had already front-loaded exports in February \u2014 its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-25\/saudi-oil-exports-surge-to-three-year-high-amid-iran-tensions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highest<\/a> since April 2023 \u2014 anticipating disruption. The result: lower volumes, higher revenues, and continuity with buyers when others went dark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The<\/strong><strong> UAE shows the limits of resilience: <\/strong>The Habshan-Fujairah pipeline, with a capacity of 1.5-1.8 mn bbl \/ d, allowed some bypass, thus cushioning the blow. But attacks on Fujairah still disrupted loadings, and revenues fell by more than USD 174 mn y-o-y. The route existed, but the reliability didn\u2019t fully hold.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Oman and Iran captured the clearest upside: <\/strong>With Iranian-linked cargoes among the few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/iran-war-2026-trump-deadline-latest-news\/card\/only-ships-carrying-iranian-cargo-cross-the-strait-of-hormuz-dUki8iC0FLo2BnxEM11D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transiting<\/a> the tightly controlled strait, and Omani ports maintaining open routes to the Arabian Sea, both were able to keep exports flowing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Iraq and Kuwait were hit by access: <\/strong>March revenues were partially supported by cargoes that slipped out early in the conflict, but both countries face steeper declines in April as those early shipments roll off. However, Iraq may get a breather from the <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/07\/today-non-oil-pmis-signal-slowdown-across-the-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exemption<\/a> to pass Hormuz and overland crude <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/02\/today-where-to-rest-and-bunker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trucking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Why this matters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>A repricing of optionality: <\/strong>\u201cProducers whose exports rely on a single chokepoint can lose most of their external income overnight; those with alternative routes keep trading,\u201d Lehmacher said. The market is starting to price that difference \u2014 pipelines, ports, and redundancy will be core valuation drivers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>It\u2019s not about what\u2019s underground anymore: <\/strong>\u201cResilience has long been measured by the wrong yardstick. Underground wealth and low production costs were treated as the main signs of strength, while the seaborne system was taken for granted. Hormuz has shown how fragile that assumption is,\u201d Lehmacher noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>For those with alternatives, the advantage is real:<\/strong> Bypass routes clearly don\u2019t replace Hormuz, but they keep a meaningful share of exports moving. That\u2019s enough to maintain revenues, reduce fiscal strain and \u2014 more importantly \u2014 stay reliable in the eyes of buyers when supply chains break. \u201cOver time, that can be worth more than any temporary price premium. It can mean contracts that endure the next shock, joint investment in new infrastructure, and a central seat at the table when future corridors are drawn up,\u201d Lehmacher told us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>For geography-constrained producers, it\u2019s only damage control. <\/strong>The real decision comes after the crisis \u2014 whether to redesign or repeat. That could mean investing in overland routes, shared pipelines, and reworking contracts to make such routes bankable \u2014 as long-discussed alternatives may return on the table. They can treat this as an unlucky episode and hope it does not repeat, or they can treat it as a design brief,\u201d Lehmacher explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Diversification is the key:<\/strong> \u201cMajor importers now know that their energy lifeline can be cut by events far from home. That knowledge will drive diversification: more suppliers in more regions, more storage closer to demand, and contracts that build in alternatives when a route fails,\u201d Lehmacher told us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Our take: <\/strong>The beneficiaries won\u2019t be those with the cheapest barrels \u2014 but those with options. 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Faster release times with tighter oversight at ports, according to a document seen by EnterpriseAM. The new system will classify shipments based on risk levels and importers based on their compliance records.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Want a spotless record? Get your papers in order \u2014 and don\u2019t be a smuggler.<\/strong> Compliance will be measured by the accuracy of invoices, their conformity with the country of origin, the safety of imported goods, and containers void of smuggled, prohibited, or harmful goods threatening health or national security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>The color-coded lanes are part of a broader plan to reduce customs clearance times from the current eight days to two days \u2014 and eventually to just a few hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Any color you like<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The four shipping lane categories include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Green \u2014 very low-risk shipments:<\/strong> Immediate release once requirements are met and duties are paid \u2014 and no physical inspection. Pre-payment and advance clearance procedures are allowed, turning ports into transit gateways for compliant importers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Blue \u2014 low-risk shipments: <\/strong>Goods are released with post-clearance audit mechanisms which may include company headquarters or factory visits to verify documentation, while still offering faster processing and reduced costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Yellow \u2014 medium-risk:<\/strong> Document-based review required prior to release to ensure procedural accuracy, without physical inspection of containers and without unnecessary delays. This will apply to companies with a history of minor violations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Red \u2014 high-risk: <\/strong>A comprehensive inspection and detailed document review required before release, including physical examination and container opening. Higher costs and longer processing times as a result of tighter oversight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Want to level down? <\/strong>Importers can ask for an upgrade if they keep their noses clean for a documented period.