{"id":72047,"date":"2023-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/07\/13\/today-could-we-soon-see-an-end-to-the-canada-port-strike-iraq-to-swap-crude-oil-for-iranian-gas\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T00:00:00","slug":"today-could-we-soon-see-an-end-to-the-canada-port-strike-iraq-to-swap-crude-oil-for-iranian-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/07\/13\/today-could-we-soon-see-an-end-to-the-canada-port-strike-iraq-to-swap-crude-oil-for-iranian-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Could we soon see an end to the Canada port strike? + Iraq to swap crude oil for Iranian gas"},"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=\"font-weight:400;\"> It\u2019s a mixed bag in the news this morning, with some updates on the rail, shipping and diplo fronts. <\/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- Iran has restarted a part of its railway linking to Afghanistan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, following months of repairs. Meanwhile, Egyptian shipping giant Transmar has launched a new shipping line connecting Egypt with Yemen.<\/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=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Canada is nearing an agreement that could end the ongoing port strike: <\/span><span style=\"\">An <\/span><span>agreement between Canada\u2019s port workers and their employers that \u201cwould work\u201d for both sides is within reach, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/canada-nears-deal-end-port-strike-labour-minister-says-2023-07-12\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span> quotes Labor Minister Seamus O\u2019Reagen as saying. Some 7.2k dockworkers in Canada have been on strike for 11 days, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">demanding higher wages. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU Canada) and the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) have been negotiating a new labor contract since February but have been unable to reach an 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\">The impact: <\/span><span>The strike has impacted the key ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, leading to disruptions in the transportation of goods. <\/span><span>The estimated cost of these disruptions, according to industry body, The Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CM&E), amounts to c. USD 377 mn each day<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, according to Reuters.<\/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\">Companies are now slashing their guidance: <\/span><span>Fe<\/span><span>rtilizer giant Nutrien says it will fall short of its earnings guidance for the year due to the strike and other factors, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-07-11\/us-dockworkers-say-they-won-t-unload-canada-bound-cargo-as-strike-continues?srnd=economics-trade\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">reports. A prolonged strike could impact production at Nutrien's potash mines in Saskatchewan.<\/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><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> WATCH THIS SPACE #1-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Iraq will swap crude oil for Iranian gas to solve the issue of stalled payments<\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/iraq-trade-crude-oil-iranian-gas-resolve-power-debt-pm-2023-07-11\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reported. Iran had rolled back gas exports to Iraq by more than 50% after Baghdad failed to get an American greenlight to pay Iran funds that were owed, Iraq\u2019s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Sudani had said, according to the newswire. The two sides have found a workaround, however, with Tehran agreeing to resume gas exports to Iraq in exchange for Iraqi crude. <\/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\">WATCH THIS SPACE #2- 30% of Bahrain\u2019s Al Janabiya Highway Development <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">expansion is complete<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bna.bh\/en\/AlJanabiyaHighwayDevelopmentontrackWorksMinistry..aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2BDpn9NHy63pEeblcYQWSZzvg%3D\" style=\"\">Bahrain News Agency<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (BNA) cites Bahrain\u2019s Works Ministry as saying. The highway expansion \u2014 which comes as part of a key government infrastructure project \u2014 will add 4 km to transform the highway into a three-lane artery on both directions to ease traffic flows, and increase the capacity to accommodate up to 10.5k vehicles per hour in each direction, according to BNA. The expansion project is financed by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, and will cost some BD 12 mn (USD 32 mn) to complete. The highway connects Salman Town, Budaiya, Al Janabiya and other nearby areas.  <\/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\">WATCH THIS SPACE #3- Abu Dhabi is launching a delivery riders hub in its capital <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">city in September<\/span><span> in a bid to improve delivery drivers\u2019 working environment and enhance the city's image, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/government-news\/abu-dhabi-launches-delivery-riders-hub-initiative-to-elevate-working-environment-and-boost-citys-image-gv97f2io\" style=\"\">press release<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The project includes creating safe spaces for delivery bike drivers with shaded waiting areas, comfortable seating, air conditioning, and drinking water facilities. The initiative is a collaboration between government entities, the private sector, and nonprofit organizations and also aims to address safety concerns, traffic fines, and delays in food delivery.<\/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\"> WATCH THIS SPACE #4- Eleven consortiums \u2014 made up of Egyptian and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">International firms \u2014 are in the running for the construction of the USD 740 mn Cairo-Alexandria railway line, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rxcC84\" style=\"\">Al Mal<\/a><\/span><span> reports, citing sources it says are in the know. The consortiums have submitted their bids to the Transport Ministry to qualify for the construction of the Cairo-Alexandria trade logistics development project. This follows the Egyptian parliament\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9b04d9d9-8402-4bc3-bf46-89c2cb4932f6\" style=\"\">recent approval of a<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/9b04d9d9-8402-4bc3-bf46-89c2cb4932f6\" style=\"\">USD 400 mn loan<\/a><\/span><span> from the World Bank\u2019s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to finance the construction of the railway line, which links the Port of Alexandria and the Sixth of October dry port.<\/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\">DATA POINT #1-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Exports from industries registered with The Amman Chamber of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Industry (ACI) fell slightly y-o-y to hit c.JD 3.5 bn in 1H 2023<\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petra.gov.jo\/Include\/InnerPage.jsp?ID=51218&lang=en&name=en_news\" style=\"\">Jordan News Agency<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">reports. The packaging, paper, cardboard, and office supplies sectors recorded a 4% y-o-y decrease in exports, while the wooden and furniture industries witnessed a significant 24% drop. <\/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\">DATA POINT #2- Suez Canal sees record cargo volumes in May:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Egypt\u2019s Suez Canal recorded USD 948 mn in revenues in May, 44% <\/span><span>higher than the same period last year, according to government sources cited by <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3XQDmNh\" style=\"\">Al Mal<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The month saw a record 142.9 mn tons of cargo transit the waterway, with a y-o-y surge of 24.5%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt5\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">DATA POINT #3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">- OPEC\u2019s oil export revenues rose to their highest in almost a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">decade last year by 54% y-o-y to USD 873.57 bn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">in 2022<\/span><span>, on the back of the Russian war in Ukraine driving oil prices up, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2023\/7\/482.pdf\" style=\"\">OPEC\u2019s 2023 Annual Statistical Bulletin (pdf)<\/a><\/span><span>. OPEC countries exported an average of 21.4 mn bbl \/ d of crude oil in 2022, marking an 8.8% y-o-y increase and remaining slightly below pre-pandemic levels, with the bulk going to Asia. Global oil demand also rose to 99.6 mn barrels per day (bbl \/ d) in 2022, up from 97.07 mn bbl \/ d  in 2021, with demand rising from almost every region.  <\/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\">DATA POINT #4- Tunisia\u2019s trade deficit fell 26.2% <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">y-o-y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> to TND 8.7 bn in 1H 2023<\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/economy\/north-africa\/tunisias-trade-deficit-falls-by-1bln-in-first-half-q7hbd99d\" style=\"\">Zawya<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> cites Tunisia\u2019s state statistics institute as saying on Wednesday. The report does not provide import or export data or a reason behind the decline. <\/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<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">            Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily          <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>       <a href=\"logistics\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\">Subscribe here<\/a>      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\"><\/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\">ENTERPRISE IS LOOKING FOR SMART, TALENTED PEOPLE of all backgrounds to help us build some very cool new things.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Enterprise \u2014 the essential morning read on all the important news shaping business and the economy in Egypt and the region \u2014 is looking for writers, reporters and editors to help us build out new publications. 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