{"id":94168,"date":"2026-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?p=94168"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:21:24","slug":"today-can-rail-carry-gulf-trade-beyond-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/03\/30\/today-can-rail-carry-gulf-trade-beyond-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Can rail carry Gulf trade beyond Hormuz?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good<\/strong> <strong>morning, nice people. <\/strong>We\u2019re starting the week with a brisk read this morning. We previously talked about trucks stepping in where ships stalled, but can rail scale up to meet the moment? The region\u2019s long-promised rail network faces its first real test \u2014 and it\u2019s just not quite ready yet. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In other non-war-related updates: <\/strong>The Omani government is now in full control of state-linked budget carrier SalamAir in what appears to be an effort to reinforce Oman Air\u2019s recovery.<\/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\"> From the Dept. of Ongoing Disruptions<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Kuwaiti<\/strong><strong> ports + airport under attack:<\/strong> Kuwait\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/world\/middle-east\/drone-missile-attacks-hit-kuwaits-mubarak-al-kabeer-port-jd9bgd8c\" style=\"\">Mubarak<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/world\/middle-east\/drone-missile-attacks-hit-kuwaits-mubarak-al-kabeer-port-jd9bgd8c\" style=\"\">Al Kabeer<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/world\/middle-east\/kuwait-shuwaikh-port-comes-under-drone-attack-gen3j8br\" style=\"\">Shuwaikh<\/a> ports came under drone attacks on Friday, causing material damage to both, though no casualties were reported. Another drone attack on Saturday reportedly caused significant <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/kuwait-international-airport-suffers-significant-radar-system-damage-after-drone-2026-03-28\/\" style=\"\">damage<\/a> to Kuwait International Airport\u2019s radar. The airport was also attacked <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/issues\/hormuz-matters-for-more-than-oil-a-third-of-global-fertilizer-supply-at-risk\/\" style=\"\">earlier this month<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Maersk<\/strong><strong> halts Salalah port ops:<\/strong> Maersk has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maersk.com\/news\/articles\/2026\/03\/28\/salalah-port-security-incident-update-march\" style=\"\">halted<\/a> operations at Oman\u2019s Salalah port after a security incident early Saturday damaged a terminal crane, injured a worker, and forced an evacuation. The carrier said no vessels, cargo, or crew were affected, but operations are expected to remain suspended for at least 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Over in Turkey: <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/region\/turkish-oil-tanker-attacked-by-drones-near-istanbuls-bosphorus-strait-3216896?s=1\" style=\"\">drone strike<\/a> hit a Turkish-owned crude tanker some 14 nautical miles off Istanbul\u2019s Bosphorus Strait on Thursday. The Altura was carrying around 140k tons of oil from Russia\u2019s Novorossiysk port. Ankara has already been dealing with the fallout from Hormuz disruptions \u2014 including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/turkish-owned-ship-allowed-pass-through-strait-hormuz-minister-says-2026-03-13\/\" style=\"\">stranded<\/a> Turkish-owned vessels and heightened security warnings around the Gulf. A strike this close to Istanbul adds a second pressure point by threatening the outlet for Black Sea barrels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Meanwhile, Iranian strikes <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/media.ega.ae\/ega-al-taweelah-site-at-kezad-sustains-significant-damage\/\" style=\"\">caused \u201csignificant damage\u201d<\/a><\/strong><strong> to a smelter run by Emirates Global <\/strong><strong>Aluminium<\/strong> \u2014 the region\u2019s largest aluminum manufacturer. Several employees were injured at the Al Taweelah site in Abu Dhabi, and assessment of the damage is ongoing. The strike <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-28\/emirates-global-aluminium-says-smelter-site-damaged-in-attack-mnaeo4uk?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\">prompted a surge<\/a> in aluminum prices, as the Middle East accounts for some 9% of global supply.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>To make things worse: <\/strong>Bahraini aluminum producer Aluminium Bahrain was also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bna.bh\/en\/AlbaconfirmsitsfacilitywassubjecttoIranianattackonSaturday2employeessustainminorinjuries.aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2bDn34Xb9onD69YgwdPMB9qKk%3d\" style=\"\">targeted<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bna.bh\/en\/AlbaconfirmsitsfacilitywassubjecttoIranianattackonSaturday2employeessustainminorinjuries.aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2bDn34Xb9onD69YgwdPMB9qKk%3d\" style=\"\">by Iran<\/a> over the weekend, resulting in two minor injuries. <\/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\">Happening today<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s never been a better \u2014 or worse \u2014 time for the annual <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.egypes.com\/?utm_source=google-search&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=energy%20exhibition&utm_content=&utm_campaign=AAA%20EGYPES2026%20Leads%20Delprom%20Africa%20BoF%20Search%202026&_gl=1*1d9sgyz*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm6POBhCrARIsAIG58CI2sPLNB4GlU-yIINiN4fQScnCB7PEbiqDWeXicpTkv7N-0KjH9n2gaAgYYEALw_wcB&gbraid=0AAAAAChg18Cxx72aGCC0znjNscF3z40Nl\" style=\"\">Egypt Energy<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.egypes.com\/?utm_source=google-search&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=energy%20exhibition&utm_content=&utm_campaign=AAA%20EGYPES2026%20Leads%20Delprom%20Africa%20BoF%20Search%202026&_gl=1*1d9sgyz*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm6POBhCrARIsAIG58CI2sPLNB4GlU-yIINiN4fQScnCB7PEbiqDWeXicpTkv7N-0KjH9n2gaAgYYEALw_wcB&gbraid=0AAAAAChg18Cxx72aGCC0znjNscF3z40Nl\" style=\"\">Show<\/a><\/strong><strong> to kick off<\/strong>, with the three-day event opening today amid arguably what could become the world\u2019s most severe energy crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-align: left;\">We will be on the ground for all three days in search of announcements and to get the inside look from industry experts we speak to. If you\u2019re attending and want a chat or for us to interview a member of your team, drop us a line at editorial@enterprisemea.com.<\/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> TRADE \u2014<\/strong> <strong>Saudi oil heading to Pakistan through Hormuz? <\/strong>An oil tanker carrying some 650k barrels of Saudi crude crossed the strait yesterday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-29\/hormuz-tracker-saudi-crude-heads-to-pakistan-in-rare-transit\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported, citing tracking data. The ship reportedly passed through a narrow route between islands close to the Iranian border, alongside two LPG tankers and four bulk carriers from the GCC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That\u2019s still a small fraction of the prewar levels of Saudi crude passing through the strait<\/strong>, which remains effectively closed. Saudi used to ship almost 5.5 mn bbl \/ d, accounting for some 38% of all crude shipments through Hormuz. Most of our exports are now rerouted through the East-West pipeline and shipped through the Yanbu Port.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s business as usual for Iranian tankers: <\/strong>Iran-linked crude continues to cross the strait, carrying an average of 1.6 mn bbl \/ d in the first three weeks of March, Bloomberg cited data from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tankertrackers.com\" style=\"\">TankerTrackers.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Also from Saudi:<\/strong> The Kingdom\u2019s East-West pipeline, which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, is now pumping at its full capacity of 7 mn bbl \/ d, a source familiar with the matter told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-28\/saudi-pipeline-that-bypasses-hormuz-hits-7-million-barrel-goal?srnd=homepage-americas\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a>. Exports via the Red Sea port of Yanbu have reached about 5 mn bbl \/ d, with an additional 700k-900k bbl \/ d of refined products, while 2 mn bbl \/ d feed domestic refineries. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>This bypass is credited with preventing oil prices from hitting catastrophic highs, despite the loss of some 15 mn bbl \/ d that typically transits Hormuz. Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2026\/03\/11\/aramco-heads-into-2026-on-solid-ground-but-warns-of-severe-consequences-for-hormuz-closure\/\" style=\"\">earlier this month<\/a> that the East-West pipeline was expected to reach its full capacity within days.<\/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> AVIATION \u2014 <\/strong><strong>Air<\/strong><strong> Alg\u00e9rie adds more narrowbody lift:<\/strong> Algeria\u2019s national carrier Air Alg\u00e9rie <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/algerias-national-carrier-orders-10-boeing-737-max-8-planes-modernize-fleet-2026-03-26\/\" style=\"\">ordered<\/a> 10 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets as part of its fleet modernization push, with five due in 2H 2026 and the other five in 2027. The move aims to upgrade the carrier\u2019s fleet, drive network expansion, and enhance service quality. Air Alg\u00e9rie had <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/investors.boeing.com\/investors\/news\/press-release-details\/2023\/Air-Algrie-Orders-Eight-Boeing-737-MAX-Jets-Commits-To-Two-737-800-Boeing-Converted-Freighters\/default.aspx\" style=\"\">ordered<\/a> eight 737-9s in June 2023 and inked an MoU for two 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters to support rising cargo demand<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> The carrier is adding another layer to its broader fleet reset \u2014 it <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atr-aircraft.com\/presspost\/air-algerie-places-major-order-for-16-new-atr-72-600s\/\" style=\"\">ordered<\/a> 16 ATR 72-600 turboprops back in July 2025, along with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/06\/05\/lots-of-ev-news-dp-world-cochin-launches-new-india-shipping-service-linking-to-the-uae-plus-news-from-etihad-airways-iran-wizz-air-saladoo-air-algerie-sczone-and-qatarenergy\/\" style=\"\">five A330-900s and two A350-1000s<\/a> from Airbus in 2023. It also took delivery of its third A330-900 in January 2026. <\/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>MARITIME \u2014 <\/strong><strong>Hapag<\/strong><strong>-Lloyd\u2019s war