{"id":94900,"date":"2026-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=94900"},"modified":"2026-04-20T06:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:25:30","slug":"hormuz-squeeze-forces-gulf-exporters-to-pay-or-reroute","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/issues\/hormuz-squeeze-forces-gulf-exporters-to-pay-or-reroute\/","title":{"rendered":"Hormuz squeeze forces Gulf exporters to pay or reroute"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"94902\" 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=\"94902\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TODAY<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/20\/today-gulf-oil-faces-pay-or-reroute-reality-at-hormuz\/\">\r\n                            TODAY: Gulf oil faces pay-or-reroute reality at Hormuz                        <\/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\/20\/today-gulf-oil-faces-pay-or-reroute-reality-at-hormuz\/\" 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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We hope your weekend wasn\u2019t as confusing as the state of Hormuz, which opened and closed more times than we could track. The US <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/trump-iran-cite-progress-talks-uncertainty-hangs-over-strait-2026-04-19\/\" style=\"\">seized<\/a> an Iranian cargo ship for allegedly attempting to breach its naval blockade, which President Donald Trump previously said would remain in full force until a peace agreement is signed. However, data from shipping analytics firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/more-than-20-vessels-pass-strait-hormuz-saturday-kpler-data-shows-2026-04-20\/\" style=\"\">Kpler<\/a> showed that 20 vessels transited Hormuz on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Yes<\/strong><strong> \u2014 some crude made it out, but access is increasingly conditional<\/strong>, as Gulf exporters are forced to either pay or find alternative routes as Iran uses control of Hormuz to extract coordination \u2014 and at times, fees. We dive into this and more in the news well, below. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\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. 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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>  <\/strong><strong>SHIPPING \u2014<\/strong> <strong>London\u2019s marine<\/strong><strong> ins<\/strong><strong>. providers are putting another USD 1 bn on <\/strong><strong>the <\/strong><strong>table for ships transiting Hormuz. <\/strong>UK-based ins. firm Beazley <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/business\/aviation-and-transport\/2026\/04\/17\/london-insurers-launch-1bn-war-cover-for-hormuz-shipping-\" style=\"\">said<\/a> it will lead a marine war consortium through Lloyd\u2019s to provide the added cover for vessels and cargoes \u2014 with terms aligned to its risk appetite and global sanctions compliance. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Cover is still there, even if ships are not:<\/strong> The facility is meant to support the maritime sector as it navigates a \u201ccomplex and evolving situation\u201d in and around the strait. But it\u2019s safety concerns, not ins. availability, driving the drop in vessel traffic. <\/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>ENERGY<\/strong><strong> \u2014<\/strong> <strong>It will take \u201capproximately two years\u201d for the Middle East\u2019s energy <\/strong><strong>output to return to pre-war levels<\/strong>, Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, told Swiss newspaper <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzz.ch\/wirtschaft\/iea-direktor-fatih-birol-der-markt-unterschaetzt-was-eine-anhaltende-sperrung-bedeuten-wuerde-ld.1934104\" style=\"\">Neue Zurcher Zeitung<\/a>. The timeline isn\u2019t uniform \u2014 Iraq could take longer, Saudi Arabia less. The aggregate picture is slow and uneven across the region. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s no consensus on recovery:<\/strong> Birol\u2019s two-year estimate sits in a widening range of projections, with recovery paths diverging based on assumptions around <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/09\/can-the-gulf-just-snap-back-its-energy-game\/\" style=\"\">infrastructure damage<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/15\/today-nigeria-morocco-pipeline-back-in-play-as-gas-demand-builds\/\" style=\"\">restart capacity<\/a>, and whether flows in Hormuz will totally normalize. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Shipments were already in transit before the conflict started, cushioning the initial shock <\/strong><strong>\u2014 but March saw no new tanker loadings<\/strong>, Birol said, noting that no fresh oil, gas, or fuel flows headed to Asia, and now that gap is starting to show up. If the strait stays shut, the market will be structurally undersupplied, with \u201csignificantly higher\u201d energy prices. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Waiting to pull the trigger:<\/strong> After deploying emergency reserves in March, Birol said another release is under consideration, with the agency ready to act \u201cimmediately and decisively.