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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (November 18, 2022)

Talking Logistics

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Iran and International Trade Expansion

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week negotiators from the P5+1 (or EU+3) and Iran developed a preliminary agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. This opened the door for Iranian sanction relief and presents the question, “How will Iran’s international trade change, and what partners will benefit?” The World Bank lists Iran’s 2013 GDP at $369 billion, making it the third […].

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Iran considering Gulf of Oman oil terminal

Logistics Middle East

Iran to invest $2.5b in project

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Tehran Ready to Boost Customs Cooperation with Islamabad

Supply Chain Brain

According to a mutual agreement, Pakistan is to purchase 100 megawatts of electricity from Iran to fulfill Gwadar’s power needs

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Oman, Iran establish direct shipping service from Sohar

Logistics Middle East

Iran's Khedri Jahan Darya Shipping AG to operate direct service between Sohar and Iran

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Petrochem players cautious after Iran tanker incident

Logistics Middle East

Middle East petrochemical traders say Iran's actions unlikely to destabilise petrochemical shipping in region

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Container shipping lines returning to Iran in droves

Logistics Middle East

Shipping lines are resuming services to and from Iran en masse ahead of the expected lifting of sanctions

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Smugglers breaching Iran sanctions at Khor Fakkan

Logistics Middle East

UK ship insurer says oil smugglers breaching US-Iran sanctions at Khor Fakkan

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Iran, US and Saudi warships in tense Yemen standoff

Logistics Middle East

Iran sends warships to escort cargo ship into US and Saudi controlled waters off Yemen

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First European shipping line to set up offices in Iran

Logistics Middle East

Eleven major shipping companies set up offices in Iran, with MSC or CMA CGM expected in next four weeks

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Iran upgrades maritime security

Logistics Middle East

High-ranking official says country seeks peace

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DP World stocks surge after Iran nuclear deal reached

Logistics Middle East

DP World stocks surge ahead following the announcement from Iran and western nations that a nuclear deal has been reached

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Iran auto makers to boost exports to 30%

Logistics Middle East

In recent months, Iranian car manufacturer Iran Khodro Industrial Group has been in talks with a number of large auto makers, including Peugeot, Renault, Daimler and Volkswagen

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First ship on new Iran-Oman service arrives in Sohar

Logistics Middle East

The first vessel operating on the new direct Oman-Iran service has arrived in port in Sohar

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Iran to unveil LNG orders in South Korea and China

Logistics Middle East

Iran preparing a series of major LNG tanker orders from South Korea shipyards once sanctions lifted

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Iran launches new container service to China

Logistics Middle East

Iran has launched a new shipping route linking Bandar Abbas with Qinzhou Port in the Beibu Gulf, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

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MSC to recapture Iran business after lifting of embargo

Logistics Middle East

President and CEO of MSC travels to Iran to discuss logistics opportunities following nuclear deal

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Danish VLCC owners posed to reap benefits of Iran deal

Logistics Middle East

Nuclear accord for Iran will give tanker carriers major opportunity to enter market for Iranian oil exports

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UPDATE: Maersk says never informed of Iran court ruling

Logistics Middle East

Ten year old legal dispute likely cause for seizure of container vessel by Iran, says Maersk

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Iran releases Maersk Tigris as US Navy suspends mission

Logistics Middle East

The Marshal Islands-flagged Maersk Tigris has been released by Iran and is bound for Jebel Ali

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ANALYSIS: Iran agreement a boon for tanker owners

Logistics Middle East

The potential lifting of sanctions on Iran is expected to have a major impact on shipping

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Oman-Iran direct shipping to begin by end of February

Logistics Middle East

With the service, Oman is set become a hub for re-export of Iranian goods in the region, overtaking trade volume between Iran and UAE

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Maersk Group sees 'great potential' for Iran investment

Logistics Middle East

Maersk Group says Iran has ?great great potential? from which it hopes to benefit when a range of sanctions against the country are lifted

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Iran car maker eyes production factory in Oman

Logistics Middle East

Hashem Yekee Zare, CEO and president of Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) said Oman has asked the company to set up facilities in the sultanate to produce 15,000 cars per year

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Iran attack: Alpine Eternity moved to Dubai Drydocks

Logistics Middle East

Chemical oil tanker Alpine Eternity is moved from Jebel Ali Port to Dubai Drydocks for long term anchorage following Iran attack

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UAE should sever all ties with Iran says security chief

Logistics Middle East

The UAE should cut all commercial ties with Iran, Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan bin Tamim, head of General Security for the Emirate of Dubai, has said on Twitter

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Iran signs US $27bn deal for 118 Airbus aircraft

Logistics Middle East

Iran officials have signed two agreements with Airbus covering new aircraft orders totalling 118 units and a civil aviation co-operation package

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Daimler Trucks poised to return to Iran market

Logistics Middle East

Daimler Trucks is planning a return to the Iranian market with its local cooperation partners Iran Khodro Diesel (IKD) and the Mammut Group

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Saudi Arabia and Iran suspend flights amid tension

Logistics Middle East

All scheduled airline services between Saudi Arabia and Iran have been suspended amid the cessation of diplomatic ties between the two countries

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Iran storing as much as 45m barrels of oil at sea

Logistics Middle East

Iran is storing an increasing amount of oil aboard VLCCs for quick access to the market if sanctions are eased

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inside aioneers: Meet Supply Chain Consultant, Sara

Aioneers

Sara has the most interesting background you can imagine, starting in Iran for her bachelor's in Industrial Engineering, and including society-changing projects and fascinating doctoral research into tech investment.

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Qatar calls for Iran-Qatar shipping lines

Logistics Middle East

Official said Doha-Shahid Rajaei shipping lines would help businesses

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Iran, Oman seek direct shipping line

Logistics Middle East

Iranian officials underlined importance of relations with Middle East

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Maersk ship seized by Iran in international waters

Logistics Middle East

Maersk Line says it is working with Danish Foreign Ministry to establish details of seizure

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The Iran Sanctions Are Coming for Your Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

This spring, President Donald Trump announced that the United States was pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”), commonly known as the Iran Deal. For proof, one need look no further than the list of major companies that have announced their exit from Iran since President Trump’s announcement: French oil company Total SA, shipping company A.P. The decision dramatically increases the number of companies that 'touch' a single shipment.

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Iran orders 10 bulkers in $300m deal

Logistics Middle East

Vessels to be built in China

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MAERSK: Seizure of Tigris by Iran unjustified

Logistics Middle East

Maersk Line says that because it does not own Tigris or employ her crew, the seizure of the ship is unjustified

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