{"id":72216,"date":"2023-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/07\/24\/today-russias-exit-from-the-black-sea-grain-pact-is-already-harming-global-trade-will-the-uae-snag-a-contract-for-another-terminal-at-pakistans-karachi-port\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T00:00:00","slug":"today-russias-exit-from-the-black-sea-grain-pact-is-already-harming-global-trade-will-the-uae-snag-a-contract-for-another-terminal-at-pakistans-karachi-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/07\/24\/today-russias-exit-from-the-black-sea-grain-pact-is-already-harming-global-trade-will-the-uae-snag-a-contract-for-another-terminal-at-pakistans-karachi-port\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Russia\u2019s exit from the Black Sea grain pact is already harming global trade + Will the UAE snag a contract for another terminal at Pakistan\u2019s Karachi Port?"},"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, and welcome back.<\/span><span> We have a packed issue for you this morning, as we return from a long weekend that saw plenty of updates on the diplo and freezones fronts in the 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\">THE BIG LOGISTICS STORIES- Iraq and Iran are planning to establish a joint freezone on their shared border by March 2024. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Meanwhile, AD Ports Group has partnered up with Emirati and Japanese firms to establish a green iron supply chain hub in its Kezad Musaffah freezone. <\/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\">THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY ABROAD- The aftermath of Russia\u2019s exit from the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Black Sea grain pact has dominated headlines: <\/span><span>Ships picking up grain cargoes for the Black Sea grain pact fell 35% last week, compared to the week before, following Russia\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/01a22397-9524-4c48-9bd4-4d75db2a79c1\" style=\"\">exit<\/a><\/span><span> from the UN-brokered agreement, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/black-sea-shipping-traffic-slowing-after-russia-ukraine-warnings-2023-07-21\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span> reports, citing data from Shipfix. Ukraine\u2019s ports were subject to consistent attacks from Russia over the past week, which it said came in retaliation following Ukraine\u2019s attack on the Crimea bridge. Russia also said it will now deem all ships heading to Ukraine as targets potentially carrying arms, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-hits-ukraines-grain-fourth-day-practises-seizing-ships-black-sea-2023-07-21\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> added. Adding salt to the wound, ins. firms have suspended cover for shipments from Ukraine following Russia\u2019s exit, ins. industry sources told 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\">But there\u2019s still hope for the restoration of the pact: <\/span><span style=\"\">Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson <\/span><span>Maria Zakharova said the onus was on the United Nations to comply with Russia\u2019s demands  over the next three months, which is the duration of Russia\u2019s notice period for its exit from the pact, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/moscow-grain-deal-un-has-three-months-implement-russian-agreement-2023-07-19\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span> reported. Russia\u2019s main demand and the reason for pulling out of the pact is concerns that promises to facilitate its own shipments of food and fertilizers had not been kept under the pact, the newswire added. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said his planned talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin could lead to restoration of the initiative, while calling on Western countries to take Russia's demands into consideration, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/erdogan-says-putin-talks-could-lead-restoring-black-sea-grain-deal-media-2023-07-21\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reported, without clarifying when the talks will take place.  <\/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=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Iran\u2019s proposal to host a shipping event in Tehran in conjunction with the UN <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">International Maritime Organization\u2019s (IMO) annual maritime day<\/span><span> in October has been rejected, following a US-led proposal to rescind their bid, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-loses-bid-host-shipping-event-after-vote-un-agency-meeting-2023-07-20\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> cites an agency spokesperson as saying. The IMO\u2019s executive council had accepted Iran\u2019s bid to host the shipping event back in 2015, but the US put forward a proposal to rescind the decision, according to the outlet. <\/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 rationale: <\/span><span>The majority of the IMO\u2019s 40 council members voted in favor of rescinding the offer, citing Iran\u2019s actions towards vessels in recent years, which they say includes attacks, harassment, and detention and seizures, according to Reuters. Iran recently attempted to <\/span><span>seize <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/2b4f05f1-1ad4-4153-b914-ebd9c16ced4d\" style=\"\">two commercial oil tankers<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in the Gulf of Oman, which was met with US Navy intervention.<\/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 #1- The UAE could develop another terminal at Karachi port:<\/span><span style=\"\">  <\/span><span>Pakistan has put together a committee tasked with negotiating a draft framework G2G agreement with the UAE to develop a bulk and general cargo terminal at Karachi Port\u2019s East Wharf, according to a Finance Ministry <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finance.gov.pk\/press_releases.html\" style=\"\">statement<\/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\">Background: <\/span><span>AD Ports Group was granted <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/88fce4b1-e401-499c-9364-dd8a00c04d71\" style=\"\">last month<\/a><\/span><span>a 50-year concession to \u201cmanage, operate, and develop\u201d Karachi Gateway Terminal Limited (KGTL) at Karachi Port\u2019s East Wharf. AD Ports Group has been on an expansion spree, recently signing other agreements to operate ports in the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/590161db-94b8-43b2-83e2-e16189b19bd9\" style=\"\">Congo<\/a><\/span><span> and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adportsgroup.com\/en\/news-and-media\/2023\/03\/18\/ad-ports-group-signs-a-30-year-concession-agreement-to-develop-and-operate-safaga-port-in-egypt\" style=\"\">Egypt<\/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=\"\"><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">WATCH THIS SPACE #2- Iraq to provide Lebanon with fuel to power its electric <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">stations:<\/span><span> Iraq has inked an MoU with Lebanon to supply the country with fuel and crude oil to support its electricity sector, state-owned <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ina.iq\/eng\/27698-iraq-and-lebanon-sign-a-memorandum-of-understanding-to-supply-beirut-with-fuel-and-crude-oil.html\" style=\"\">Iraq News Agency (INA)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> said. The agreement is renewable for another year with an option to up quantities involved, Iraq\u2019s Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani said in statements cited by INA. Technical committees from both countries will work to develop mechanisms to implement the agreement, including details involving the logistical obligations of each side, prior to ratification by the countries\u2019 governments, Abdul Ghani said.