bill mounts: <\/strong>German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd\u2019s war-related costs have risen to around USD 40-50 mn a week, driven by higher fuel bills, ins. premiums, and container storage charges, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/hapag-lloyd-faces-40-50-mln-costs-weekly-due-iran-war-ceo-tells-ntv-2026-03-25\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing CEO Rolf Habben Jansen. Jansen indicated that costs are too large to be absorbed and will likely be passed through to customers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Costs are stacking, not settling:<\/strong> Conflict surcharges are already <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/issues\/the-disruption-in-hormuz-is-giving-the-red-sea-route-a-second-chance\/\" style=\"\">running<\/a> at USD 2k-3.3k per TEU. Emergency fuel surcharges \u2014 like CMA CGM\u2019s USD 180 container surcharge \u2014 are now being added on top.<\/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 rose this morning \u2014 with Brent set for a record month \u2014 after Houthi attacks <\/strong><strong>on Israel escalated the ongoing war<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/oil-prices-jump-after-yemeni-houthis-attack-israel-widening-iran-conflict-2026-03-29\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Brent crude futures increased USD 2.43 to trade at USD 115 \/ bbl by 03.42 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) gained USD 1.86 to USD 101.50 \/ bbl.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Closer to home:<\/strong> <strong>The UAE\u2019s primary bunkering hub, Fujairah, has se<\/strong><strong>en a significant surge in crude flows<\/strong>, with loadings averaging 1.9 mn bbl \/ d between 20 and 24 March \u2014 a 57% jump from the 2025 average, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-27\/uae-port-ramps-up-hormuz-dodging-oil-flows-after-iranian-strikes\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. The ramp-up comes as Adnoc successfully restored loading capacity in Fujairah \u2014 which hosts the Adcop pipeline, the only alternative to the Strait of Hormuz for the UAE \u2014 following Iranian drone strikes earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The catch: <\/strong>While crude flows have recovered, refined product exports remain constrained. The strikes damaged critical systems known as matrix manifolds, which manage the flow of oil from storage tanks through the port\u2019s pipeline network to multiple berths. Operators are still working to restore full export capacity across the refined products system.<\/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 keeps the rally going: <\/strong>The Baltic Exchange\u2019s dry bulk index \u2014 which tracks rates for the capesize, panamax, and supramax vessel segments \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/commodity\/baltic\" style=\"\">rose<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/commodity\/baltic\" style=\"\"><\/a> 0.8% to 2,031 points on Friday, advancing for a third straight session. The capesize climbed 2% to 3,032 points, the panamax index slipped 0.8% to 1,756, while the smaller supramax added 1 point to reach 1,206 points.<\/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=\"border-right-style:solid;border-top-width:0pt;border-left-style:solid;orphans:2;text-align:left;padding:0;margin:0;border-right-width:0pt;line-height:1.15;border-left-width:0pt;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0pt;border-bottom-style:solid;widows:2\"><strong>The Drewry World Container Index increased by 5% to USD 2,279 per 40-ft container last <\/strong><strong>week<\/strong>, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drewry.co.uk\/supply-chain-advisors\/supply-chain-expertise\/world-container-index-assessed-by-drewry\" style=\"\">latest index readings<\/a>. The rise is driven by an increase across transpacific and Asia-Europe rates, especially Shanghai-Genoa (12%) and Shanghai-Rotterdam (3%), as carriers tighten capacity and implement higher freight-all-kind rates.<\/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> <\/strong><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <\/strong><strong>USD 25 bn \u2014 that\u2019s the potential bill for repairing e<\/strong><strong>nergy infrastructure across <\/strong><strong>the Gulf from the damage of the war<\/strong>, with engineering and construction taking the biggest share, followed by equipment and materials, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rystadenergy.com\/news\/middle-east-conflict-rebuild-energy-cost\" style=\"\">Rystad Energy<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s next: <\/strong>Operators are expected to prioritize restoring existing output over new builds, funneling work toward contractors and OEMs with regional track records and standing NOC relationships. Near-term activity will center on inspections, engineering, and site preparation before shifting into equipment replacement as supply constraints ease. <\/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>Cosco<\/strong><strong> bookings are back \u2014 but Hormuz still isn\u2019t reliably open: <\/strong>Chinese carrier Cosco <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/commentary\/breakingviews\/coscos-ships-are-new-gauge-hormuz-crisis-2026-03-25\/\" style=\"\">resumed<\/a> Far East bookings into the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq yesterday, after suspending Middle East services on 4 March as the conflict escalated. 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