Mott MacDonald has named Mike Haigh as its group managing director. His role will entitle for the day-to-day management and operations of the firm.
Author: Paromita Dey
From bionic enhancements to floating storage and algorithms, developments in warehouse technology are creating an increasingly sophisticated logistics landscape. Logistics News ME looks at the advances
Stefano Pollotti Managing director, Gefco Middle East “Its not going to come as a shock to anyone that the past year has been something of a challenge. And I think challenge is the right term for it. 2016 has not been a disastrous year, it has been a time for potential client building, re-establishing relationships and making the most of the time to foster new partnerships. For many organisations, whether in logistics, manufacturing, heavy industry or services, this should have been a time to consolidate and keep heads above water but it should not have been a deal-breaker, as long…
Mahmood Al Bastaki CEO, Dubai Trade What was your greatest challenge in 2016 and how did you overcome it? We anticipated the depressed global economic outlook and took measures to diversify our revenue streams through new customer acquisitions for our flagship products Dubai Trade Portal Framework and Rosoom. We continued to look for innovative ways to address the needs of our customers and by adopting new technologies to improve our service offering. What do you predict will be the key trends and events that will shape the regional logistics industry in 2017? 2017 will be another important year for…
Ruth Waugh International business development director, Twintec Middle East Regional Office How did business perform in 2016? Twintec established a permanent office in the UAE this year and following the hard efforts during 2015 laid more metres squared of jointless SFRC floor slabs than any other year to date in the Middle East region. Logistics operations represented a large proportion of this volume. The greatest challenge we had to overcome was responding to the large increase in enquiries for Twintecs unique design and build service. We believe this was a result of clients having poor warehouse floor slabs previously due…
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem Group chair and CEO DP WORLD What do you predict will be the key trends and events that will shape the regional logistics industry in 2017? While we dont forecast, Drewry says 2017 global port throughput will be 2.4%. Drewrys forecast for 2017 global fleet growth is 5.9%. Short term turmoil caused by Hanjins bankruptcy (i.e. $14 billion-worth of goods have been held up in the supply chain) is temporary. Drewry believes it signals the bottom of the market. Meanwhile, conditions for recovery in the medium term are improving, so long as carriers encourage them wisely.…
Masdar, Abu Dhabis renewable energy company announced at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2017 to develop a cutting-edge waste-to-energy plant in Sharjah in partnership with Beeah.
Nakheel is investing $40.8mn to bring 105 km of cycle tracks to its communities across Dubai, with all routes linked to the Governments Cycling Master Plan.
Dubai Properties delivered 3,000 units including 1,600 units in the pioneering Built-To-Suit staff accommodation in 2016.
2016 was a year characterised by the surreal and unbelievable. On the global stage we saw the election of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, likely triggering a sustained period of unpredictable and unprecedented foreign policy and trade deals. In Europe the UKs vote to leave the EU shook markets and stirred caution as who is in and how is out of the single market, continues to be a point of disagreement in Brussels. In Turkey a failed military coup gripped the world and has since led to the arrest of thousands of citizens, with small scale violence and bombings continuing…