In this Market Profile video, Oxford Business Group, in partnership with Folk Maritime, introduces a new Impact Report examining how global trade realignment is reshaping maritime logistics and connectivity across the Red Sea Corridor, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa, India and South-east Asia. The report explores how shifting trade routes, infrastructure investment and technological innovation
Global trade realignment is reshaping logistics flows across the Red Sea Corridor, Arabian Peninsula, East Africa, India and South-east Asia. This Impact Report examines how new trade routes, infrastructure investment and technological innovation are redefining maritime connectivity and regional competitiveness.The publication – produced in partnership withFolk Maritime, a regional liner headquartered…
Disruption to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is accelerating demand for overland alternatives Syria and Jordan have taken concrete steps to integrate their logistics infrastructure A proposed high-speed rail corridor linking Saudi Arabia to Syria via Jordan could reduce Gulf food import vulnerability in the longer term Syria's reintegration into regional trade networks…
In the wake of a period of severe disruption to global trade, Gulf shipping and logistics companies are adapting to government efforts to boost self-sufficiency in the region, while also investing in corporate digital solutions to improve communication with stakeholders, and predict and mitigate challenges along the supply chain. Looking ahead, shipping and logistics companies face growing sustainability…
The aviation sector has been recognised in Jordan’s recent expansion plans as a fundamental driver of the kingdom’s future prosperity, encouraging growth across a variety of sectors, from tourism to trade. Jordan 2025, the long-term development programme, has therefore targeted the Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) in Amman and the King Hussein International Airport (KHIA) in Aqaba to undergo…
Interview:Kjeld Binger What developments are planned for Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA)? KJELD BINGER: New installations at QAIA have boosted the airport’s annual capacity to 12m passengers. The next project will be an upgrade of the baggage handling system. The preliminary phase of this upgrade is already under way, and its implementation will start in 2018. This project represents…
Greater investment of both time and money into Jordan’s local, regional and international transport networks is expected, with King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein underscoring the importance of building and maintaining effective transit systems. Major public transport projects are currently under way, along with continued expansion of land and sea links. In policy and regulation, new laws are expected…
With one of the region’s first rail links – the Hejaz Railway – running through its territory in the early 20th century, Jordan has a long history when it comes to rail transport. The kingdom still has two important railroads that carry freight, and there are plans for a major extension of the system to add more stations and routes, as well as increase passenger numbers. Sector planners see…
Greater investment of both time and money into Jordan’s local, regional and international transport networks is expected, with King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein underscoring the importance of building and maintaining effective transit systems. Major public transport projects are currently under way, along with continued expansion of land and sea links. In policy and regulation, new laws are expected…
The country has made progress in key areas, reducing its fiscal deficit from 10.3% of GDP in 2014, to 3.2% in 2016 and an estimated 2.5% in 2017. Real GDP growth has also seen improvement, rising from a 25-year low of 2% in 2016 to 2.2% the following year. Moving forward the focus is set to shift towards green and digital expansion in line with the country’s new mid-term economic agenda, the Jor
