Abu Dhabi Marine Services “Safeen”, the marine services subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, announces the purchase of two new state-of-the-art tug boats from Damen Shipyards Group aimed at supporting the AED 10 billion Khalifa Port expansion. The purchase of the DAMEN ASD 2411 tug boats was announced at the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show 2018. The contract was signed by Captain Adil Ahmed Banihammad, Acting Chief Marine Services Officer at Safeen, and Pascal Slingerland, Regional Sales Director for Damen Shipyards Group. Delivery of both vessels is due within three months. Captain Adil Ahmed Banihammad, Acting Chief Marine Services Officer at…
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ACWA Power, a global leader in water desalination and power generation, successfully wrapped up its presence at the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2018) that took place from 23-25 October in Dubai, UAE. During the event, Ishaq Al Hammadi, General Manager, ACWA Power UAE and Abdulhameed Al Muhaidib, Executive Managing Director, Noor Energy 1, of ACWA Power escorted His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance on a tour of the company platform to showcase the displayed projects. Over the three-day event, ACWA Power highlighted a number of its…
Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, the Dubai Maritime Summit 2018 will formally open on Sunday, October 28, 2018, to strengthen channels of communication between international leaders as well as discuss international best practices and innovative solutions in the global maritime sector based on the key pillars of innovation, knowledge, smart transformation, and cooperation. The event, one of the highlights of the UAE Maritime Week 2018, will bring together world-class maritime leaders, decision-makers, policy makers and representatives of major maritime companies. The upcoming…
Dubai South has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) as part of its efforts to strengthen cooperation with the pharmaceutical sector. The MOU is part of a shared commitment between the two entities aimed at achieving government integration in line with the UAE Vision 2021. It aims to provide a single framework for developing the procedures for issuing license and registration for pharmaceutical manufacturers in Dubai South. The agreement seeks to promote the implementation of legislation for the pharmaceutical and medical equipment industry. The MoU was signed by H.E. Dr. Amin…
The area is being dubbed “a contemporary social hub for the young and trendy”. Emaar announced last week that they were introducing the new phase of Collective – Collective 2.0. The first phase had a fast sell out and is expected to do the same during the 2nd phase. Collective is the first co-living community in Dubai Hills Estate and is located only 15 minutes from Downtown Dubai and City Walk. These homes start at AED 664,888 for a one-bedroom with an innovative monthly payment plan with significant demand expected for the trend-setting residences. A contemporary social hub, Collective 2.0 homes…
At the annual Bentley Year Infrastructure Conference 2018, Topcon Positioning Group and Bentley Systems announce new developments in the constructioneering workflow initiative. Some of these new initiatives include the new Constructioneering Academy that was launched by Topcon and the Bentley Institute. Alan Lamont, Bentley Systems’ vice president for Digital Advancement Academies, said, “The active participation and feedback that we have experienced during the various Constructioneering Academy events have been very informative and encouraging. The level of interest and feedback demonstrate that there is a clear need for automated digital workflows between design and construction to help project teams be more efficient and avoid mistakes. We look…
The 2018 Congress of the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE), the association that brings together all the private stakeholders (national associations, manufacturers, construction firms) and public sector bodies (representatives of European and national institutions) who operate in the earth moving and construction machinery segment took place in Rome, Italy. This industry is vital to the growth and development of European society and its economy, given that around 400,000 people in Europe rely directly or indirectly on manufacturers of construction machinery for employment. CASE Construction Equipment played a key role, in part, thanks to the close links the brand has…
American Airlines Cargo continues to outperform and exceed operational performance records achieved in the past seven decades. Earlier this year, they set a record-setting second quarter, moving nearly 158 million kilograms of freight, up 10 percent from 2017. New routes, strategic capacity planning and exceptional team work from within the organization led to the best September performance numbers ever recorded in the airline’s history. “Our teams are working hard and producing better results than ever,” said Rick Elieson, President, American Airlines Cargo. “Most impressive to me is that while handling record volume, and amid an operationally challenging summer, we also delivered record high flown-as-booked performance and…
DP World gross container volume growth (CVG) grew by 2.6% in the first nine months of 2018. Its reported that DP World handled just under 54 million (53.6 million) TEU’s across its global portfolio. The UAE handled 11.3 million TEU in the first nine months of 2018. This was down 2.1% year-on-year, with 3Q 2018 volumes down 6.7% year-on-year due to the challenging micro-environment and loss of lower-margin cargo. Although the CVG & TEU in 2018 is lower than previous years, this was expected by DP World as they predicted a downturn due to strong results in previous years. Furthermore,…
B&H Worldwide, the award-winning aerospace logistics provider has made two new strategic appointments designed to shape the organisation’s future growth. Gary Wilson becomes Managing Director of the B&H Group and Mark McKenna has been promoted to a new position, Head of Global Operations & Quality. Group CEO Stuart Allen says: “These two individuals lead by example within our organisation and their new and enhanced roles will ensure our continued growth is underpinned by both strategic and operational excellence worldwide. I am delighted that we are able to promote from within as we continue our international growth and expansion”. Wilson is…