<\/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- Iraq\u2019s state owned <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scp.gov.iq\/\" style=\"\">General Company for Ports of Iraq<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> raked in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">next to IQD 500 bn of revenues in 1H 2023<\/span><span>, surpassing proceeds from the same period last year, according to a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scp.gov.iq\/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5792\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The country has been working on improving port infrastructure, fleets, and the development of local skills, the statement added.<\/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\">MARKET WATCH-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index recorded a 10% <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">weekly drop last week<\/span><span>, due to reduced demand for larger shipping vessels, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/baltic-index-logs-10-weekly-drop-as-demand-for-larger-vessel-wilts-away\/#google_vignette\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">reports. The capesize index gained 1.5% on Friday, but still fell nearly 13% for the week. The Panamax index fell 2.2% on Friday, its sixth consecutive drop, registering a weekly decrease of 15.6%. <\/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 Drewry World Container Index (WCI) inched up 3.3% this week<\/span><span style=\"\">, reaching USD 1,536.86 <\/span><span>per 40-foot container, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/drewry-world-container-index-up-3-3-this-week\/\" style=\"\">Drewry<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The index was still down 77.5% y-o-y and 85% below its peak in September 2021. The WCI is now 43% lower than the ten-year average, reflecting a return to more normal prices, but is still 8% higher than pre-pandemic rates in 2019. <\/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;\"><\/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;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/7\/44.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">CIRCLE YOUR CALENDARS-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The Enterprise Finance Forum is taking place on 18-19 September at the St. Regis Hotel in Cairo. 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We\u2019re releasing a new episode every Sunday morning.<\/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\">IN THIS WEEK\u2019S EPISODE- <\/span><span>We ask some of the biggest multinationals and suppliers operating here \u2014 namely, in logistics, e-commerce, and FMCG  \u2014 what it is they\u2019re looking for in a local partner, product or service and what are some of the pain points they\u2019ve had to deal with. We were joined on that panel by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Khaled Morsy<\/span><span>, CEO of DB Schenker Egypt,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> Omar Elsahy<\/span><span>, General Manager at Amazon Egypt, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Tarek Kame<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">l, Chairman and CEO of Nestl\u00e9 Egypt and Sudan.<\/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;\">CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR-<\/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 UAE\u2019s Finance Ministry is holding a digital public consultation on its website <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">that began last Wednesday and runs until <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">2 August<\/span><span>,<\/span><span>as part of the UAE\u2019s corporate tax freezone regulations,<\/span><span>Emirati news agency <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wam.ae\/en\/details\/1395303178794\" style=\"\">WAM<\/a><\/span><span> reports.<\/span><span>The consultation aims<\/span><span> to gather feedback from freezone-based companies, WAM added.<\/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\">Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al Sabah will <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">visit Iraq<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> by the end of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">month<\/span><span>,<\/span><span>state-owned <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ina.iq\/eng\/27721-kuwaiti-foreign-minister-visits-iraq-at-the-end-of-this-month.html\" style=\"\">Iraqi News Agency<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> reports, citing statements from the Kuwaiti ambassador to Iraq, Tariq Al Faraj. Al Faraj met with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid yesterday to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and resolve outstanding issues.<\/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:\/\/summitafrica.ru\/en\/\" style=\"\">Second Summit Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> will take <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">place in Saint Petersburg, Russia on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 July.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> The event will build on discussions in the last iteration of the summit, which took place in Sochi in 2019. It will also look to develop ties between Russia and partner countries in Africa, as well as African organizations such as the African Union. <\/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\">Check out our full calendar<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> at the bottom of this email for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events and news triggers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, friends, and welcome back. We have a packed issue for you this morning, as we return from a long weekend that saw plenty of updates on the diplo and freezones fronts in the region. 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