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Importers can also ask to be whitelisted: <\/strong>Customs officials will keep a \u201cwhite list\u201d of compliant companies with input from a number of other regulatory bodies. Companies included on the list will benefit from preferential treatment, including faster procedures and reduced clearance times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">The upside<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>This system aims to save the importer port storage fees. <\/strong>After an initial costfree admission period \u2014 averaging three days \u2014 the fees range between USD 20-60 per container per day depending on the shipping agent and port. 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Within the first 24 hours, some merchant vessels were ordered to turn back \u2014 yet at the same time, some vessels continued to transit Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Ins and outs<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Who, then, was still getting through?<\/strong> \u201cEarly signals indicate that limited transits are still occurring under defined conditions, particularly where voyages are clearly non-Iranian in destination or where cargoes fall within humanitarian or essential goods classifications,\u201d Daejin Lee, global head of research at Fertmax, tells EnterpriseAM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Vessel-tracking <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/us-sanctioned-chinese-tanker-passes-strait-hormuz-despite-us-blockade-data-shows-2026-04-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a><\/strong><strong> showed that some ships continued to transit Hormuz <\/strong>\u2014 including sanctioned tankers. The Murlikishan \u2014 a tanker under US sanctions and linked to networks that have moved Iranian oil \u2014 likely passed because it was bound for Iraq to load fuel oil rather than calling at an Iranian port. Panama-flagged Peace Gulf \u2014 a regular carrier of Iranian naphtha via Hamriyah \u2014 was also allowed through.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Who was turned back? <\/strong>Around six merchant vessels were ordered to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/six-ships-turned-around-part-strait-hormuz-blockade-us-military-says-2026-04-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reverse<\/a> course in the first 24 hours, which indicates enforcement is real, but selective. The Rich Starry \u2014 another sanctioned tanker \u2014 had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/sanctioned-tanker-turns-back-strait-hormuz-day-after-gulf-exit-2026-04-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turn back<\/a> after initially transiting the strait. It had loaded roughly 250k barrels of methanol in Hamriyah, placing its voyage somewhere between a breakthrough and a false start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Our take<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The pattern points to a narrower reality: the blockade does not treat Hormuz as fully shut. <\/strong>Restrictions appear focused on ships heading to or from Iranian ports and nearby coastal areas, rather than all traffic through the strait \u2014 which explains why some vessels were still able to pass even as Washington said the blockade was fully in force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">What\u2019s the next phase of pressure?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Storage is the next pressure point:<\/strong> Iran continued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/what-does-us-naval-blockade-iran-mean-oil-flows-2026-04-13\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exporting<\/a> crude during the conflict, but the strategy now is to choke those outbound flows long enough to force a production response once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/dec9c510-9dd8-434b-abe8-5f9ecbb41e55?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">storage begins to fill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>How quickly does the squeeze bite? Not immediately. <\/strong>Iran appears to have roughly 10-15 days before storage constraints start pushing it toward output cuts. Tanks are still only a little over half-full, with additional barrels potentially parked offshore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The window is narrowing <\/strong>\u2014 with Washington <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/us-allow-waiver-iran-oil-expire-administration-sources-say-2026-04-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">closing<\/a> the temporary 30-day waiver of sanctions that had let some Iranian oil already at sea keep moving. The waiver has allowed <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/issues\/nigeria-morocco-pipeline-clears-the-dust-as-mediterranean-gas-gains-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">roughly 140 mn barrels of oil<\/a> to reach global markets. However, Iran still has a land border and <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/14\/us-blockade-of-iranian-ports-puts-gulf-shipping-on-high-alert-as-brent-briefly-tops-usd-100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alternative import routes<\/a>, limiting how much a naval squeeze alone can isolate the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">What to watch<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The question is whether the blockade will erode the structural advantage Iranian-linked <\/strong><strong>vessels have held since 28 Februar<\/strong>y \u2014 and whether it will undermine the viability of bilateral-arrangement tonnage and the informal IRGC toll system that has underpinned transit access throughout this crisis\u2026. the first real signs should come from vessel traffic over the next few days,\u201d Lee adds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\">\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/oil\/\">oil<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/shipping-maritime\/\">SHIPPING + MARITIME<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/usa\/\">USA<\/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=\"94853\" 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=\"94853\">\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\">Rail<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/16\/aqaba-gets-its-shot-at-becoming-more-than-a-port-with-incoming-rail\/\">\r\n                            