JORDAN

Jordan to test blockchain-based Customs system

Jordanian Customs is to pilot the global trade digital platform, TradeLens, which is underpinned by blockchain technology, and which has been jointly developed by Maersk and IBM. TradeLens aims to offer systems through which information can be exchanged between supply chain partners in a way that simplifies shipping operations and goods discharge procedures in ports.

Welcoming Jordan Customs to the TradeLens platform, Mike White, CEO of Maersk GTD and Head of TradeLens, said, “Bringing the...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/jordan-to-test-blockchain-based-customs-system-2/

Jordan to ink agriculture deal with Lebanon

The Syndicate of Farmers in Lebanon’s Bekaa announced on Monday that the Jordanian agriculture minister will visit Lebanon in October to sign an agricultural agreement, local media reported.

The agreement aimed at facilitating the export of Lebanese agricultural products to Jordan, said Elnashra, an online independent newspaper.

“Jordan will give priority to Lebanon when it comes to buying any of its agricultural needs,” the syndicate announced in a statement, according to Elnashra.

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https://container-news.com/jordan-agriculture-deal-lebanon/

Marinette Marine, Vigor deliver RB-Ms to Jordan navy

Fincantieri Marinette Marine and Vigor (Team RB-M) announced the deliveries of two additional 45’x14.7′ Response Boat-Mediums (RB-Ms) to the U.S. Coast Guard. These boats are part of an approved foreign military sale to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through the Department of Homeland Security.

Marinette Marine was the prime contractor and program manager for the project, and Vigor built the vessels at its Seattle facility.

The Royal Jordanian Naval Force (RJNF) plans to operate the boats from...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/marinette-marine-vigor-deliver-rb-ms-to-jordan-navy/

Aqaba terminal highlights sustainability success

Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT)’s eighth annual sustainability report shows that in 2018 the company managed to reduce its energy intensity by 5.5%, improve water intensity by 1%, reduce waste levels by 13% and decrease total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 10%. These initiatives, in addition to employee hazardous materials training, have, the company states, “created an environment of green, eco-friendly proactivity that sets a glowing example for other parties within the sector.”

ACT’s social...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/aqaba-terminal-highlights-sustainability-success/

Railway network to be formed in Jordan

The Saudi Jordanian Investment Fund (SJIF) and the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a railway in Jordan.

The railway will connect Aqaba’s seaports to a dry port that will be constructed in Ma’an governorate, forming the first phase of Jordan’s national railway network, according to a joint statement obtained by Xinhua on Sunday, Feb. 10.

The project worth 500 million dinars (about 700 million U.S. dollars) contains constructing...

http://container-news.com/railway-network-formed-jordan/

DP World to enable Syria-Jordan trade

Global trade enabler DP World has helped establish a 2,500 km long transport corridor from Jebel Ali to the Naseeb-Jaber border crossing between Jordan and Syria.

Trucks loaded with goods at its flagship Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone in the UAE have travelled through Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon in close collaboration with all customs authorities and customers.

The Naseeb-Jaber crossing was once one of the busiest checkpoints on the Damascus-Amman international highway and is the main...

http://container-news.com/dp-world-syria-jordan-trade/

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