{"id":95643,"date":"2026-05-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?p=95643"},"modified":"2026-05-07T06:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T06:04:57","slug":"today-the-gulfs-land-bridge-play-is-here-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/05\/07\/today-the-gulfs-land-bridge-play-is-here-to-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: The Gulf\u2019s land bridge play is here to stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, nice people. <\/strong>Two months ago, we wrote about the Gulf\u2019s shift toward a \u201cportfolio of corridors.\u201d Today, we explore how that transition is gaining momentum as firms seek alternatives to chokepoint-dependent routes.<\/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> Meanwhile, activity in Hormuz remains murky, <\/strong>with an Adnoc tanker reportedly making its way through, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-06\/adnoc-appears-to-export-second-lng-shipment-through-hormuz?srnd=phx-economics-trade\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a>, after it resurfaced loaded near northern Indonesia on its way to Japan, after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/second-adnoc-lng-tanker-crosses-strait-hormuz-amid-iran-war-ship-tracking-data-2026-05-06\/\" style=\"\">going dark<\/a> for more than two weeks. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Contrasting that optimism: <\/strong>CMA CGM\u2019s Maltese-flagged San Antonio came under attack while transiting the strait on Tuesday, the shipping giant told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/cma-cgm-container-ship-hit-strait-hormuz-injuring-crew-2026-05-06\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a>. The incident coincides with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/05\/06\/today-oman-merges-fuel-supply-and-port-services-under-o-bunkering\/\" style=\"\">Washington\u2019s decision to pause<\/a> Project Freedom amid renewed diplomatic outreach to Iran.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sub.ent.news\/menaplus\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/258.gif?ssl=1\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Riyadh to Mumbai. Abu Dhabi to Singapore. Dubai to London. Cairo to Shenzhen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The most important business stories in MENA aren\u2019t happening inside MENA anymore<\/strong> \u2014 they\u2019re happening at the edges, where regional capital meets global ambition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>EnterpriseAM MENA+ is our new flagship newsletter<\/strong>, built to cover the flows of capital, people, and ideas across the Middle East \u2014 and beyond it. AI, geopolitics, the war for talent, sovereign wealth strategy, the changing energy economy, and the new corridors reshaping global trade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sub.ent.news\/menaplus\/\" style=\"\">Tap or click here to get your own copy<\/a><\/strong> delivered to your inbox every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12 pm UAE | 11 am KSA | 11 am Egypt.<\/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\">\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>  <\/strong><strong>STORAGE<\/strong><strong> \u2014 Morocco has fuel, but not enough space to hold it: <\/strong>Morocco Energy Minister Leila Benali said the country is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2026\/05\/289881\/morocco-plans-600-million-to-close-butane-jet-fuel-storage-gaps-by-2030\/\" style=\"\">planning<\/a> a MAD 6 bn fuel-storage buildout through 2030 \u2014 adding more than 1.5 mn cbm of capacity as Rabat aims to close strategic stock gaps in butane and jet fuel. One-third of the new investment program is expected to be completed this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where it matters:<\/strong> Existing reserves are sufficient for diesel, gasoline, and fuel oil, while jet fuel and butane are the weak spots. The program targets 400k cbm of new butane storage and 100k cbm of jet fuel capacity by 2030, with a focus on household energy and aviation supply.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Morocco\u2019s storage problem is also geographic.<\/strong> Roughly 80% of fuel storage capacity is concentrated along the Casablanca-Settat and Tangier-Tetouan corridor, leaving the system exposed to regional imbalance if supply gets disrupted. The government is now steering new capacity toward other regions, with Nador West Med positioned as a strategic fuel and natural gas storage hub.<\/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><\/strong> <strong>CRUDE<\/strong> <strong>\u2014 Japan is moving to lock more Emirati crude in its own backyard<\/strong>, after securing a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/business\/2026\/05\/06\/japan-uae-oil-stockpiles\/\" style=\"\">commitment<\/a> from the UAE to increase joint crude oil stockpiles held in Japan by Emirati companies. The UAE agreed to both replenish crude volumes already released from existing reserves and to further expand the stockpile arrangement. Japan and the UAE already operate joint crude storage <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/energy\/en\/news-research\/latest-news\/crude-oil\/011420-japan-boosts-abu-dhabis-leased-crude-storage-capacity-amid-supply-risk\" style=\"\">facilities<\/a> under a longstanding agreement. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This is what energy trade looks like when chokepoints choke points:<\/strong> The UAE supplies around 40% of Japan\u2019s crude imports, making it one of the most strategically important energy partners. Expanding storage in Japan gives refiners a physical buffer against shipping disruptions \u2014 shortening the distance between supply and consumption. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> In a disrupted market, the producer that can ensure availability \u2014 not just exports \u2014 gains leverage, and strategic stockpiling is becoming part of Gulf producers\u2019 customer-retention playbook.<\/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 climbed more than USD 1 this morning as markets weighed the prospects of a <\/strong><strong>Middle East peace agreement, <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/us-oil-prices-rebound-investors-assess-prospects-middle-east-peace-deal-2026-05-06\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a> reports. 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