The Spanish pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will be made up of various multi-purpose spaces that visitors can use to explore, sit, read, congregate or even rest. They will function like small urban squares with catering services and shops, where people can spend time and enjoy the amenities. The exhibition area is designed to be a basement space which will make use of the thermal and acoustic insulation that being underground provides. Both the open public spaces and the exhibition area will be connected via a large space where waiting will become part of the entertainment. The intention is to…
Author: Kasun Illankoon
Leading transport and maritime officials and business personalities in Saudi Arabia are set to discuss key developments in the Kingdom’s maritime and logistic industry during the Saudi Maritime Congress, the pioneering maritime and logistics event held under the patronage of the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) and in partnership with Bahri. Top level officials will lead the opening Congress sessions with H.E. Dr. Nabel bin Mohammed Al Amudi, Minister of Transport of Saudi Arabia, to deliver the keynote ministerial opening address, while H.E. Eng. Saad bin Abdulaziz Alkhalb, President of the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI), and Eng. Abdullah Aldubaikhi, CEO of…
Leading UAE-based technology and sustainability-driven facilities management (FM) company Farnek, has broken ground on its new AED 150 million state-of-the-art staff accommodation in Dubai Investments Park.
The 100,000 square feet facility, which will become home to some 5,000 Farnek employees, will be completed by the summer of 2020. The low-rise (basement, G+5) building will raise the bar for intelligent buildings, employing the latest smart technology and the most energy, water and waste-efficient accommodation centre of its kind, not only in the UAE but throughout the region.
W Dubai – The Palm is now welcoming its first guests. The impressive project was delivered on specification and within budget expectations.
The five-star hotel consists of three buildings and spans 100,000sq.m. across Palm Jumeirah’s Western Crescent. Alongside the 350 luxury rooms and suites, the hotel – managed by Marriott International – features a clubhouse, a 475-metre beach, several pools and restaurants, landscaped gardens, back-of-house areas and state-of-the-art security.
The new US$58.5 Million Air Cargo Area at Bahrain International Airport is set to welcome its first tenant as US-based FedEx Express signed a deal to move to the expanded freight complex at the Bahrain International Airport, further strengthening its operations as a GCC logistics hub. The multinational courier delivery services company will be occupying a total of 9,000sqm out of the 25,000sqm available space in the new Air Cargo Area, of which 5,000sqm will be warehousing and the rest will be manoeuvring area. His Excellency the Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications and Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) Chairman Eng. Kamal…
Bentley Systems announces the availability of OpenUtilities™ DER Planning & Design Assessment Solutions, the latest of Bentley’s electric utility software offerings that provide decision support and cost-based models and simulations for Distributed Energy Resources (DER) integration.
Breakbulk Middle East, the GCC’s leading breakbulk and project cargo sector event, has officially started today. The fourth annual edition is taking place under the patronage and attendance of Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, the UAE Minister of Infrastructure Development and the Chairman of Federal Transport Authority for Land and Maritime who also delivered a Ministerial Welcome. Thus far, the first day of the two-day exhibition being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, in Dubai, UAE, has proved to be a huge success. Speaking on the event’s opening ceremony, H.E Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, the UAE Minister of…
The UAE will host the biggest facilities management (FM) event in the region this year after the Middle East Facility Management Association (MEFMA) announced that it is holding the 9th edition of its MEFMA CONFEX in the country in March.
Breakbulk Middle East, an annual conference and exhibition that gathers key industry figures and experts from around the world to converge and share innovative ideas, is all set for its fourth edition to take place in Dubai from 11th February to 12th February 2019, at the Dubai World Trade Center. The yearly platform provides an interactive platform to connect and network with shippers, carriers and heavy transport specialists; generating informed discussions on the opportunities and challenges facing the global and regional project cargo sector.