His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai witnessed the unveiling of the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub and the new e-commerce zone within Dubai South’s Logistics District, the EZDubai. These latest developments demonstrate the pace of growth within Dubai’s 145-square-kilometer flagship urban project. With a total of AED 17 billion of government and private sector investments, the Mohammad bin Rashid Aerospace Hub is designed to create an effective value chain for the aerospace sector and increase the GDP contribution of advanced industries to the emirate’s economic growth.…
Author: Kasun Illankoon
Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) has announced that Gulf Compound Blending Ind. Ltd (GCB), which is part of the newly launched KIZAD Polymers Park, will be establishing a new polymer facility within the industrial zone.
Raimondi Cranes, established in 1863, announced the appointment of Cristian Badin to the role of Sales Director reporting directly to Eng. Mauro Masetti, Chief Commercial Officer. The company, in parallel, is also releasing its commercial development schema for the coming four quarters, including product and activation tactics. “Cristian, with more than a decade of sales and business development experience in the tower cranes segment, is a hands-on, solution-oriented heavy lifting professional,” said Masetti, commenting on the appointment. “I have worked closely with him for a number of years, and throughout that time I have noted his ability to carefully address…
Breakbulk Middle East, the GCC’s leading breakbulk and project cargo sector event, held a press conference today in anticipation of the event’s fast approaching 4th annual edition.
HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced the availability of its HID Origo cloud platform that opens a brand-new world of opportunities for partners to create more seamless and intuitive workplace experiences that are built on HID’s proven access control infrastructure. The platform combines HID’s technologies for mobile IDs (and location services in the future) with its expansive access control architecture to bring together physical security and a wide range of building applications, services and IoT use cases via a unified cloud experience. “HID Origo lays the foundation for a broad ecosystem of cloud-based access control…
Dubai Municipality has announced that the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library project is 82% complete. The project, which is coming up on a total area of about 66,000 square meters in Jaddaf area on Dubai Creek, is in line with the Municipality’s strategic objective of providing integrated smart technical infrastructure and accomplishing its vision of building a happy and sustainable city. Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality said the Dh1 billion project is going on in full swing and the remaining work will also be completed according to the highest and most efficient standards. “The rest of the work…
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company sponsored the Saudi International golf tournament as a formal logistics partner held in Saudi Arabia for the first time with the participation of world-class golfers, taking place in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, from January 31st to February 3rd, Omar Talal Hariri Chief Executive Officer stated.
National Central Cooling Company PJSC (DFM: Tabreed), the leading UAE-based regional district cooling utility company, today announced the launch of its Ethra’a initiative, a first-of-its-kind knowledge development programme established to develop human capital and prepare the district energy sector’s future leaders. Ethra’a initiative, which means ‘enrichment’ in Arabic, aims to build a highly-skilled talent pool and develop human capital by facilitating knowledge sharing and innovation between the industry and academia. This will further drive knowledge-based economic growth in line with the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030, and strategic talent development to support environmental sustainability and green economy ambitions outlined in the UAE’s Green Agenda…
UD Trucks has announced that it registered a nine percent increase in sales across the Middle East, East and North Africa (MEENA) region in 2018, despite challenging economic circumstances. In the Middle East region alone, the Japanese truck manufacturer either increased its market share or recorded stable sales in five out of seven markets. The UAE market has been very tough over the past twelve months; however, UD Trucks once again performed well and saw its market share increase. Qatar and Bahrain remain very strong markets for UD Trucks as the brand enjoys a significant market share, which it continued…
Sharjah Holding PJSC, a strategic partnership between Majid Al Futtaim – Properties and Sharjah Asset Management, announced the launch of the Show Village at Al Zahia – Sharjah’s premier lifestyle destination. The launch took place on January 26th. The award-winning Al Zahia community unveiled its Show Village; an environment that represents and embodies the community’s essence. Appealing to 21st century Sharjah residents and investors seeking a sustainable community that offers endless value creation and growth opportunities, the Show Village showcases four luxurious 3, 4 and 5-bedroom homes furnished and styled by Crate and Barrel and Maisons du Monde. Visitors enjoyed…