Author: Kasun Illankoon

The new CEO of DHL Express, John Pearson, is expecting continued positive developments for the global express market and the company, thanks to booming cross-border e-commerce, digitalisation and its excellent positioning in all industry verticals. Member of the Board effective January 1, 2019, Pearson was instrumental for DHL Express’ decade long success story and expects growth figures to continue in 2019 and beyond for the Express division of the Group. Pearson took over from Ken Allen who became CEO of the newly established DHL eCommerce Solutions division.

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Al Masaood Commercial Vehicles & Equipment (CV&E) Division, part of Al Masaood LLC, is participating for the first time in the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) – Eco-Waste Exhibition on 14-17 January 2019 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). WFES Eco-Waste is dedicated to advancing sustainable waste management and recycling solutions in the region and will showcase the latest technologies, debate challenges that await and pinpoint the opportunities and solutions that will transform attitudes and behaviors around waste in the future. As sole distributor of UD Trucks, Al Masaood CV&E Division will display the Quester UD truck at the…

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Equitativa, the largest REIT manager in the GCC and manager of Emirates REIT, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Hong Kong-based Affluent Partners Holdings Limited to launch a new real estate investment trust (REIT) that will invest in property assets along the new Eurasia trade corridor of China’s Belt & Road Initiative. An official signing ceremony was held today at Equitativa’s offices in Index Tower in Dubai between top executives from both groups, to mark the launch of the initiative, fittingly named “Belt & Road REIT”. The Affluent Partners Holdings Limited’s team flew to the UAE specially…

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Hactl’s renowned International Forklift and Pallet Building Competition has once again taken place at the company’s massive SuperTeminal 1 facility in Hong Kong. It was the twelfth year of the contest, which is a key element of Hactl’s ongoing Safety at Work programme. Nine teams took part in this year’s competition: Air Canada Cargo, Air France Cargo, IAG Cargo, Air China Cargo, Cargolux, Japan Airlines, KLM, Nippon Cargo Airlines and Qatar Airways. Contestants travelled from around the world. Competing teams were judged on their ability to manoeuvre a loaded forklift truck through a complicated, simulated warehouse course, delivering cargo to…

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International construction and real estate consultancy, Drees & Sommer Middle East, believes the regional construction sector will hold greater opportunities for the Digitization and Revitalization of built assets, as well as Adaptive Modular Design as a construction tool, following 2018’s slowdown in construction activities attributed to reduced oil prices and subsequent cuts to project spending across the region in 2018. Drees & Sommer predicts increased momentum for the construction sector driven by government support through long-term economic diversification plans, including Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 and Saudi Vision 2030. The consultancy believes these agendas will develop fundamental sectors including hospitality, healthcare…

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Accredited by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Taqdeer Awards was launched under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council and recognizes excellence in labor welfare practices. This entitlement holds significance to the happiness and welfare of the blue collared workforce in Dubai regardless of religion or nationality and strives to realize Dubai’s vision of becoming one of the world’s best places to work and live. Out of the 425 applicants, 75 companies qualified for assessment and only 31 winning companies in Dubai…

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Nurol Construction Co., part of the Nurol Group of Companies (Nurol), has put two Raimondi luffers to work on the Corniche Tower jobsite in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. The Raimondi LR165, part of Nurol’s existing fleet, is accompanied by a new luffing LR213 recently purchased by Nurol. The new tower, a 35-storey mixed use development, is located on the emirate’s sought-after waterfront. “Raimondi Middle East supported Nurol with the sale of the LR213 equipped with the Deluxe R16 Crane Cabin. As part of the contractor’s fleet upgrade, the luffing LR213 was chosen for its maximum lifting capacity of…

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The Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company(ADNEC) has finished preparations as it prepares to host the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) to its halls from 14 to 17 January. Serving as a platform where governments, corporations, entrepreneurs and investors can share knowledge and solutions to the world’s growing energy challenges, WFES 2019 expects over 850 exhibitors and representatives from over 170 countries to participate in the events scheduled over the four days. With separate pillars of Energy, Water, EcoWaste, Solar, Green Buildings and Mobility on the agenda this year, WFES 2019 will present a variety of topics for discussion through the…

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Mr. Harris Kalandan, Chairman and Managing Director of Shipwaves and Mr. Abid Ali, Chief Financial Officer of Shipwaves talks about the predictive supply chain solution Visit the news page on Google and type in “logistics analytics” and you will see a dozen articles from news outlets around the world that have been posted just within the last few hours. You’ll see announcements of startups launching, offering a new iteration on data analytics services, retailers signing with SaaS companies, and prominent industry leaders announcing their own endeavors — and that’s just within the world of logistics. Businesses across the regions and…

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