{"id":97019,"date":"2026-06-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?p=97019"},"modified":"2026-06-16T05:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T05:57:08","slug":"aqaba-gets-a-new-petroleum-berth-indias-prestige-denim-mills-picks-west-qantara-for-usd-20-mn-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/06\/16\/aqaba-gets-a-new-petroleum-berth-indias-prestige-denim-mills-picks-west-qantara-for-usd-20-mn-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Aqaba gets a new petroleum berth + India\u2019s Prestige Denim Mills picks West Qantara for USD 20 mn plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Aqaba builds more oil capacity<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan is moving ahead with a JOD 45 mn petroleum berth at Aqaba &mdash;<\/strong> with Aqaba Development Company now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almamlakatv.com\/news\/202039-%C2%A0%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9-45-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B1%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%B9-2029\" target=\"_blank\">finalizing<\/a> detailed studies and designs after early feasibility work showed positive returns &mdash; and construction is set for 2Q-3Q 2027, with operations targeted for early 2029. The new berth will add 5 mn tons of annual handling capacity, and should ease pressure on Aqaba&rsquo;s only existing oil-products berth, which is running at 60-90% occupancy and leaving vessels waiting 50-70 hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">SCZone lands USD 20 mn Indian denim facility<\/p>\n<p><strong>India&rsquo;s first play in West Qantara is denim:<\/strong> Indian textile manufacturer Prestige Denim Mills is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.amwalalghad.com\/indias-prestige-to-build-20-mln-denim-plant-in-egypts-west-qantara\/\" target=\"_blank\">investing<\/a> USD 20 mn in a denim fabric manufacturing facility in SCZone&rsquo;s West Qantara Industrial Zone &mdash; India&rsquo;s first in the industrial area. The 100k sqm facility will bring weaving, dyeing, and finishing under one roof, with 70% of production earmarked for export markets and the remaining 30% set to serve local demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stories on our radar this morning from around the region<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":97020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[62,39,983,1013,32],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-97019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-also-on-our-radar","tag-also-on-our-radar","tag-jordan","tag-oil-gas","tag-qantara-west-industrial-zone","tag-trade","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"full_issue_title":"Aqaba gets a new petroleum berth + India\u2019s Prestige Denim Mills picks West Qantara for USD 20 mn plant","teaser":"Stories on our radar this morning from around the region","mongo_id":"bdcbfb529ef5c42147600741","order":"8","related_issue":[97005],"story_type":"1"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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