Qatar-based Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC Group) has reported a net profit of QR33.7 million ($9.3 million) for the first quarter of 2026, while its gross revenues hit QR318 million ($86.3 million), as it navigated severe regional supply chain disruptions.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has warned that the conflict in the Middle East is creating severe disruptions for smallholder farmers and producers around the world and exposing the global food system’s structural vulnerabilities to external shocks.
DP World said it continues to support its customers in ensuring the smooth flow of goods by integrating sea, rail and road networks that are increasingly critical to supply chain resilience. Industry projections show the global multimodal transport market is expected to grow to nearly $160 billion by 2032.
AD Ports Group has successfully drawn on its diversified logistics capabilities to strengthen local and regional supply chains in GCC, ensuring continued resilience. To date, it has handled over 54,000 TEUs at Fujairah and Khor Fakkan Port, and successfully transported over 22,000 containers.
Businesses and investors in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are holding firm on their medium-term strategies despite the current situation in the Middle East, supported by intraregional supply chain redesign and increased use of AI, says an HSBC study.
Sudan is emerging as an unlikely economic beneficiary of the geopolitical upheaval triggered by the Israel-US war on Iran, as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz force Gulf states to rethink supply chains and food security strategies now more than ever, according to an industry expert.
The Middle East faces a “pressing need for the import of food” as conflict in the Gulf disrupts shipping routes, the chair of A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Wednesday.
Metal Park, the first integrated downstream metals ecosystem based in Kezad, Abu Dhabi, has signed a lease agreement with Dubai developer Binghatti, thus establishing a collaboration focused on optimising its own construction supply chain through improved control, efficiency and material assurance.
Leading low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has announced that it has established a vital supply chain corridor into Kuwait via Qaisumah Airport (AQI) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, successfully transporting its first shipment of 4.5 tonne of fresh fruits and vegetables from Chennai, India, into the country.
Shortage of qualified IT security professionals and competing security priorities are among the key challenges facing firms in the Middle East, as supply chain and trusted relationship attacks emerge as a growing threat, with one in three businesses reporting an incident in the past year, said a top industry expert.
