{"id":84397,"date":"2025-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/02\/12\/today-a-bucketful-of-data-center-investments-from-saudi-and-uae-ebrd-backs-moroccos-rail-green-bond-issuance\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T00:00:00","slug":"today-a-bucketful-of-data-center-investments-from-saudi-and-uae-ebrd-backs-moroccos-rail-green-bond-issuance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/02\/12\/today-a-bucketful-of-data-center-investments-from-saudi-and-uae-ebrd-backs-moroccos-rail-green-bond-issuance\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: A bucketful of data center investments from Saudi and UAE + EBRD backs Morocco\u2019s rail green bond issuance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, folks. <\/strong>We\u2019re inching closer to the weekend with a morning read heavy on investment news this morning, with updates rolling in from Saudi, UAE, Morocco, Egypt, and Qatar cutting across multiple subsectors of our industry. <\/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>The <\/strong><strong>first phase of DP <\/strong><strong>World\u2019s USD 80 mn Sokhna Logistics Park is 65% complete<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2025\/february\/11-02\/dp-world-advances-first-phase\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The 300k sqm park \u2014 located in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) \u2014 is slated for completion in June 2025. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Details:<\/strong> The facility \u2014 located 10 km from Sokhna Port \u2014 will include bonded and non-bonded warehouses, open cargo container yards, freight forwarding areas, and customs clearing zones. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Background:<\/strong> DP World <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/bab3c2f3-2136-42e4-a0a6-ec2852b8c6ea\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inked<\/a> the construction agreement for the investment with the SCZone Main Development Company in August 2022 and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/fc9000c8-2ad9-4b3a-83b8-4b2af7908a2f\/today:-dp-world-breaks-on%253cmark%253e-logistics%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e-park%253c%2Fmark%253e-in-egypt%25e2%2580%2599s-ain%253cmark%253e-sokhna%253c%2Fmark%253e-port-%2B-israeli-shipping-firm-reroutes-vessels-amid-attack-threats\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">broke ground<\/a> on the project in late 2023. The first phase of the project had an initial investment ticket of USD 50 mn and was slated for completion by the close of 2024. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt eyeing more logistics projects: <\/strong>Egypt is reportedly planning to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/207731a1-1d20-46a9-bb2d-b74348051c8f\/today:-saudi-global-ports-lines-up-ipo-%2B-lots-of-investment-updates-from-egypt\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">set up four logistics<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/207731a1-1d20-46a9-bb2d-b74348051c8f\/today:-saudi-global-ports-lines-up-ipo-%2B-lots-of-investment-updates-from-egypt\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">zones<\/a> across the country during 1H 2025 with investments ranging from EGP 18-20 bn. The authority is looking to kick off more projects in partnership with foreign investors, particularly from the UAE and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>IN OTHER UPDATES FROM EGYPT- The government is planning to source more wheat locally in a bid to cut wheat imports this year, <\/strong>Egypt\u2019s Supply Minister Sherif Farouk told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AsharqbEGY\/posts\/pfbid075AdhsTJcKTC4xQ85JChN3VSihoG7E28LQdrieWvNPZAZnAe47WWhmPBRVMi9YDdl?rdid=wE5MNcmq7Il8j8FJ#\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a>. It is currently aiming to buy 4 mn tons of local wheat in 2025, an 11% y-o-y increase, with plans on importing some 6 mn tons of wheat from abroad, a 3.3% y-o-y drop from the year prior, Farouk said. The country\u2019s total wheat consumption in 2024 reached 20 mn tons and is expected to remain at the same level in 2025, Farouk added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>Egypt's total wheat imports hit a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/financial-markets\/66494\/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%85%D8%AD-%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89-%D9%81%D9%8A-10-%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-2024\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">10-year peak<\/a> at 14.2 mn tons in 2024, marking a 31.5% y-o-y increase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>On the demand side: <\/strong>Egypt's total wheat consumption stood at nearly 20 mn tons last year, with a similar level expected this year, Farouk said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>Egyptian state grain buyer GASC launched a tender in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/93fe30f5-bb18-483a-87c0-82ac073b941e\/%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253etoday%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e:%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eadnoc%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eand%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eosaka%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253egas%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eink%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253esupply%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eagreement%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%2B%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253edubai%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eramps%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eup%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253elondon%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253egateway%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253einvestments%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2024<\/a> for