\u201d <\/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=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <\/strong><strong>AVIATION \u2014 <\/strong><strong>Iran<\/strong><strong> is gradually reopening its airspace under a four-stage <\/strong><strong>reopening <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/world\/mena\/iran-outlines-four-stage-plan-to-reopen-airspace-after-regional-disruptions-1.500511910\" style=\"\">plan<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 after the state\u2019s Civil Aviation Organization said part of the airspace and some airports reopened on Saturday following security assessments. The phased approach will begin with transit flights, followed by the resumption of operations at eastern airports, then the major hubs in Tehran \u2014 including Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini airports \u2014 before expanding to western airports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What does this mean? <\/strong>\u201cThis looks like a premature signal from an unstable region rather than a meaningful return to normal operations,\u201d Sindy Foster, principal managing partner of Avaero Capital partners, tells EnterpriseAM. \u201cAirlines are unlikely to rush back simply because Iran says reopening will happen in stages,\u201d Foster says, especially with ticket sales suspended and the broader security picture still unsettled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Revenue play?<\/strong> \u201cI would not interpret this as the beginning of the end of regional airspace disruption, but better seen as a political and commercial signal,\u201d Foster argues, \u201cThat includes an attempt to restore overflight revenue, but not yet a convincing operational one until airlines, insurers, and regulators see stable conditions and a consistent security picture,\u201d she adds.<\/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<\/strong><strong> prices jumped 5% this morning on fears that the <\/strong><strong>US-Iran<\/strong><strong> truce may falter after a ship <\/strong><strong>seizure<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-prices-rebound-7-strait-hormuz-is-closed-again-2026-04-19\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Brent crude futures increased USD 5.08 to trade at USD 95.46 \/ bbl by 04.18 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained USD 5.01 to USD 88.86 \/ 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<\/strong><strong> Baltic Index keeps the rally going: <\/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=\"\">rose<\/a> 1.7% to 2,567 points on Friday, its highest level since 8 December 2025. The capesize climbed 2.5% to 4,128 points, the panamax index edged up 0.3% to 1,975, and the smaller supramax advanced 1.2% to 1,415 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 Drewry World Container Index slipped 3% at USD 2,246 per 40-ft container last 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=\"\">latest index readings<\/a>. The pullback came as transpacific and Asia-Europe rates eased, with Shanghai-New York down (3%) and Shanghai-Los Angeles also down (3%), as the US blockade is tightening oil supply chains and raising the risk of port omissions, longer lead times, weaker schedule reliability, and firmer freight rates if talks fail.<\/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\">\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>USD 58 bn \u2014 that\u2019s the updated bill for repairing energy infrastructure acr<\/strong><strong>oss <\/strong><strong>the Gulf from war-related damage<\/strong>, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rystadenergy.com\/insights\/gulf-war-repair-bill-supply-chain-equipment-crunch\" style=\"\">Rystad Energy.<\/a> Oil and gas facilities alone account for USD 30-50 bn, while non-hydrocarbon infrastructure adds further USD 3-8 bn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The estimate more than doubled from <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/03\/30\/today-can-rail-carry-gulf-trade-beyond-hormuz\/\" style=\"\">USD 25 bn<\/a><\/strong><strong> just three weeks ago<\/strong>, reflecting the expanded scope of damage prior to the recent ceasefire. Rystad now sets the midpoint for total restoration costs at USD 46 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A supply chain squeeze: <\/strong>The key constraint is not funding but access to equipment, contractors, and logistics, with recovery timelines already diverging by asset and country. Facilities with limited damage, existing contractor presence, and modular repair needs have returned within weeks, while assets requiring core process-unit rebuilds or long-lead equipment remain in assessment stages, with timelines stretching into years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That is also starting to crowd out new project execution<\/strong>, as developers prioritize restoring existing production over advancing greenfield developments \u2014 pulling engineering, equipment, and logistics away from projects already underway. \u201cRepair work does not create new capacity; it redirects existing capacity, and that redirection will be felt in project delays and into inflation far beyond the Middle East,\u201d Senior Analyst at Rystad Energy Karan Satwani said.<\/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\">PSA<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MSC rolls out new fuel surcharges:<\/strong> MSC has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msc.com\/en\/newsroom\/customer-advisories\/2026\/april\/efs-trade-from-red-sea-and-eaf-to-nwc-wmed-and-adriatic\" style=\"\">revised<\/a> its emergency fuel surcharge on cargo moving between Northern Europe, the Baltic, the West Mediterranean, the Adriatic, the Red Sea, and East Africa<strong>. 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REUTERS\/Mohammed Aty&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/94944.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/94944.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-94905\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-94905 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-the-big-story-today tag-enterprise-logistics tag-gulf-crude tag-iran tag-iraq tag-oman tag-pipelines tag-saudi-arabia tag-the-big-story-today 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;text-align: left\">\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Strait<\/strong><strong> to pay or build a way?