GES launched its new global CSR campaign, One Shipment One Dollar, an initiative that seeks to help underprivileged children in pursuing education.
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The Renault-Nissan alliance and Transdev will jointly explore development of mobility services with fleets of electric driverless vehicles.
Expo 2020 Dubai has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to become an Official Sustainable Energy Partner. Under the partnership the pair will work together to maximise the use of clean energy and deliver a sustainable event. DEWA will provide Expo 2020 Dubai with electricity and water from October 2020 to April 2021, excluding the electricity that will be generated at Expos site. Expo 2020 Dubai aims to have 50 percent of its power needs supplied from a variety of renewable energy sources, including ground-breaking projects of its own, such as the Sustainability…
More than 1,000 air cargo leaders will join the Iata 2017 World Cargo Symposium (WCS) taking place in Abu Dhabi from March 14-16, 2017.
Elematic, a manufacturer of precast concrete plants and production lines for walls, floors, frames and foundations, is supplying an Acotec PRO line for the production of non-load bearing interior precast wall panels to RAK Precast. By adapting this new technology, RAK Precast becomes the first Acotec wall panel producer in the UAE. Furthermore, the company invests in the newly introduced ELiSLAB, the worlds most efficient tool for structural calculations of hollow core slabs. The deal includes the delivery of Elematic Acotec PRO production line for the production of light, non-load bearing, room-high precast partition wall panels. The capacity of this…
Schon Properties has sold its Dubai Lagoon project to Xanadu Real Estate Development a move aimed at speeding up development of the AED 7bn master-planned mixed-use project. The agreement involves the development of 2.33 million square feet of three phases of Dubai Lagoon, including Rowan, Lilly and, Winterberry developments, Schon said in a statement. It marks a major turning point for Dubai Lagoon which will now be developed by Xanadu Real Estate Development a Dubai-based private developer. Consisting of 17 buildings spread over seven phases, Dubai Lagoon was originally launched in 2005 but was stalled by the…
Unipart Rail and Arabian Railway Company will form a joint venture to deliver world-class projects, supply chain services, and consultancy in Saudi Arabia.
CBNME looks at a famous US brand that has gone both global and local in the GCC.
Developer targets international investors at worlds premier real estate summit
Amec Foster Wheeler has penned a contract with Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC), for the integration project between its Olefins III, Aromatics II and ZOR Refinery in the State of Kuwait. The contract covers Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) leading to Project Management Consultancy (PMC) for the project. The six-year contract builds on Amec Foster Wheelers’ significant expertise in petrochemicals and refinery integration, alongside a track record of delivering PMC services to KPC companies in Kuwait. The new petrochemical facility will be integrated with the new Al-Zour 615,000 barrels per day refinery, which will…