{"id":70365,"date":"2023-04-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/04\/27\/today-qatar-to-switch-35-of-vehicles-and-100-buses-to-electric-by-2030-suez-canal-authority-adjusts-fixed-rebates-for-vessels-altering-their-destinations-kuwait-extends-deadline-for-railway-consu\/"},"modified":"2023-04-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T00:00:00","slug":"today-qatar-to-switch-35-of-vehicles-and-100-buses-to-electric-by-2030-suez-canal-authority-adjusts-fixed-rebates-for-vessels-altering-their-destinations-kuwait-extends-deadline-for-railway-consu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/04\/27\/today-qatar-to-switch-35-of-vehicles-and-100-buses-to-electric-by-2030-suez-canal-authority-adjusts-fixed-rebates-for-vessels-altering-their-destinations-kuwait-extends-deadline-for-railway-consu\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Qatar to switch 35% of vehicles and 100% buses to electric by 2030 + Suez Canal Authority adjusts fixed rebates for vessels altering their destinations + Kuwait extends deadline for railway consultancy contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Good morning, friends.<\/span><span style=\"\"> The region appears to still be shaking off the Eid cobwebs as we ease<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> back into the flow of things, giving us a relatively quiet morning in the world of Logistics.<\/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\">THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY-<\/span><span style=\"\"> The Salalah Freezone has signed an OMR 88.5 mn (USD 230<\/span><span> mn) investment agreement with Chinese silicon industry company Besto Hengda Oman to set up a ferrosilicon and packaging paper production plant, while Tunisia has now completed the required procedures to begin implementing the African Continental FreeTrade Area agreement. <\/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;\">HAPPENING TODAY- <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/en\/events\/all\/wcs\/\" style=\"\">IATA World Cargo Symposium 2023<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> is on its third and final day in Istanbul, Turkey<\/span><span style=\"\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> bringing together air cargo professionals from across the world to network, share insights, and explore new avenues for business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\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\"><span style=\"\"> <a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Global freight is slowing down amid Sudan crisis:<\/span><span style=\"\">The escalation of conflict in Sudan has<\/span><span> made global freighters \u2014 including Danish shipping company <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maersk.com\/\" style=\"\">Maersk<\/a><\/span><span>, Germany\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hapag-lloyd.com\/en\/online-business\/quotation\/quick-quotes.html?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwl6OiBhA2EiwAuUwWZXrhNnFoqoMKflpr_Z9wHdh7fhdsRz215EBUgapTt1IGU80Vv4UxGxoCzKEQAvD_BwE\" style=\"\">Hapag-Lloyd<\/a><\/span><span>, and French transport company CMA CGM \u2014 reluctant to continue trade, or take new bookings of goods and cargo, supply chain news agency <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theloadstar.com\/freight-movements-halted-as-conflict-in-sudan-kills-hundreds\/\" style=\"\">Loadstar<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports. These disruptions are adding further pressure to global supply chains already under strain due to the Russia-Ukraine war, causing supply chain managers to  face challenges in fulfilling their customers\u2019 requirements, according to Loadstar.<\/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\">Some are just taking extra precautions:<\/span><span style=\"\"> CMA CGM will begin implementing an additional<\/span><span> USD 500 surcharge for \u201cextra risk coverage\u201d on all cargo and dry reefer shipments from Europe, the Middle East, and the Indian Subcontinent to Sudan, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cma-cgm.com\/news\/4336\/sudan-extra-risk-coverage-surcharge\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span>. Some Gulf airlines have also halted flights, with Emirates announcing <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/881.png\" style=\"\">earlier this month<\/a><\/span><span> it is canceling all its flights to Khartoum until the end of May as Sudan closed off its airspace through to the end of April. has suspended their flights through to the end of the Month. <\/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\">Meanwhile, roads and bridges in Port Sudan are still open for the transport of goods and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> loading and discharge are normal<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, according to maritime ins. provider West of England P&I Club. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\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\"><span style=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suezcanal.gov.eg\/English\/Pages\/default.aspx\" style=\"\">Suez Canal Authority<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> has adjusted the rates of fixed rebates for ships that change<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> their destination after sailing from their port of origin<\/span><span>, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/Periodical%20concerning%20vessels%20benefiting%20from%20fixed%20rebates%20circulars%20%20issued%20on%2018%20April%202023_850.pdf\" style=\"\">navigational circular (pdf<\/a><\/span><span>) issued last week. Vessels that submit a port of origin or destination not mentioned in their initial rebate request will be granted a higher rebate percentage. <\/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\">Oman\u2019s oil exports dropped 6.8% y-o-y in 1Q 2023 to 76.04 mn barrels<\/span><span style=\"\">, with average<\/span><span> production rising 2.6% y-o-y to 1.064 mn bbl \/ d, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscatdaily.com\/2023\/04\/24\/omans-oil-output-up-2-6-in-q1-but-exports-drop-6-8\/\" style=\"\">Muscat Daily<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports, citing data from the National Center Statistics and Information. The biggest buyer of Oman\u2019s crude oil was China, which received over 90% of the country\u2019s total oil exports during the quarter. Oman\u2019s oil exports to China hit 69.8 mn bbl in 1Q 2023, rising 8.6% y-o-y.