<\/strong> Gulf oil exporters are being pushed into a stark choice \u2014 pay the toll or play the workaround. What\u2019s shaping up as an effective blockade of Hormuz has turned a geographic constraint into a pricing lever, with Iran signaling that passage depends on coordination \u2014 and, in some cases, payment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Volatility around the strait is the name of the game.<\/strong> After signaling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/04\/17\/iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-open-00878387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opening<\/a> of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, Iran made a U-turn less than 24 hours later, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-iran-war-israel-hormuz-18-april-2026-ab475cb979825b956a10d60103026b37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shutting<\/a> the waterway again, citing a US breach of the truce by maintaining a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-israel-trump-lebanon-blockade-hormuz-april-13-2026-ed7a6cd4bc61dc47f317a2c82afcc1c9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blockade<\/a> on Iranian ports. Tankers have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2026\/04\/18\/iranian-gunboats-fire-tanker-strait-of-hormuz-iran-reimposes-restrictions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired on<\/a> while attempting to pass, while some were able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/convoy-tankers-is-seen-leaving-gulf-vessel-tracking-data-shows-2026-04-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transit<\/a> during the brief reopening window.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Demanding the right to control: <\/strong>Iranian authorities have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/trump-iran-cite-progress-talks-uncertainty-hangs-over-strait-2026-04-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">framed<\/a> their control as including the right to demand payment for \"security, safety, and environmental protection\u201d services. Hormuz remains one of the key lagging and unresolved issues in negotiations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Rules are <\/strong><strong>on<\/strong><strong> paper, power is at sea:<\/strong> Under the <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/4\/821.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Convention on the Law of the<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/4\/821.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sea (pdf)<\/a>, vessels are entitled to unimpeded \u201ctransit passage\u201d through straits like Hormuz \u2014 constraining a coastal state\u2019s ability to interfere or levy charges. In practice, however, there is no direct enforcement mechanism \u2014 leaving any challenge to be pursued through diplomatic pressure or sanctions rather than binding adjudication.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The market is already testing what this could look like.<\/strong> Under a hypothetical structured toll regime charging a flat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/06\/world\/middleeast\/iran-10-point-proposal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 2 mn per tanker<\/a> \u2014 applied to pre-war volumes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lloydslist.com\/LL1156589\/Naval-escorts-would-cap-tanker-transits-at-under-10-of-normal-volumes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50 ships per day<\/a> \u2014 annual revenues could approach USD 37 bn, assuming no diversion from the route. In a downside scenario, pricing the toll at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bruegel.org\/analysis\/could-hormuz-toll-solve-oil-crisis-and-who-pays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 1 \/ bbl<\/a> and assuming only half of Hormuz\u2019s 20 mn bbl \/ d is captured would reduce annual revenues to nearly USD 3.7 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The pressure point sits in the long-term bill:<\/strong> Even the low-end scenario compounds into some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/commentary\/breakingviews\/hormuz-pipeline-workaround-looks-worth-cost-2026-04-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 54 bn<\/a> in present value over 25 years, discounted using Saudi Arabia\u2019s 10-year borrowing costs (averaged at around 5%) as a benchmark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">The scramble for routes<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The backup pipeline hero:<\/strong> Saudi Arabia\u2019s 1.2k-km East-West pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu effectively stepped in to save the day as the Kingdom\u2019s release valve \u2014 ramping flows toward its 7 mn bbl \/ d capacity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Another backup could come off the bench: <\/strong>Iraq is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajnet.me\/ebusiness\/2026\/4\/14\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%AB-%D8%A5%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AE%D8%B7-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> working with Saudi to revive the long-idled pipeline linking Basra to Yanbu, a 1.6k-km route with 1.6 mn bbl \/ d capacity that has been offline since the 1990s. Estimates suggest that rehabilitating the pipeline would require between <a href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/power\/128106\/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%82-%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2-%D8%A3%D9%82%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AB%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 