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PORT NEWS IN YEMEN AND IRAN–
Yemen launched a maritime single window service at Hodeidah Port to streamline and simplify information exchange, according to a statement. The project plans to automate and simplify the exchange of information between all parties in Yemen’s maritime sector with regards to the arrival and departure of ships and the movement of goods and containers. The move should also increase efficiency in transport procedures and increase security and safety in the maritime supply chain.
Iran’s Pars Special Energy Economic Zone (PSEEZ) has started equipping dock number 10 at Pars petrochemical export port in Assaluyeh, Shana reports. The dock — primarily used for exporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) — should increase PSEEZ’s exporting capabilities to 2.5 mn tons of LPG annually, worth an estimated USD 1.5 bn in annual revenue. Iran’s National Oil Company invested USD 30 mn to build the dock.
WIDER FOOD DELIVERY IN KUWAIT-
UK-based food delivery platform Deliveroo’s services now cover all of Kuwait with its expansion to the country’s southernmost regions, according to a statement. The company says it will now provide delivery services to all permanent population centers, including Sabah Al Ahmad, Ali Sabah Al Salem, Khairan, Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City, Wafra, Julaia, Bnaider, and Dubaeeiya.
ALSO WORTH KNOWING THIS MORNING-
- Iraqi Airlines welcomes Boeing 737-8 back into service: Iraqi Airlines is returning a Boeing 737-8 back to service after it underwent necessary maintenance operations. This is the third aircraft the airline has returned to service within the last week, following a CRJ 900 and an A220. (Statement)
- Etihad Airways increases India flights: The UAE’s national airline Etihad Airways introduced on 1 January two new daily flights from Abu Dhabi to Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in the Kerala region of India. (Statement)
- RTA awards project for Dubai street lighting: The UAE Roads and Transport Authority has awarded a contract for an AED 278 mn street lighting project covering 40 districts and streets in Dubai. (Statement)