up to 3.8 mn tons of wheat for import over a seven-month period, marking its largest tender to date. GASC has also reportedly secured 3.12 mn metric tons of wheat to be supplied monthly between November and April back in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/862c1753-1984-40c7-b8d9-1a2597a77f19\/today:-a-big-day-for%253cmark%253e-egyptian%253c%2Fmark%253e-exports-%2B-sczone-set-to-launch-digital-operations\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2024<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a>ALSO- Egypt\u2019s Suez Canal\u2019s EGP 9 bn southern expansion has been completed<\/strong>, Suez Canal Authority head Osama Rabie <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/1143676957802723?comment_id=479561958364578\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> yesterday. The expansion will improve navigation through the canal by 28%, he told Lamees El Hadidi (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uM_fk5puB_g\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 14:15<\/a>). <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>Egypt <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a407ea8b-3732-4d17-b905-7228bb76d47f\/%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253emore%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eon%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eegypt%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%25e2%2580%2599%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253es%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eplan%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eto%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eexpand%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ethe%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253esuez%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ecanal%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eamid%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253echaos%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ein%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eglobal%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253etrade%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eroutes%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">has been working on a project<\/a> to duplicate the remainder of the Suez Canal to better support two-way traffic, boost safety, and eliminate potential choke points.<\/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- <\/strong><strong>Crude prices increased this morning<\/strong><strong> despite tariff anxiety in response to reports of rising <\/strong><strong>US stockpiles and healthier refining margins,<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-prices-retreat-after-report-us-crude-stockpile-rise-2025-02-12\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Brent crude futures went up by USD 0.25 to USD 76.75 a barrel, while the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) also saw an uptick of USD 0.28 to USD 73.04 a barrel by 04.08 GMT.<\/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 maintains downward spiral<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>The Baltic Exchange\u2019s dry bulk sea freight index \u2014 which tracks rates for the capesize, panamax, and supramax vessel segments \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/commodity\/baltic\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">fell 8 points<\/a> to 801 on Tuesday. The capesize slumped by 31 points to 779, while the panamax index eased 17 points to 1,011. The smaller supramax index grew by 16 points to 710.<\/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\">DATA POINT- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt\u2019s Suez Canal <\/strong><strong>Economic Zone (SCZone) saw its bottom line surge 40% y-o-y to EGP 4.3 bn (USD 85 mn) in 2H 2024<\/strong>, Chairman Walid Gamal El-Din told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AsharqbEGY\/posts\/pfbid0e5xzSn45wmyATuTAGXUABv5Gvz34enLcrekYx9Vh5qpCamHozGpQDvQB5n9TwrAtl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a>. The zone has recorded over USD 8 bn in investments for industrial, logistics, and service projects \u2014 amounting to about 255 projects \u2014 from 2022 to January 2025, Gamal added.<\/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\">PSA-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Hapag<\/strong><strong>-Lloyd<\/strong><strong> to roll out new GRI<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd will implement a general rate increase (GRI) to USD 300 per container shipped from Asia and Oceania to the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent starting 1 March 2025, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hapag-lloyd.com\/en\/services-information\/news\/2025\/02\/shipping-from-asia-and-oceania-to-middle-east-and-the-indian-sub.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The new rate will be applied to cargo transported in 20 and 40-ft dry, reefer, and special containers and high cube equipment. 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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. The event \u2014 set to bring together over 4.5k freight forwarders from 179 countries \u2014 will host several workshops and courses over one week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Check out our full calendar<\/strong> at the bottom of this email for a comprehensive listing of upcoming news events and news triggers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we\u2019re tracking this morning regionally and around the 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