2.4-3.9 bn<\/a>, based on the cost of oil pipelines previously built in the region, and that rehabilitation costs are half of construction costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>It\u2019s just a partial fix that shifts the chokepoint west: <\/strong>With Yanbu pushing crude to the Red Sea, flows are still being exposed at Bab Al Mandab, where the Houthis pose a <a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/middle-east\/2026\/04\/15\/iran-military-threatens-to-block-red-sea-if-us-naval-blockade-continues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">risk<\/a> to shipping \u2014 as we\u2019ve seen in the Red Sea scare. It\u2019s the same workaround we keep running back to: rerouting doesn\u2019t remove the risk, it just shifts exposure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>That\u2019s why the real endgame being discussed goes beyond bypassing both chokepoints <\/strong><strong>entirely. <\/strong>\u201cThe stalled Mediterranean pipelines are the key to accessing Europe, and a poised Indian Ocean pipeline is the key to accessing Asia. Whoever possesses both has the ability to export to half the world without relying on a single passage,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/power\/128106\/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%82-%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2-%D8%A3%D9%82%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AB%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">says<\/a> Abi Aad, CEO of Petroleb and senior energy advisor at the Gulf Research Center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The Europe-bound route:<\/strong> The route, which operates via the Mediterranean, is based on rehabilitating the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aramco.com\/en\/news-media\/elements-magazine\/2021\/the-tapline-a-legacy-of-triumph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trans-Arabian Pipeline<\/a> to move crude from Saudi to Jordan, then Syria to Lebanon. It also involves reviving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ainvest.com\/news\/reviving-kirkuk-baniyas-pipeline-strategic-gamble-iraqi-oil-exports-2504\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirkuk-Baniyas<\/a> pipeline from fields in Iraq to the Syrian port \u2014 replacing the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/14\/today-can-a-port-blockade-squeeze-iran-without-closing-hormuz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trucking<\/a> \u2014 alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/03\/18\/today-trucks-offer-a-little-solace-for-gulf-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirkuk-Ceyhan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-19\/iea-head-pitches-iraq-turkey-pipeline-to-bypass-hormuz-hurriyet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Basra-Ceyhan<\/a> pipelines to Turkey. If reactivated, this network could reduce shipping costs to Europe by some 40% compared to the Suez Canal route.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The Asia-bound route:<\/strong> One proposed solution by the <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/4\/732.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baker Institute (pdf)<\/a> envisions a twin 56-inch pipeline stretching from southern Iraq through Kuwait and along the Gulf coast, collecting supply from Saudi and the UAE before terminating at the Omani ports of Duqm and Salalah. Capacity could reach 10 mn bbl \/ d \u2014 sending crude directly into the Indian Ocean toward Asian buyers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Buying the way to the east would be estimated at around USD 55 bn<\/strong>, with construction and pumping stations alone costing some USD 18 bn, with another USD 12 bn in development, USD 7 bn in contingency, USD 8 bn for new export terminals, and USD 10 bn to harden infrastructure with missile defense systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Here\u2019s the catch:<\/strong> Somehow, the total cost of building that system roughly matches the present value of 25 years of low-end toll payments to Iran. That\u2019s before factoring in higher toll scenarios \u2014 and the strategic value of not having to rely on an adversary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>What the price buys is resilience, not immunity:<\/strong> Gulf pipelines can be hardened \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iiss.org\/online-analysis\/online-analysis\/2026\/03\/defending-the-skies-of-the-arab-gulf-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with<\/a> Patriot batteries to intercept missiles or Sam systems to counter drones \u2014 but they can\u2019t be invulnerable. The vulnerability lies in pumping stations, compressor nodes, control systems, and export terminals \u2014 all of which are sitting ducks \u2014 not the pipe itself. A single strike on a pumping station had <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/14\/today-can-a-port-blockade-squeeze-iran-without-closing-hormuz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cut<\/a> around 700k bbl \/ d from Saudi\u2019s East-West line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The trade-off is moving from chokepoint risk to network risk<\/strong>, with known targets spread across \u2014 which makes it <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/4\/824.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">harder (pdf)<\/a> to shutdown completely. The upside is recovery \u2014 Saudi restored full pipeline capacity within days \u2014 but the downside is persistent vulnerability. The network won\u2019t be built to avoid attacks, but to keep working through them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Pay now, build later?