{"id":92903,"date":"2026-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/02\/04\/today-algeria-connects-the-dots-on-iron-ore-exports\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:00:00","slug":"today-algeria-connects-the-dots-on-iron-ore-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/02\/04\/today-algeria-connects-the-dots-on-iron-ore-exports\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Algeria connects the dots on iron ore exports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, folks. <\/strong>The news cycle is picking up some steam as we head into the weekend, leaving us with an issue packed with port and rail projects\u2019 updates. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-align: left;\">On the side of ports, AD Ports is making a move on Matidi port in the DRC, inking an agreement exploring a new terminal development. Meanwhile, Morocco hit the brakes on the tender for the widely-followed LNG terminal and pipelines project.<\/p>\n<p>Over in Algeria, rail is the star of the day. The North African country has been ramping up its rail connectivity lately \u2014 and the recent launch of the Western Mining Railway is a case in point. The 950 km rail will link the iron ore-rich southwestern Algeria to industrial hubs and ports in the north, and is part of Algeria\u2019s push to capitalize on its resource-rich economy. <\/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\">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>  LNG \u2014 <\/strong><strong>Morocco<\/strong> <strong>has frozen the tender process for its USD 1 bn LNG <\/strong><strong>import <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-02\/morocco-pauses-1-billion-plan-for-mediterranean-lng-import-hub\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">terminal<\/a><\/strong> <strong> and pipeline corridor at Nador West Med Port<\/strong>, after projections from the Finance Ministry, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/moroccos-finance-ministry-vetoes-pipeline-tender-2026-02-03\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing an informed source and a ministry memo it has seen. A new tender may be in the works, but no timeline was given by Moroccan officials. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Bureaucratic infighting? <\/strong>The memo shows the Finance Ministry criticizing the release of the tender \u2014 which the Energy Ministry launched last month \u2014 without its sign-off on the project\u2019s eligibility for a public-private partnership status and pointing to a lack of clarity on which government agency should lead the project. The ministry also raised concerns about \u201cbudget sustainability\u201d and an \u201cunbalanced allocation of risks between the private operator and the public entity,\u201d Reuters reports. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Or shifting market dynamics? <\/strong>The country\u2019s Energy Ministry is framing the suspension as driven by the need to review the project's \u201cparameters and assumptions\u201d in light of shifting market conditions and price volatility, the Energy Ministry\u2019s Senior Official for Renewables and Energy Efficiency Mohamed Ouhmed told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-03\/morocco-looks-to-resume-1-billion-lng-project-in-due-course\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Background: <\/strong>The project is part of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/04\/23\/morocco-seeks-energy-hub-status-with-lng-terminal-and-gas-pipeline\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">bigger picture plan<\/a> by Morocco to shore up its status as a regional energy hub, as well as meet rising local demand for natural gas \u2014 which is forecast to hit 8 bn cbm by 2027, up from 1.2 bn cbm. The pipelines are designed to ultimately connect to the 6.8k African-Atlantic Pipeline \u2014 a USD 25 bn pipeline project currently under consideration that will link West Africa and Morocco, with a targeted capacity to move up to 30 bn cbm of gas annually. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\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\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> INVESTMENT \u2014 Saudi is planning to invest in a new privately-held airline in Syria<\/strong>, head of the Syrian Investment Authority Talal Al Helali told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/saudi-arabia-set-announce-major-new-syria-investments-syrian-official-says-2026-02-03\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai. The airline is expected to launch with over a dozen aircraft, two unnamed sources said. Contracts to develop Aleppo International Airport are also in the cards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What else we know: <\/strong>The investment will be part of a multi-bn-USD Saudi investment package for the country\u2019s reconstruction set to be announced on Saturday, marking the largest economic commitment to the country since the US lifted sanctions. The investment will also cover projects in \u201ctelecommunications, and real estate, especially in the old towns,\u201d Al Helali said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>To encourage Saudi investors, <\/strong>the Kingdom might also provide ins. coverage to incentivize more local companies to enter the Syrian market, an unnamed senior Syrian businessman told the newswire. The Kingdom has been a close friend of Syria ever since Assad was toppled in late 2024, brokering agreements worth as much as SAR 24 bn through the Saudi-Syrian Investment Forum held <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/07\/27\/saudi-companies-sign-sar-bns-in-agreements-with-syrias-businesses\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in July<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\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\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a>DISRUPTION WATCH- US downs Iranian drone as negotiations continue: <\/strong>The simmering US-Iran situation saw a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-03\/us-navy-shoots-down-iranian-drone-nearing-carrier-in-arabian-sea?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">minor flare-up<\/a> after US forces shot down an Iranian drone approaching an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea yesterday. US military officials claim the strike was in self-defense, as the drone approached the USS Abraham Lincoln aggressively. Diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran, however, are still ongoing, US President Donald Trump confirmed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The tensions were not exclusive to airspace: <\/strong>Iranian gunboats <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/armed-boats-attempt-intercept-vessel-strait-hormuz-ukmto-says-2026-02-03\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">attempted<\/a> to board the US-flagged commercial chemical tanker the Stena Imperative near the Hormuz Strait just outside Iranian waters yesterday. The tanker was eventually escorted by the US Navy in the sea lane, which moves about a quarter to a third of the world\u2019s oil volumes. <\/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>Oil prices went up this morning amid rising US-Iran tensions after the US downed an <\/strong><strong>Iranian drone and averted a seizure of a US-flagged vessel near Hormuz<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-steady-markets-consider-possible-usiran-de-escalation-firm-dollar-2026-02-03\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Brent crude futures rose USD 0.56 to trade at USD 67.89 \/ bbl as of 04:00 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) surged USD 0.63 to USD 63.84 \/ bbl.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\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\"><strong>The<\/strong><strong> Baltic Index extends losses: <\/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\">declined 4.5%<\/a> to 2,028 points on Tuesday, with bigger vessels dragging. The capesize dipped 7% to 3,175 points, while the panamax index slipped 1.4% to 1,724. Meanwhile, the smaller supramax index gained 1% to hit 1,083. <\/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>56.3 \u2014 that\u2019s the seasonally adjusted purchasing managers\u2019 index figure for Saudi <\/strong><strong>Arabia in January<\/strong>, according to the Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia PMI <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/2\/232.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">(pdf)<\/a>. The figure maintains the country\u2019s non-oil private sector in expansion territory, albeit at a slower rate for the second consecutive month, and from December\u2019s reading of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/01\/06\/aramco-is-introducing-98-octane-fuel-to-key-cities\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">57.4<\/a>. Overall, the January reading saw growth hit a six-month low. While the reading remains comfortably above the 50.0 mark that separates expansion from contraction, it fell just short of the 56.9 long-run average. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The breakdown: <\/strong>Output and new business continued to rise at a robust clip, with 23% of companies reporting growth linked to resilient domestic and international demand. 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