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Kuwait extends bid submission deadline for the Kuwait Railroad Project: <\/span><span style=\"\">Kuwait <\/span><span>has extended to 30 May the bid submission deadline for the consultancy contract for the design and document preparation for the Kuwait Railroad Project\u2019s first phase, according to the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/projects\/construction\/kuwait-extends-submission-deadline-for-railway-consultancy-contract-s2kollkp\" style=\"\">Central Agency for Public Tenders<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The initial deadline for the 111 km railway project, which will be used by freight and passenger trains, was 21 February. The contract involves the study, critical review, and concept designs for the railway, as well as completing the detailed engineering designs and technical documents necessary for tendering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Qatar plans to switch 35% of vehicles on its roads and 100% of its public transport buses to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">electric by 2030<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/business\/energy\/qatar-to-switch-35-vehicles-100-buses-to-electric-by-2030-qkpzlghc\" style=\"\">The Peninsula<\/a><\/span><span> reports. Qatar has already created <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/689760-largest-electric-bus-station\" style=\"\">the<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/689760-largest-electric-bus-station\" style=\"\">largest electric bus depot in<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/689760-largest-electric-bus-station\" style=\"\">the world<\/a><\/span><span>, with a capacity of 478 buses, which relies on 11k PV solar panels to generate 4 MW of power. Meanwhile, QatarEnergy plans to reach 5 GW of solar power production by 2035. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\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\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">COME TO OUR NEXT ENTERPRISE FORUM- <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exportsfdi.enterprise.press\/registration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/4\/853.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The Enterprise Exports & FDI Forum, our latest industry-specific conference, is taking <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">place on Monday, 15 May.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The Enterprise Exports & FDI Forum will give insiders and newcomers alike the chance to talk about how to develop an export-centered business and how their companies can help Egypt build an export-led economy that makes us a magnet for foreign direct investment (FDI).<\/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\">Why exports & FDI?<\/span><span> In the wake of successive floats of EGP, exports and FDI have never been more important to our economy \u2014 or our businesses. We\u2019re gathering some of the CEOs, top execs from local companies and multinationals, investors, bankers and finance folks to speak on how businesses can adapt their strategies to be export-oriented and what Egypt as a country can do to draw foreign investment and much-needed FX. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Expect it to be heavy on lessons learned in Egypt and other global growth markets \u2014 and lots of success stories.<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exportsfdi.enterprise.press\/index.html#aboutSection\" style=\"\">You can learn more on our conference website here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/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\">And what better place to discuss moving our goods than Egypt\u2019s original logistics zone \u2014 the Nile. <\/span><span>That\u2019s why we\u2019re looking forward to holding the event by the river\u2019s vistas <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">at the Four Seasons, Nile Plaza. <\/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\">Some of the biggest names in business and finance are on board \u2014 are you?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The Enterprise Exports and FDI Forum is taking place with the generous support of our friends, including:<\/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\">Banking partners:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Banque Misr | Al Baraka Bank | Emirates NBD | HSBC <\/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\">Lead partners:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> DB Schenker | DP World | East Port Said Development | IDG | IFC | Madinat Masr<\/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\">Event partners: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Beyti | Concrete | Global Corp | Grant Thornton | Hassan Allam Utilities <\/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\">WANT TO BECOME A COMMERCIAL PARTNER?<\/span><span> Ping a note to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"mailto:mtaalab@inktankir.com\" style=\"\">Moustafa, our head of commercial, here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/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\">HAVEN\u2019T REQUESTED AN INVITE YET?<\/span><span> If you\u2019re a C-suite exec, business owner, DFI staff, export executive, investor or banker, please <\/span><span 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for the design, construction, finance, operation, and maintenance of Oman\u2019s Salalah-Thamrait trucking road.<\/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\">The <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theairportshow.com\/en-gb\/visit\/why-attend.html\" style=\"\">Airport Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> is scheduled to kick off in Dubai on Tuesday, 9 May.<\/span><span style=\"\"> The three-day event<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> wraps on Thursday, 11 May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/logistics.enterprise.news\/\" style=\"\">Check out our full calendar on the web<\/a><\/span><span 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The region appears to still be shaking off the Eid cobwebs as we ease back into the flow of things, giving us a relatively quiet morning in the world of Logistics. 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