Jordan, UAE move Aqaba rail plan a step forward                        <\/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\/04\/16\/aqaba-gets-its-shot-at-becoming-more-than-a-port-with-incoming-rail\/\" 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 partnership will see the establishment of the UAE-Jordan Railway Company to develop and operate the 360-km railway project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>About the project: <\/strong>The project is intended to shift bulk mineral transport from road to rail, cutting transportation costs and streamlining logistics. The network \u2014 designed for a capacity of around 16 mtpa \u2014 is expected to transport about 13 mtpa of phosphate and 2.6 mtpa potash. Financial close is expected in early 2027, and construction is estimated to take five years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong>The rail project is part of a broader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moin.gov.jo\/En\/NewsDetails\/Jordan_UAE_ink_23_billion_railway_investment_project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 5.5 bn investment package<\/a> inked back in 2023 by President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah II.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Aqaba is already testing the hub case<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Advanced talks are in progress to route freight through Aqaba Port<\/strong> and position it as a freight and logistics hub alongside Queen Alia International Airport, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almamlakatv.com\/news\/196493-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan Shipping Association<\/a>. Trial shipments are already underway, including cargo rerouted from Iraq\u2019s Umm Qasr to Aqaba for a large German factory, as the government moves to form a committee to streamline transit and cut bottlenecks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The case for Aqaba:<\/strong> The port stayed fully operational while much of the region faced disruption. All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assafinaonline.com\/en\/article\/jordanian-logistics-chief-on-wars-impact-on-aqaba-ports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vessels scheduled for March<\/a> arrived on time, with more than 70k TEUs handled across 46 container ships as flows of wheat, food, oil products, gas, and transit cargo continued. The port boasts 12 cargo and container <a href=\"https:\/\/aseza.jo\/EN\/Pages\/Infrastructure_and_Superstructure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stations<\/a>, six main logistics and storage sites with up to 2 mn sqm of space, customs systems that allow pre-clearance, and transit markdowns of up to 40%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\">\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\/jordan\/\">Jordan<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/rail\/\">RAIL<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/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=\"94855\" 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=\"94855\">\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\">Also on Our Radar<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/16\/uae-azerbaijans-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement-is-live\/\">\r\n                            The UAE\u2019s on a CEPA roll                        <\/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\/04\/16\/uae-azerbaijans-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement-is-live\/\" 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 Cepa, initially <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/07\/10\/uae-azerbaijan-ink-economic-partnership-agreement-president-meets-armenian-pm-ahead-of-armenia-azerbaijan-peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed in July<\/a>, is expected to eliminate or reduce tariffs on a \u201cmajority of goods and services,\u201d according to the news agency. The UAE\u2019s CEPA program has helped solidify the country as one of the major trade hubs in the region and helped it secure a spot as <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/04\/06\/this-morning-ega-could-need-a-year-to-restore-full-production-at-al-taweelah-the-uae-is-now-the-9th-top-goods-exporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the top 10 goods exporters<\/a> for the first time last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\">\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\/diplomacy\/\">DIPLOMACY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/trade\/\">trade<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/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=\"94857\" 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=\"94857\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Logistics in the News<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/16\/a-united-american-merger-would-reshape-us-aviation\/\">\r\n                            What happens if United and American merge?                        <\/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\/04\/16\/a-united-american-merger-would-reshape-us-aviation\/\" 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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Both carriers\u2019 shares <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/united-american-airlines-climb-after-news-kirby-floating-merger-with-trump-2026-04-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climbed<\/a> in premarket trading on Tuesday after the merger news broke \u2014 with American up around 4% and United up about 2%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Good idea?<\/strong> Each of the four largest US airlines \u2014 American Airlines, Delta, Southwest, and United \u2014 already holds roughly 17% of domestic traffic, and a United-American merger would tighten that structure even further. However, regulators have argued the tie-up likely won\u2019t clear regulatory hurdles despite management claims of consumer benefit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Why it matters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Long-haul grab?