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>This<\/strong><strong> leaves Gulf producers stuck in an uncomfortable middle phase:<\/strong> Even if they greenlight new pipelines for the future, construction timelines could stretch up to seven years, meaning toll payments to Iran are unavoidable in the near term \u2014 if the situation doesn\u2019t de-escalate. Exporters may end up financing both their workaround and the system they\u2019re trying to escape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">The signal<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Why this matters: <\/strong>It is a test of whether Gulf exporters can keep monetizing hydrocarbons when their main outlet is no longer commercially neutral. Once passage through the strait starts looking like something that can be priced, negotiated, or restricted by an \u201cadversary,\u201d the issue stops being maritime risk and becomes structural exposure \u2014 the cost of not building starts to look higher than the cost of building.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>\u201cThe crisis has made visible what was previously hidden:<\/strong> in an interconnected world, resilience is not a luxury; it is the entry ticket to lasting growth,\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>The next chapter is likely to run on two tracks at once:<\/strong> short-term dependence on available routes and whatever terms will be arranged, while longer-term pipeline ideas move into feasibility studies and cost-sharing talks.<\/p>\n<p 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1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>#1- Sakr for Electronics and Energy will establish a USD 18 mn high-tech complex in <\/strong><strong>Sokhna<\/strong>, including a USD 7 mn renewable energy electronics unit and a USD 5 mn smart agritech project. The complex is targeting USD 20 mn in annual exports and is slated to begin operations in early 2027.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>#2- Turkish textile company Atesan Tekstil will launch a USD 6.5 mn woven fabrics plant <\/strong><strong>in the West Qantara Industrial Zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>#3- Turkish-Egyptian JV Sai Hydraulic will build a USD 2 mn hydraulic equipment plant in <\/strong><strong>Sokhna<\/strong>, expected to produce 100k tons of trailers and hydraulic equipment per year beginning from early 2027.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> By grouping high-tech electronics with heavy machinery, SCZone is targeting sectors that currently represent a significant drain on Egypt\u2019s FX reserves. The zone\u2019s one-stop-shop digital services and proximity to global shipping agreements is poised to help exporters reach over 2 bn consumers worldwide from a centralized manufacturing base.<\/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-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/egypt\/\">Egypt<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/trade\/\">trade<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/tag\/zones\/\">ZONES<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"94909 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"94909\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/20\/94909\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-94909\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-94909 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transmar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/1\/2700.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"94910\" 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=\"94910\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">4<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Also on Our Radar<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/20\/easyjet-opens-its-first-african-base-in-marrakech\/\">\r\n                            EasyJet expands its footprint in Morocco                        <\/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\/20\/easyjet-opens-its-first-african-base-in-marrakech\/\" 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 move will also enable the airline to launch six more routes in Morocco next winter and expand a wider local network that already spans Marrakech, Agadir, Rabat, Essaouira, and Tangier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Egypt\u2019s Arish gets a new logistics zone<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Egypt<\/strong> <strong>broke ground<\/strong><strong> on a 603-feddan logistics zone in Arish<\/strong> \u2014 a zone that is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstodayegypt.com\/Article\/1\/7304\/Egypt-launches-603-feddan-logistics-zone-in-Arish-to-boost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">include<\/a> storage and handling yards, loading and unloading areas, administrative buildings, and cold storage facilities. The project is tied to ongoing upgrades at Arish Port and a planned 12-km rail link to the national rail network.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>The bigger picture:<\/strong> Egypt is setting aside around 1.9k feddans for logistics <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/04\/08\/egypts-transport-ministry-opens-sinai-logistics-zones-to-local-and-foreign-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zones<\/a> across Sinai \u2014 with 1.5k feddans in North Sinai and 400 in South Sinai \u2014 at Al Hasana, Baghdad, and Rafah along the Arish-Taba corridor.<\/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\" 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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>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 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