Author: Jochebed Menon

Panasonic Marketing Middle East & Africa (PMMAF) restated its commitment to MEA market expansion and consumer wellbeing at its regional convention, held in Dubai, that unveiled the brand’s new global motto – Live Your Best. The new slogan embodies Panasonic’s commitment to providing solutions that make life simpler, safer, healthier, and more enjoyable for the customers helping them to live their best. Meanwhile, the brand will focus on expanding its regional market share to cater to the evolving customer demands with solutions that make homes, public premises, and businesses a healthy and convenient ecosystem. The convention attended by over 190…

Daikin Industries, Ltd., parent company of Daikin Middle East and Africa, in collaboration with Osaka University’s Research Institute for Microbial Diseases have tested and confirmed the effectiveness of the Flash Streamer technology against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. The technology inactivates COVID-19 variants more than 99.9% against the Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Omicron variants, and 99.8% against the Delta variant after four hours of exposure to Streamer discharge when compared to without Streamer. Daikin’s unique air purification Flash Streamer technology was developed in 2004 and since then Daikin has conducted tests on its effectiveness with many public…

Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, Chairperson of the World Free Zones Organization (World FZO), met Edmund Bartlett, Tourism Minister of Jamaica, to deliberate on the eighth Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE) 2022, scheduled to be held from June 13 to 17, 2022 in Jamaica. The first such event in the Caribbean Island nation – which will highlight the role of free zones in facilitating world trade, promoting resilience, sustainability, and prosperity of eCommerce – will witness the presence of international organizations from 100 countries, including UNCTAD, OECD, UNIDO, IRU and IDB. Al Zarooni said: “The eighth AICE 2022, to be…

dnata is pushing sustainability to the core as it aims to replace all its vehicles, diesel units, and GSE equipment with electric versions to become carbon neutral, reduce general cost and maintenance cost. dnata has set up e-Apron, a sustainability zone, at the 21st edition of Airport Show at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), providing opportunity for electric/hybrid Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and Ground Handling Equipment (GHE) manufacturers to showcase their latest innovations. “Reducing the carbon footprint is a key target for dnata as a world-leading air and travel services provider at 129 airports. We expect exhibitors from across…

Airport authorities have been building increased robust security infrastructure that is able to monitor many passenger movements as security threat is rising with new data driven technologies and significant passenger growth, experts and officials said at the Airport Security conference at the Global Airport Leaders’ Forum – held during the 21st edition of the Airport Show. Brigadier Humooda Mohammed Selayem Alameri, Deputy Director of General Department of Airport Security, Dubai Police, in his keynote address on “Developing intelligent, end-to-end control of entire airport infrastructure to meet future security challenges” said that as security threats get more advance, we at the…

Cathay Pacific Cargo is introducing a suite of priority options, offering dedicated booking tiers tailored to cargo shipments. Priority provides greater choice and better-defined service options to customers: speed, capacity, and assurance for every shipment. This service will also be available in the UAE besides the airlines’ other ports. The priority solution offers three service tiers – First (PR1), Essential Plus (PR2) and Essential (PR3). For general cargo shipments, customers can choose the tier best suited to their needs. In addition, the First (PR1) and Essential Plus (PR2) service tiers have been extended and are now applicable to all types…

Dubai’s Museum of the Future has entered a collaboration with Binance NFT, the NFT marketplace of Binance, a blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider. Through this collaboration, the Museum aims to develop and launch a range of digital products on the blockchain, starting with their first-ever NFT collection – The Most Beautiful NFTs in the Metaverse. The Museum, which opened only a few weeks ago, is already making a significant impact with visitors, with tickets and Museum Future Talks series sold out days in advance. With this announcement to collaborate with Binance NFT, the Museum of the Future cements its position…

Air France-KLM Group and the CMA CGM Group announced that they have signed a long-term strategic partnership in the air cargo market. This exclusive partnership will see both parties combine their complementary cargo networks, full freighter capacity and dedicated services to build an even more competitive offer thanks to the unrivalled know-how and global footprint of Air France-KLM and CMA CGM. CMA CGM and Air France-KLM share a strong ambition to invest and grow sustainably in the air freight business. The agreement will have an initial duration of 10 years. Air France-KLM and CMA CGM will join and exclusively operate…

RouteQ, a provider of cloud-based, AI-driven solutions for route planning, announced its participation at Seamless Middle East 2022, the regional eCommerce industry’s trade event, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Center on May 31 and June 1. The participation will closely follow RouteQ’s February announcement of the opening of its Dubai operations in preparation for expansion across the Middle East — a move taken to plug the critical gaps in the region’s delivery-fleet operations. “Seamless 2022 is the ideal venue to broach the many issues facing delivery-focused businesses across the region,” said Vladimir Nesterov, General Manager for RouteQ in…

MODIFI, a global platform for SMEs to finance and manage international trade, announced a partnership with DP World. The partnership aims to facilitate rapid and seamless access to working capital by adding MODIFI’s trade finance products to CARGOES Finance by DP World. CARGOES Finance by DP World is a fintech platform that brings together global importers, exporters, logistics companies and financial institutions to facilitate expeditious end-to-end global trade finance. CARGOES Finance provides lenders with access to data on cargo movements, enabling them to lend with confidence to the SME segment. DP World customers with cargo and shipping requests will now…