<\/strong> Kirby\u2019s pitch was built around international scale \u2014 arguing that a combined United-American could compete more effectively in long-haul markets, where foreign carriers still control seat capacity to and from the US despite the majority of passengers being US citizens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong>United<\/strong><strong> is already stronger than American on long-haul international flying<\/strong>,\u201d Henry Harteveldt, president and travel industry analyst at Atmosphere Research Group, tells EnterpriseAM. He adds that American Airlines\u2019 clearest strength is Latin America rather than broader intercontinental reach \u2014 which means a merger would look less like a route-building necessity and more like an agreement that would trim overlapping networks while adding alliance complications abroad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Why now? It could be a defensive move. <\/strong>American Airlines is still trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/americans-chicago-showdown-with-united-airlines-becomes-key-test-turnaround-2026-02-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">close<\/a> the performance gap with United and Delta, while United is leaning harder into the markets where that gap shows most clearly. United has held the upper hand at Chicago O\u2019Hare Airport, while American allowed the airport\u2019s share of its own network to slip after the pandemic as it focused more heavily on Dallas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Is this <strong>merger<\/strong> possible?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>It could choke capacity: <\/strong>\u201cA merged United-American would hold about 40% of US domestic capacity \u2014 making the agreement difficult to approve without steep concessions that could strip out that much of its financial upside,\u201d Harteveldt argues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Bad for consumers?<\/strong> \u201cWhenever you have a merger in any industry, you have fewer players competing. You reduce competition, and the customers end up paying more,\u201d Harteveldt tells us. The idea of having a tie-up between two of the four dominant US carriers would mean less consumer choice and fewer low-fare seats in an already highly concentrated market, he adds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\">\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\/logistics-in-the-news\/\">LOGISTICS IN THE NEWS<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/usa\/\">USA<\/a>\n                <!-- <span 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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\">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>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>23-24 April (Thursday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.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>28-30 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportevents.com\/product\/portugal26\/\" style=\"\">Mediterranean Ports and Logistics<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Porto, Portugal.<\/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>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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Paris, France.<\/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>19-21 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tocworldwide.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Terminal Operations Conference & Exhibition<\/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;\">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>2-4 June (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propakmena.com\" 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>4-5 June (Thursday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/supplyclo.com\" style=\"\">Supply Chain and Logistics 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>6-8 June (Saturday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/agm\/agm-2026\/\" style=\"\">IATA World Air Transport Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>10-11 June (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportevents.com\/product\/black-sea-ports-and-logistics-2026-istanbul\/\" style=\"\">Black Sea Ports and Logistics<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Istanbul, Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-24 June (Sunday-Wednesday): <\/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>22-23 June (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/decarbonizingforum.com\" style=\"\">Decarbonizing Shipping Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Rotterdam, Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">AUGUST<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 August-1 September (Sunday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aircargomiddleeastexpo.com\/?utm_source=referral-traffic&utm_medium=ref-visit&utm_campaign=google.com\" style=\"\">Air Cargo Middle East<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 August-1 September (Sunday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SWLExpo\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Warehouse and Logistics Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">SEPTEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-17 September (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudimaritimecongress.com\/en\/home.html\" 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>22-24 September (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-fintech\/index.stm\" style=\"\">Seamless Middle East<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>28-30 September (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transportlogistic.de\/en\/transport-logistic-worldwide\/\" style=\"\">Transport Logistics Middle East<\/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\">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>12-14 October (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theairportshow.com\/en-gb\/visit.html\" style=\"\">The 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>21-22 October (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalportsforum.com\/singapore-to-host-gpf\/global-ports-forum-singapore-draft-agenda\/\" style=\"\">Global Ports Forum<\/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>26-29 (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aircargoforum.org\/event\/4d30ed99-e73f-4fcd-a160-2701037fad18\/summary\" style=\"\">Air Cargo Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Miami, US.<\/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 October (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routesonline.com\/events\/285\/routes-world-2026\/\" style=\"\">Routes World<\/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;\">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>2-5 November (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adipec.com\/maritime-logistics\/\" style=\"\">ADIPEC Maritime and Logistics 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