Loyalty and travel benefits provider Collinson will provide its SmartDelay flight delay assistance solution to customers of One Vasco both as a service that can be purchased directly and as a complimentary benefit for customers who opt for the company’s VIP/Lounge offering. To avail of the service, customers must register their flight details in advance on the dedicated SmartDelay portal. In the event of a flight delay of more than 60 minutes, they will receive an eVoucher entitling them to airport lounge access at their departure airport. Should a lounge not be available, customers will instead receive a USD25 cash…
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.
Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA) achieved a series of remarkable financial results in the first nine months of 2020 in comparison to the same period in 2019 including: trade amounting to Dhs87.4 billion, contributing 10% to Dubai’s trade and a trade surplus amounting to Dhs10.6 billion. The most notable results achieved by DAFZA during the first nine months of 2020 include: an increase of 7.62% in sales revenues, and 64.11% increase in the number of registered companies. This year DAFZA also is celebrating its silver jubilee. Commenting on the 2020 results, H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman…
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) to promote RTA’s marine transport line for ferry riders between the two emirates. “The signing of the MoU is part of RTA’s efforts to boost strategic partnerships with several federal and local entities to improve our services. Under the MoU, RTA is committed to providing information and data to SCTDA about its marine transit modes and lines to enable SCTDA to promote marine transit means among citizens and residents and highlight their importance in easing the mobility of people.…
Tyre company Michelin has introduced the Michelin Agilis 3 in the GCC for the commercial light truck tyre market, targeting conventional load customers involved in people and goods transportation activities. The newly launched tyre aims to capture the larger high-potential, light-load segment with exceptional solutions – in terms of safety, performance, and environment. Marc Pasquet, President, Michelin Africa, India and Middle East Region said: “When it comes to sustainability, Michelin is committed to a long-term strategy that applies to all of its products, from car to truck tyres. “Our design choices seek to make more efficient use of raw materials…
UAE-based smart and green facilities management (FM) company Farnek has appointed British national Walter Knight as director of its new hospitality division. Knight will be responsible for structuring and developing a new fully functioning hospitality division, which will provide a comprehensive range of outsourced or third-party services. Quite apart from concierge services, housekeeping, property operations, maintenance, energy consultancy (POMEC) and security, Farnek will manage central reservations and front office services. Talking about how the new vertical will develop, Knight said: “Ultimately we are aiming for a ‘360’ service offering, which will not only embrace traditionally outsourced FM and manpower services…
Ajman-based Rubber World Industry has launched a specialised company with an investment of Dh90 million into a production plant in Al Jurf industrial area, Ajman, to meet the growing demand of its environmentally friendly products. The new manufacturing unit – United Air-Conditioning – spanning over 10,000 m2, is part of the company’s expansion plans backed by the rising demand for the company’s cooling, heating and now coronavirus related products. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 28-year-old firm saw a sharp increase in health and environment-related products such as disinfectant chambers, HVAC filters, air cleaners, optimised HVAC products, configured…
Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) awarded the contract for the operation and maintenance of the Dubai Metro as well as the operation of the Dubai Tram to a consortium of three companies – Keolis, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, and Mitsubishi Corporation The Dhs542 million per annum contract covers 15 years (nine base years and six renewable years). The award of the contract follows a public tender released by the RTA in which four consortiums and international firms specialised in rail operation and maintenance took part. Proposals made were analysed and the contract was awarded to the French Japanese consortium…
Germany enterprise software company Software AG announced that its TrendMiner software, which provides self-service industrial analytics for smart factories and Industry 4.0 operations, combines with the power of SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud. As an open technology, the software also integrates into various IoT stacks including Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT, to help predict and improve product quality (predictive quality management) in digital supply chain management. “With TrendMiner, Software AG helps companies to leverage their industrial data, from sensors to control systems to historians in order to unlock its value,” said Stefan Sigg, Chief Product Officer, and executive…
Bahrain International Airport (BIA) handled 300, 205 tonnes of cargo in 2020, a 3.1% jump compared to the previous year, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) announced. This achievement comes despite a sharp drop in global air cargo volumes, which fluctuated during the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Air Cargo Market Analysis for December 2020, overall industry-wide cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs) fell by 10.6% year-on-year, the biggest decline since 1990. However, air cargo experienced a robust end to 2020 with CTK’s declining by only 0.5% year-on-year in December, the best growth performance since November…
Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department in Sharjah revealed that the volume of real estate transactions in the emirate reached 1,818 transactions with a value of Dhs3.5 billion in February 2021, WAM reported Abdul Aziz Ahmed Al Shamsi, Director-General of the Department, explained that the number of sales transactions in the emirate amounted to 457, which accounted for 25.1% of the total number, while the number of mortgage transactions reached 244, which represented 13.4% of the total number. The remaining 61.5% was for other transactions which reached 1,117. Regarding the number of transactions according to the type of property, Al Shamsi…