Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has become the country’s first airline to join the In-Country Value (ICV) Programme. The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) is expanding the program’s scope to include new sectors like aviation as part of the national industrial strategy to sustain economic growth and raise the efficiency and competitiveness of the industrial sector. The In-Country Value Programme, part of the UAE’s Projects of the 50, is a pillar of the national industrial strategy and benefits certified companies by increasing local demand for their products and services. By joining the ICV programme, Etihad…
Author: Jochebed Menon
Jochebed Menon
Jochebed Menon is the Editor of Logistics News Middle East. She covers issues related to the logistics and supply chain industries in the region. She’s been a journalist since 2012 and has primarily worked on B2B titles in travel, hospitality, aviation, and construction.
Al Masaood Group has joined ‘TA’ZIZ’ project, an enabler of the UAE’s industrial and logistic development ambitions. ‘TA’ZIZ’ aims to drive and enable the expansion of the Ruwais Industrial Complex and Abu Dhabi’s chemicals, manufacturing, and industrial sectors. The announcement came after Al Masaood’s participation in the recently concluded ‘Make it in the Emirates’ forum organized by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and other top national companies in the emirate. It saw the establishment of key partnerships to promote the manufacturing and…
Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC)’s Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHSE) Department concluded its 2022 Fire Safety Campaign within Dubai South. The campaign witnessed the participation of 51 companies that helped promote fire safety culture throughout the community in line with the UAE’s Fire and Life Safety Code and with the cooperation of the Dubai Civil Defense. During the campaign the OHSE safety team highlighted fire safety hazards and the importance of maintaining fire and life safety compliances across all operational facilities. The campaign also witnessed the awarding of participating companies, as well as the Dubai Civil Defense Dubai South…
Al-Futtaim Toyota has reinforced the legacy of Toyota moving the nation and providing businesses with a competitive edge, with the launch of the Toyota LITE ACE compact LCV. As a Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) provider that has enabled businesses across generations to move without restrictions and pursue endeavours ranging from agriculture to construction, cargo, and grocery deliveries across the UAE, Al-Futtaim Toyota raises the stakes with the introduction of the all-new LITE ACE. The new Toyota LITE ACE caters to a wide range of customers, including fleet businesses in need of compact commercial vehicles and last-mile delivery service providers in…
AD Ports Logistics (ADPL), a subsidiary of AD Ports Group’s Logistics Cluster, has secured the coveted International ISO Certification for its integrated end-to-end supply chain management services covering medical devices. With the latest ISO award, issued by Bureau Veritas – one of the world’s leading testing, inspection, and certification bodies – ADPL became one of the first service providers in the UAE to be fully accredited for supply chain management services covering medical devices, equipment, and consumables. The certified services include, import, export, transport, storage, warehousing, freight forwarding, distribution and value-added services. Furthermore, combining the new ISO certification with the…
CNNB Solutions, an eCommerce and direct-to-consumer specialist, has announced its regional expansion into Kuwait. The company has established a new office in Kuwait City, as it grows its operations and team. CNNB Solutions already has regional offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, supporting a headcount of more than 50 experts from nine different nationalities. Speaking about the company expansion, CNNB Solutions co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer Nicolas Bruylants said: “We’re delighted to be setting up office in Kuwait to support our existing regional operations and expand our GCC capabilities. “Kuwait has a young vibrant population, with high disposable income…
The global MRO market was valued at USD610Bn in 2019 and is expected to reach USD689Bn by 2025 (Mordor). Middle East’s first and largest single aisle e-store, predicts that the region will generate 10% of global MRO tool demand. With its unique business model, marketing strategy and tech-enabled management and customer services system, established in 2016, SupplyVan is a remarkable choice for businesses and industries to streamline their MRO products procurement. MRO stands for maintenance, repair and overhaul that encompasses all products that are used in the effective functioning and maintenance of Industries, Factories, Workshops, and businesses of all kinds…
SOHAR Port and Freezone has partnered with Arkan Sohar Logistics to develop a port-based Container Freight Station (CFS) and logistics complex that will occupy 26,000 m2. Through this agreement, Arkan Sohar Logistics will offer bonded and non-bonded facilities, ambient and covered storage, as well as temperature controlled, dry, chilled, and frozen storage facilities. These facilities will also provide value added services such as cross stuffing for import, re-export and transshipment cargo, lashing, crating, staging, labelling, re-packing, kitting, and order processing. An Oman-based company, Arkan Sohar Logistics has become one of the fastest-growing logistics service providers in the region with a…
At Bauma 2022, Bobcat will be presenting several new products and technological developments for the first time at the exhibition. The Bauma stand will feature a comprehensive display of the latest Bobcat wheeled and tracked loaders, mini-excavators including four new exciting additions in the five to eight tonne category, the very latest R-series telehandlers, light compaction products and a number of new attachments. Complementing these are new machinery premieres and the very latest in electrification, digitisation, autonomy and gamification from Bobcat, including: New S86 and T86 R-Series Loaders Concept – Quad Tracks – Bauma Innovation Award Finalist Concept – The…
Motoboy Delivery Services (Motoboy) is rapidly growing in demand, expanding its electric on-demand delivery services to over 30 partners and counting in Dubai, across six sectors that include F&B, eCommerce, construction, logistics, luxury retail, travel, and transportation. The home-grown on-demand electric delivery services provider has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with talabat UAE, attaining a month-long pilot phase, offering on-demand sustainable deliveries across Dubai, as the regionally renowned eCommerce platform seeks eco-friendly solutions for its deliveries. Food-lovers can satisfy their cravings with Motoboy, as the sustainable logistics provider additionally offers food delivery across a range of food outlets in…