Riyadh to host second edition of Global Logistics Forum in November 2026

Riyadh, capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host two of the world's largest logistics gatherings back-to-back this November, at the moment the industry is having to rethink how goods and energy move.

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively blockaded since March, the region's energy and trade routes are being redrawn under real pressure, and infrastructure is following. Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with its Landbridge rail corridor linking the Gulf to the Red Sea, built explicitly to reduce reliance on the sea route around the Arabian Peninsula. Abu Dhabi's ADNOC has fast-tracked a second pipeline to Fujairah, aiming to double its capacity to bypass Hormuz entirely. Disruption is forcing innovation across the region, and

The Global Logistics Forum (GLF) returns to Riyadh from November 29 to December 1, held in conjunction with the UN Global Supply Chain Forum 2026, a partnership between the United Nations and the Saudi Ports Authority. Together they form a single international platform spanning transport, supply chains and global trade, under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and organized by the Kingdom's Ministry of Transport and Logistics Services.

The first edition, in 2024, delivered more than 60 partnerships and agreements worth over SAR 16 billion (USD 4.3 billion), and drew 13,000+ participants from 30+ countries, 140+ speakers and 80 exhibitors.