{"id":84356,"date":"2025-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/02\/11\/today-aramex-to-respond-to-adqs-acquisition-bid-by-next-month\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T00:00:00","slug":"today-aramex-to-respond-to-adqs-acquisition-bid-by-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/02\/11\/today-aramex-to-respond-to-adqs-acquisition-bid-by-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Aramex to respond to ADQ\u2019s acquisition bid by next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, friends. <\/strong>We have a compact issue today, with developing stories from ADQ\u2019s takeover bid of Aramex to Egypt\u2019s Damietta port handler filing for a capital increase. But first, an update on Trump\u2019s new set of tariffs and its impact on different players\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY- <\/strong><strong>Another day, another set of tariffs: <\/strong>US President Donald Trump ordered a 25% tariff on all imports of steel and aluminum yesterday, with the new measures set to take effect on 4 March. The tariffs will particularly impact key US metal suppliers in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, the EU, South Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan. Canada specifically will be hardly hit as it accounts for 79% of total imports of primary aluminum steel into the US. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Metal stocks rally in the US, fall elsewhere:<\/strong> US steel manufacturers saw their shares get a significant bump during Monday trading as much of the rest of the world\u2019s steel manufacturers saw their share prices slip. The US\u2019 largest steelmaker Nucor closed yesterday up 5.6%, while Cleveland-Cliffs saw gains of 18%, and Steel Dynamics (5%), Century Aluminum (10%), and US Steel (5%) all closed in the green yesterday. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The tariffs aren\u2019t necessarily good news for US manufacturers<\/strong>, particularly those in industries reliant on imported steel and aluminum who will now face higher prices for the 25% of the country\u2019s steel imports. \u201cUS manufacturers will have to wear higher prices as a result of these 25% tariffs,\u201d Australian and New Zealand Bank\u2019s Commodities Strategist Daniel Hynes told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/markets-react-trumps-tariffs-steel-aluminium-imports-2025-02-10\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>More incoming: <\/strong>The US government is also set to add reciprocal tariffs this week on all countries that tax US imports. \u201cIf they charge us, we charge them,\u201d Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The story made headlines in the international press: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/asian-eu-steelmakers-shares-fall-after-trump-escalates-tariffs-2025-02-10\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-tariffs-steel-aluminum-china-canada-mexico-0a91ceaf3aa3c1756c339817d1d58076\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-10\/trump-sets-25-tariffs-on-steel-aluminum-heightening-trade-war\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/12b16867-4e0e-4534-8a00-922665e680aa\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/10\/us\/politics\/trump-tariffs-steel-aluminum.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/economy\/trade\/trump-imposes-global-25-steel-aluminum-tariffs-49df0110\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/02\/10\/trump-tariffs-steel\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/02\/10\/global-winners-and-losers-of-trumps-steel-and-aluminium-tariffs.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/10\/economy\/tariffs-trump-explained\/index.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c360dz384n5o\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/10\/trump-steel-aluminum-tariffs\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> <\/p>\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>#1- <\/strong><strong>Suez<\/strong><strong> Canal chief <\/strong><strong>expects <\/strong><strong>traffic recovery as early as next month: <\/strong>Egypt\u2019s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is expecting shipping traffic to gradually return to normal rates starting late March 2025, with projections for a full recovery by mid-year assuming the Gaza ceasefire holds, SCA boss Osama Rabie said during a phone-in on Egyptian TV <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-RtviVUW-SI?si=IgFKj_mE7gIdZqqc\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">(watch, runtime: 2:44)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Another vote for traffic resuming soon: <\/strong>\u201cWe see Red Sea traffic picking up late 1Q or early 2Q 2025,\u201d Marine services company Zenith Enterprise CEO Amr Kataya told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlArabiyaBN_EG\/status\/1888939946553049397\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Arabiya<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The lay of the land: <\/strong>Nearly 32 ships currently pass through the Egyptian waterway per day, compared to an average of 75 in 2023 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2-EuSlP0qTU?si=8M2KWOVw-HetDs66\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">(watch, runtime: 2:49)<\/a>, which has led to a drop in revenues of almost 60%, with nearly USD 7 bn lost in FY 2024-2025. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> Trump\u2019s calls to ethnically cleanse Gaza could derail hopes that traffic will return through the Red Sea, with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/edition\/logistics\/393b23b3-d608-41f3-80fd-6821977df777\/etihad-airways-could-hit-adx-before-the-end-of-february\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">shipping insiders worried<\/a> that the Houthis may resume their attacks. So far, only a trickle of US- and UK-linked ships <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3ddf6b96-4850-4f6c-8548-d3ecaf43593f\/us-,-uk-linked-ships-began-steady-return-to-the%253cmark%253e-suez%253c%2Fmark%253e-canal-following-ceasefire\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">passing through the Red Sea safely<\/a> after Yemen\u2019s Houthis announced they would only target Israeli-linked vessels following the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- German firm Delivery Hero\u2019s MENA unit \u2014 Talabat \u2014 is driving the company\u2019s growth, <\/strong>generating USD 5.3 bn in sales in 9M 2024, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-10\/delivery-hero-finally-profitable-takes-on-larger-asian-rivals\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. Proceeds from Talabat\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/ab190a7c-8bb4-4c31-97fb-b8738aa0982b\/%253cmark%253etalabat%253c%2Fmark%253e-raises-aed-7.5-bn-in-world%25e2%2580%2599s-biggest-tech-ipo-of-the-year\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 2 bn IPO<\/a> will help pay down some of Delivery Hero\u2019s USD 3.8 bn in convertible bonds, CEO Niklas \u00d6stberg told Bloomberg. However, competition is heating up as China\u2019s Meituan expands in the region \u2014 its app, Keeta, recently hit 1 mn weekly users, matching Talabat. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Asia is a tough nut to crack:<\/strong> Delivery Hero is struggling in Asia, where Meituan and US-based Coupang are cutting prices to dominate South Korea. Delivery Hero is pushing back by injecting EUR 100 mn into its South Korean operations to counter Coupang Eats' free delivery strategy. The company\u2019s plans to offload units is facing obstacles, as Taiwanese regulators oppose its plans to sell Foodpanda to Uber Technologies. The company\u2019s stock price has also declined by over 80% from pandemic-era highs. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a>#3- <\/strong><strong>Iraq<\/strong><strong> outlines new plans for Baghdad International Airport<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Iraq\u2019s Transport Ministry announced plans to enact 26 subprojects for the development of Baghdad International Airport over two phases, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motrans.gov.iq\/?article=2721\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The project \u2014 funded largely by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) \u2014 will focus on rehabilitating the airport\u2019s infrastructure and modernizing the air navigation and traffic management systems. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Some details: <\/strong>The first phase is set to launch nine projects funded by the ministry's operational budget and seven by the IFC\u2019s investment budget, while the second phase will see the 10 remaining projects come to fruition, funded entirely by the IFC\u2019s investment budget. No details on the timeline were disclosed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>Iraq announced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/3c5758f5-c8f7-48ee-aa71-08625f6d25bc\/today:-egyptair-secures-egp-bns-for-fleet-expansion-%2B-a-flurry-of-aviation-ipo-updates\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last month<\/a> that it was deliberating three options on offer from the IFC regarding the development of Baghdad International Airport.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Background:<\/strong> A project to refurbish Iraq\u2019s Baghdad International Airport kicked off <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/d524a51b-b7ef-4f45-89e4-abb2a0c7c51a\/today:-a-new-agri-terminal-for-dubai-%2B-salalah-port-upgrades-are-underway\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in February<\/a> last year, with the IFC backing and overseeing the initiative. Iraq issued a two-stage public tender <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/d56806ce-cc8e-4e00-8e80-8d8086effd6d\/today:-oman-ramps-up-lng-supply-%2B-flynas-increases-airbus-order-book\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in July<\/a> for a private partner to operate and develop Baghdad International Airport under a PPP contract, which aims \u201cto modernize and rehabilitate the airport infrastructure, expand passenger and cargo terminal facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Other airports\u2019 developments are advancing too: <\/strong>The Nasiriyah International Airport \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/8fdbcd45-72be-4ec6-bf9c-b69b07e5c21b\/heaps-of-updates-on-all-things-logistics-from-uae,-oman,-and-qatar\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">currently under redevelopment<\/a> with plans for inauguration this year \u2014 has received all navigation equipment from Spain\u2019s Indra, whereas the Mosul airport \u2014 also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/d337a80b-15ad-4e7b-aab6-c3387b38e259\/updates-in-trucking,-customs-and-maritime-shipping-from-jordan-and-egypt\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">set for re-opening this year<\/a> \u2014 has also received most of its navigation and air management equipment. <\/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>#1- O<\/strong><strong>il prices went up on Tuesday on the heels of reports on declining Russian <\/strong><strong>production, <\/strong>but the gains were partially offset by concerns about the global economic outlook in light of trade warring, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/oil-steady-investors-digest-new-us-steel-aluminium-tariffs-2025-02-11\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Brent crude futures increased by USD 0.24 to USD 76.11 a barrel, while the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) ticked up USD 0.19 to USD 72.51 a barrel by 04.47 GMT.