The MAXbase system was one of the technologies presented at the event in Bogota. It provides users with greater set up flexibility by enabling easier access to narrow sites thanks to asymmetrical outrigger positions. This makes jobsite planning much easier and allows for improved load capacities.
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Dubai Land Department (DLD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The MoU showcases both parties’ commitment to strengthening their existing strategic cooperation through unifying efforts in improving the institutional work to serve all customers. HE Juma bin Humaidan, Deputy Director General of DLD, signed the MoU with Hawazen Esber, CEO of Communities at Majid Al Futtaim – Properties. HE Juma bin Humaidan, Deputy Director General of DLD, commented: “This new MoU strengthens cooperation with private sector institutions to achieve the…
Gulf Pinnacle Logistics (GPL), an emerging UAE-based logistics powerhouse, has heavily invested in the rebranding of its newly acquired company, Century Express – a Dubai-based courier service provider. “We are delighted to announce that Century Express has been completely revamped with a new brighter logo, a more modern and interactive website, a rebranded fleet, a larger warehouse & office space and in the process of launching a customer-friendly mobile App,” said Shailesh Dash, Chairman of Gulf Pinnacle Logistics. “GPL has been focused on improving the strategic, financial and branding position of Century Express. We have invested in the infrastructure and…
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) awarded a contract worth $42.7 million (AED 157 million) for the construction of a water reservoir in Al Lusaily, with a storage capacity of 60 million gallons of desalinated water, to increase Dubai’s storage capacity to 890 million gallons. “The project supports the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to consolidate Dubai’s leading position in the region as an example of an effective and efficient infrastructure for water networks,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of…
LogiPoint for the past 18 years has served customers in all sectors through both sea and land-based integrated logistics offerings, achieving profoundly competitive service levels in Saudi Arabia, improving the reliability and efficiency of the Kingdom’s trade and supply chain and ultimately enabling the country to become a key hub in the global logistics value chain. . WATCH: LogiPoint enabling Vision 2030 by transforming logistics across Saudi Arabia and improving the reliability and efficiency of the kingdom trade and supply chain, With State-of-the-art Warehousing Facilities and Logistics Zones The company believes that the private logistics sector has multiple responsibilities to fulfill,…
In the third quarter of 2018, A.P. Møller – Maersk reported growth in both ocean and non-ocean with a total revenue increase of 31% to USD 10.1 billion. Although 12% of that was due to the acquisition of Hamburg Sud. Compared to Q3 2017, revenue in Logistics & Services increased 7.5 % with supply chain management growing 16%. New products are being developed to improve the customer experience, with results already showing as A.P. Moller – Maersk was first in the world to launch Instant Booking Confirmation to customers in the container industry. “Well into our transformation, we are progressing with the…
In implementation of the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has endorsed an AED 590 million project for the expansion of the smart traffic systems, in a session chaired by HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors. The Project entails upgrading and expanding the smart traffic systems in Dubai by providing an integrated infrastructure of smart traffic systems in the Emirate, and the construction of a new traffic management system.…
HE Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of Dubai Land Department (DLD), inaugurated the Dubai Property Show – London. The opening ceremony of the third edition was attended by HE Rawdha Al Otaiba, Deputy Head of Mission, UAE Embassy in London; HE Majida Ali Rashid, CEO of the Real Estate Promotion and Investment Management Sector at DLD; Ali Rashid Ahmed Lootah, Chairman of Nakheel and Salem Almoosa, Chairman and General Manager, Falconcity of Wonders LLC; in addition to a number of CEOs and senior managers of participating real estate companies. During the show, which will run for three days, a…
A quarter of a century after opening the first distribution centre in the Middle East, GAC Dubai has officially unveiled its new purpose-built contract logistics facility, at Dubai South. The inauguration ceremony was held under the patronage of His Excellency Khalifa Al Zaffin, Executive Chairman of Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC) & Dubai South, and attended by GAC Group President Bengt Ekstrand, GAC Group Vice President for the Middle East Fredrik Nyström, GAC Dubai Managing Director Ronald Lichtenecker, and Saadi Abdul Rahim Hassan Al Rais, Chairman of the Board for GAC Dubai, as well as partners and customers. The AED…
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has celebrated the achievement of a historic milestone in the development of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, with the completion of all main concrete works and heavy equipment lifting for the four nuclear reactor units being built in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi. Senior leaders and employees of ENEC, together with the Prime Contractor and Joint Venture partner, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), and their subsidiaries, the Nawah Energy Company and Barakah One Company, celebrated the achievement during a ceremony at the Barakah plant. The completion of main concrete works and…