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Gulf logistics startups ride Hormuz trade shift

As cargo flows are rerouted across the Arabian Peninsula, overland freight networks are suddenly becoming critical infrastructure.

Containers are stacked at the port of Jebel Ali, operated by the Dubai-based giant ports operator DP World, in the southern outskirts of the Gulf emirate of Dubai, on June 18, 2020. — KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images

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