{"id":81142,"date":"2024-09-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2024\/09\/19\/a-heap-of-updates-from-oman-the-uae-morocco-ksa-kuwait-and-qatar\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:00:00","slug":"a-heap-of-updates-from-oman-the-uae-morocco-ksa-kuwait-and-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2024\/09\/19\/a-heap-of-updates-from-oman-the-uae-morocco-ksa-kuwait-and-qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"A heap of updates from Oman, the UAE, Morocco, KSA, Kuwait, and Qatar"},"content":{"rendered":"

ROADS- <\/p>\n

<\/strong>Oman pours OMR 9 mn into Al Mughassil road and bridge project<\/strong>:<\/strong> Oman\u2019s Transport, Communications, and Information Technology Ministry has inked an OMR 9 mn agreement with Oman\u2019s leading construction firm AZ Engineers for the building of Al Mughassil road and bridge, according to a statement<\/a>. The timeline for the project, including the groundbreaking and delivery dates, have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n

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What we know: <\/strong>The project is designed to boost traffic flow between Salalah and Oman\u2019s western districts, primarily Dhofar\u2019s Rakhyout and Dhalkut, which serve as a key international trade route to the Kingdom\u2019s border crossing with Yemen. A concrete bridge \u2013 spanning 630 m in length \u2013 is set to be constructed.<\/p>\n

Oman has been investing into infrastructure:<\/strong> Oman secured a loan facility earlier this week<\/a> of up to USD 392 mn from the Opec Fund for its Diba-Lima-Khasab road project. <\/p>\n

SUPPLY CHAINS-<\/p>\n

DP World Trade Finance + Nedbank to boost trade finance in Africa:<\/strong> The UAE\u2019s DP World Trade Finance has partnered with South-African based Nedbank Corporate and Investment Bank to increase the availability of trade finance to businesses across sub-Saharan Africa, according to a statement<\/a>. The agreement involves implementing a supply chain finance program on DP World\u2019s platform \u2014 with Nedbank as the financer \u2014 that will facilitate early payments and working capital to DP World\u2019s suppliers in the SSA region. The two parties also inked an agreement that would allow them to share risk in mutually beneficial transactions, increasing the total credit available to clients.<\/p>\n

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STORAGE + WAREHOUSES-<\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s Calsina Carre expands Morocco presence:<\/strong> Spanish logistics firm Calsina<\/a>Carre Transports & Logistics<\/a> is launching its largest warehouse in Morocco next March in a bid to bolster its activities in the country, Moroccan news agency Agadir 24<\/a> reports. The logistics outfit \u2014 which has been operating in Morocco for 15 years \u2014 handles over 15k shipments annually through the Strait of Gibraltar.<\/p>\n

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AVIATION- <\/p>\n

#1- <\/strong>Menzies renews contract for Ryanair ground handling at European airports<\/strong>:<\/strong> Ground handling firm Menzies Aviation, a subsidiary of Kuwait\u2019s Agility, has renewed a contract to oversee budget-airline Ryanair\u2019s ground handling services at 10 European locations until October 2029, according to a statement<\/a>. The contract includes the addition of Romania\u2019s Ia\u0219i International Airport. The firm will continue to provide ground handling services at the UK\u2019s London Gatwick Airport, Prague\u2019s Vaclav Havel Airport, the Netherlands\u2019 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Norway\u2019s Oslo Airport, and Sweden\u2019s Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport. The company will manage over 26k turnovers for Ryanair annually.<\/p>\n

#2- <\/strong>RAC to upgrade<\/strong> KKIA procurement infrastructure:<\/strong> Riyadh Airports Company (RAC) plans to update Riyadh\u2019s King Khalid International Airport\u2019s (KKIA) procurement system and supplier experience by using intelligent management solutions from technology company SAP, Zawya<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n

The details:<\/strong> SAP\u2019s Ariba portfolio provides a comprehensive spend management system that includes integrated features for supplier information, lifecycle management, performance tracking, and risk management. For the airports company, these SAP solutions will improve procurement collaboration with suppliers via a fully integrated digital platform. Additionally, the SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite<\/a> allows employees to manage contracts, suppliers, and compliance on a global scale and in various currencies.<\/p>\n

#3- <\/strong>Qatar Airways Cargo boosts shipment options on offer<\/strong>:<\/strong> Qatar Airways\u2019 cargo arm has launched three new service options on its cargo products, dubbed AirPlus Solutions, according to a statement<\/a>. These are Q-Climate, a temperature control option, Q-Plus, a high-priority handling option for time-sensitive shipments, and Q-Prime, a shipment fast-tracker to guarantee prioritized processing. The shipment options can be selected on Qatar Airway Cargo\u2019s digital booking platform.<\/p>\n

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