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- Opec\u2019s Middle Eastern heavyweights have hiked their oil prices <\/strong>in a bid to capitalize on US sanctions that are squeezing Russian supply and the threat of tighter restrictions on Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-10\/opec-heavyweights-boost-oil-prices-as-sanctions-hit-russian-flow\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. The price hikes \u2014 among the largest in years \u2014 come as refining margins in Asia improve and demand for alternative Middle Eastern crude rises. Iraq raised the price of its Basrah Medium and Basrah Heavy crude for Asian buyers to the highest since September 2022 in March. Crude prices from Abu Dhabi and Oman also saw significant increases for March supplies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The rising prices are creating competition:<\/strong> The Middle East crude spot premium hit a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/ce5e8020-e0a1-43c7-a60d-05a532fdee77\/mygroup-holding-plans-to-invest-aed-bns-in-uae%253cmark%253e-market%253c%2Fmark%253e-in-2025-%2B-middle-east-crude-premiums-hit-two-year-high\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">two-year high<\/a> in January, with main buyers including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/34e1894e-0b6c-4cfd-b1d2-371a75ad6a59\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">India and China\u2019s oil refiners<\/a>. However, this decision has prompted some Asian refiners to turn away from Middle Eastern crude and focus on shipments from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/4cc83b98-53a9-49cc-9b8b-68bf2c085304\/this-morning:-aramex-taps-hsbc-for-potential-adq-acquisition-%2B-arcapita-mulls-reit-for-its-middle-east-investments\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">North Sea and Kazakhstan<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Baltic index <\/strong><strong>upward streak ends: <\/strong>The Baltic Exchange\u2019s dry bulk sea freight index \u2014 which tracks rates for the capesize, panamax, and supramax vessel segments \u2014 slumped 6 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/commodity\/baltic\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">points<\/a> to 809 on Monday. The capesize fell by 30 points to 810, while the panamax index dropped 7 points to 1,028. The smaller supramax index rose by 17 points to 694.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#<\/strong><strong>3- <\/strong><strong>Rising<\/strong><strong> supply concerns are pushing EU gas prices to surge<\/strong>, hitting their highest level in two years amid decreased storage due to low temperatures in the region, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-10\/russia-says-crude-output-has-fallen-further-below-opec-target?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. Benchmark futures increased 4.1% to EUR 58 per megawatt hour on Monday, with the rate of inventory fullness settling at 49% compared to 67% in the same period in 2024. High levels of fuel consumption have caused concern that natural gas inventories \u2013 which have already fallen to their lowest levels since 2022 \u2013 will fall at an escalated pace. <\/p>\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>Cargo handling volumes at Saudi ports increased 16.7% y-o-y in January to 27.6 mn <\/strong><strong>tons<\/strong>, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mawani.gov.sa\/article?news=100125&language=ar\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani)<\/a>. Export containers were up 53.2% to 271.7k containers, while imported containers increased 39.6% y-o-y to 293.8k containers.<\/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 target=\"_blank\" href=\"logistics\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">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\"><strong>***<\/strong><strong>YOU\u2019RE READING EnterpriseAM Logistics, the essential MENA publication for senior <\/strong><strong>execs who care about the industry that connects producers and retailers to global markets. <\/strong>We\u2019re out Monday through Thursday by 9:15am in Cairo and Riyadh and 11:15am in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>EnterpriseAM Logistics is available without charge <\/strong>thanks to the generous support of our friends at Hassan Allam Utilities, Transmar, and AK-Ships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Were you forwarded this email? <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap or click here<\/a> to get your own copy of Enterprise Logistics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Want to send us a story idea<\/strong>, request coverage, ask for a correction, or otherwise get in touch? 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The trade fair, focused on aviation in the logistics sector, offers an inclusive platform to showcase multimodal transport solutions across the continent. The event <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aircargoafrica.aero\/en\/trade-fair\/press\/press-releases\/detail\/air-cargo-africa-and-transport-logistic-africa-2025-will-provide-solutions.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">, slated to gather over 2k visitors from over 50 countries<\/a>, will host over 60 exhibitors and brands who will exhibit the latest developments in airfreight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The UAE will host <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freightcamp.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Freight Camp<\/a><\/strong><strong> from Thursday, 20 February to Saturday, 22 February<\/strong> in Dubai. The event looks to connect new partners and businesses in the freight forwarding industry. Global members from freight networks Pangea and Connecta are invited to partake in the conference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The UAE is holding <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adportsgroup.com\/en\/news-and-media\/2025\/01\/27\/ad-ports-group-capital-markets-day-in-abu-dhabi#:~:text=Abu%20Dhabi%2C%20UAE%20%E2%80%93%2027%20January,on%2024th%20February%202025%20to\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AD Ports Group Capital Markets Day<\/a><\/strong><strong> on Monday, 24 February<\/strong> in Abu Dhabi. The full-day, in-person event will see investors, analysts, corporate and investment bankers and other securities market professionals gather to evaluate AD Port\u2019s financial performance and the group\u2019s strategy going forward. Group and cluster senior management, as well as other guest speakers, will visit flagship assets in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The UAE will host the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/conferences.wcaworld.com\/wcaworld2025\/info\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">WCA Worldwide Conference<\/a><\/strong><strong> from Tuesday, 25 February to <\/strong><strong>Saturday, 1 March<\/strong> in Dubai. 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