Author: Jochebed Menon

In this issue we look at how logistics start-ups are tech-focused and challenging the norms. We speak to three logistics companies – Shipa Delivery, Premier Logistics and Shipsy, that are harnessing technology to reshape logistics. Omar Hagrass, CEO of Trella, examines how and why the logistics industry is entering a new era – driven by the adoption of digital solutions by new industry entrants, and incumbents. We also learn how knowledge is power and how studying a course in supply chain management or logistics can boost your career. Consumers have well and truly begun to embrace the selection and convenience…

Dubai Airports, the operator of Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), has announced the launch of the new Dubai Airports Women’s Network (DAWN). The dedicated platform will empower, inspire, inform and connect women in aviation and maximise personal and professional development opportunities for Dubai Airports’ female professionals. Focused around three key pillars – ‘Connect’, ‘Grow’, ‘Thrive’ – the DAWN platform will provide a range of networking and knowledge sharing opportunities while contributing to Dubai Airports’ ability to maintain a happy, healthy and balanced work environment for all employees. The network also advances Dubai Airports’ corporate commitment of furthering…

Meydan Free Zone business owners can exclusively benefit from the digital application Meydan Pay, which is the first and only digital solution in the UAE that enables businesses to obtain an instant and guaranteed IBAN with the license. The app allows a 360-degree digital experience that eases business transactions. As per the National Economic Register, the UAE has seen a 4.4% rise in free zone companies. Meydan Free Zone, located in a premium location encourages aspirers and dreamers, to establish and/or expand their business with Meydan that provides optimized business solutions in the setup process. Meydan Free Zone’s approach…

Saudi Industrial Services Co. (SISCO) has been confirmed as Gold Partner for the Logistics Forum 2022 which is taking place March 29th at Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk. The company was established by a group of well-known prominent Saudi businessmen in 1988 as a publicly joint stock company, with the aim of developing and investing nationally in industrial estate support services. When the Saudi Exchange Market (Tadawul) was created in 2003, SISCO was listed then on Tadawul. SISCO is now considered one of the Kingdom’s most prominent companies, undertaking large-scale capital investment in desalination plants, ports and container terminals, industrial estate…

TIER Mobility, Europe’s leading shared micro mobility provider, has acquired Ford-owned shared electric bike and scooter operator, Spin, marking TIER’s entry into North America. Following the recent acquisition of Europe’s largest bikeshare player Nextbike, TIER is already operating in over 410 cities with a fleet of 250,000 vehicles. With the purchase of Spin and its 50,000 vehicles, TIER expands its global footprint to more than 520 cities and communities in 21 countries and its fleet to 300,000 vehicles. This makes TIER the largest multimodal micro mobility operator globally. Spin has strong city partnerships in North America, a history of city-focused…

SAFEEN Group, the marine arm of AD Ports Group, announced the acquisition of SEMAIH, a RAmparts 2200 – Sanmar ‘SIRAPINAR’ Series ASD Harbour Tug, to expand and bolster its towage service capabilities. Powered by a Caterpillar 3512C / Tier II “C” Rating engine achieving a bollard pull of 50 tons ahead and 45 tons astern, the new vessel is the latest addition to SAFEEN Group’s 20-strong tugboat fleet. The acquisition is an integral part of the organisation’s ongoing efforts to expand its capabilities and exemplifies AD Ports Group’s commitment to enhance its unique maritime logistical offering with the latest vessel…

The region’s first-ever electric vehicle (EV) and battery logistics hub is now open in Dubai South. Built by DHL Global Forwarding and developed in close cooperation with the EV team of DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation (CSI), the 23,500-sqm warehouse includes a dedicated EV battery storage area, which will be expanded to 2,000-sqm later this year. Fathi Tlatli, President Global Auto-Mobility Sector, DHL CSI, said: “It is extremely exciting for the DHL team to inaugurate the region’s first facility for EV batteries and other dangerous goods. This Center of Excellence complements our global EV logistics network and reflects our global…

H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of Etihad Rail witnessed the connection of Abu Dhabi and Dubai with a direct railway within the UAE National Rail Network, in a major development within the largest infrastructure project in the UAE. Their highnesses installed the final piece on the railway track, marking the start of a new phase of logistic and economic integration between the two emirates, and…

Allison Transmission, a designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified propulsion solutions, announced the delivery of the first Allison FracTran transmissions to multiple industry partners. Allison’s FracTran is an all-new Oil Field Series transmission designed from-the-ground-up to meet the unique demands of the hydraulic fracturing industry and represents an incremental growth opportunity of USD100 million dollars in annual revenue for Allison’s global off-highway end markets. This next-generation solution is the result of extensive voice of customer insights, as well as an analysis of duty cycle information from decades of Allison products operating in oil and gas fields throughout the world.…

AD Ports Group signed an agreement with Metal Park Investment ME LTD to establish an integrated metal hub in KIZAD that will cater to all industry verticals and offer flexibilities of scale to metal vendors, processors, and fabricators in the UAE. Covering a total land area of 450,000 sqm, the future upcoming Metal Park in KIZAD will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities supporting storage and handling, processing, and fabrication activities, whilst offering access to research and development amenities, rental office space, and associated financial services. The agreement was signed in the presence of Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamsi, Group CEO,…