Al Masaood Commercial Vehicles and Equipment (CV&E) has further strengthened its partnership with Lavajet by providing a fleet of 134 UD Trucks to enhance the waste management sector in the Al Ain region. The division of Al Masaood Group is the sole distributor of UD Trucks in Abu Dhabi. Al Masaood CV&E has collaborated with Lavajet for the last four years to provide aftersales services for Croner and Quester Trucks in the waste management segment utilised by TADWEER – Abu Dhabi Municipality’s Waste Management Centre. As part of the new contract, Euro 5 versions of Quester and Croner trucks will…
Author: Vibha Mehta
The head of the World Trade Organization has named Tarek Sultan, Vice Chairman of Agility, to a new 10-member Business Advisory Group created to share the views of businesses on trade and regulation. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said, she created the group and a second Civil Society Advisory Group to strengthen her engagement with business and civil society. “I have observed a strong desire to share perspectives on the impact of trade and trade rules on their constituents. By establishing the advisory groups, I aim to facilitate such exchanges more regularly,” she said. Based in Geneva, the WTO has 164…
AJEX Logistics Services, a Saudi-headquartered Middle East specialist in express distribution and shipping solutions, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Kerry Logistics Italy to introduce the AJEX-KERRY Ocean-Express service. This innovative collaboration will provide the fastest and most efficient end-to-end, multimodal land-sea-land freight transportation solution available in the market. The AJEX-KERRY Ocean-Express service represents a game-changer in sea freight transportation, combining land, rail, and sea routes to significantly reduce transit time to only 16 to 22 days. From 30 European countries to Saudi Arabia, via Genoa, Italy to Jeddah Port, it outperforms traditional sea freight services, allowing businesses…
The Technical Committee for Traffic Safety, under the umbrella of the Joint Committee for Traffic Safety, in partnership with talabat, announces the launch of the first region solar-powered rest areas, supported by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and other governmental entities. The initiative also includes relaunching the air-conditioned mobile buses, all strategically positioned across key rider locations in Abu Dhabi. The collaboration aims to provide all delivery riders with easily accessible stations to recharge and hydrate between orders during summer. The introduction of three rider rest areas running on renewable energy in Abu Dhabi is one of many…
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk), the global integrated logistics company, has opened the doors to its third Warehousing & Distribution (W&D) facility in Dubai, UAE, which is also its first Cold Store. Situated at Dubai Industrial City, a member of TECOM Group PJSC, Maersk’s Cold Store is strategically located regarding connectivity to Jebel Ali Port, Al Maktoum International Airport, direct road access across the UAE and an Etihad Rail freight terminal. “The demand for perishables that require cold storage is rising in the UAE owing to the growing population and robust tourism resulting in increased demand for speciality foods without…
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has appointed Wallenborn Transports as its road feeder service (RFS) partner for Europe. This enables them to expand their scheduled and specialised services across 27 countries, facilitating the transportation of cargo between Etihad Cargo’s main European gateways, including Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt, and offline stations. Etihad Cargo’s customers will benefit from the complete transparency provided by integrated telematics technology. “Providing seamless connectivity between Etihad Cargo’s European main freighter gateways and offline destinations is essential to meeting the carrier’s delivery promises,” said Etihad Cargo’s Head of Cargo Operations and Delivery, Thomas…
NOMU, one of the innovative food-tech supply chain platforms – set to revolutionise the food and beverage industry in the MENA region, has announced the successful closure of its first round of financing after the merger and establishment of Nomu Group. Leading investors like DIV Capital, Shurfah, Core Vision, Purity for Information Technology, and well-known family offices in Saudi Arabia like the Bakr Family Office and the Altoukhi Family Office contributed $5 million to the seed round, in addition to angel investors. With a focus on restaurants and financing options, the funds raised will be used to increase NOMU’s B2B…
In its ongoing commitment to combat transnational organized crime, Dubai Customs had assisted Japanese customs authorities in intercepting a significant quantity of illicit drugs. Up to 700 kilograms of ‘methamphetamine’ powder, valued at approximately $310 million, were concealed within a cargo ship originating from an Asian country and bound for Japan. The successful operation led to the apprehension of the cargo ship and the illicit substances at Tokyo port. This seizure stands as the second-largest drug confiscation ever made in Japan. This successful joint effort is part of Dubai Customs’ ongoing support to combat drug trafficking globally. Their commitment to…
IBS Software, a global leader in SaaS solutions to the travel and cargo industry, has been selected by the air cargo unit of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, as a strategic partner in a bid to digitally transform its air cargo operations. iCargo, the Software as a Service solution for air cargo management from IBS Software, will install a true digital platform that covers cargo sales, operations, cargo accounting and portal for MSC. The standard product implementation will help MSC to go live faster and start business operations at the earliest opportunity. Once fully implemented, iCargo will enable MSC to have…
TERRA TECH Ltd. (Terra), the MENA region’s first B2B-focused micro-mobility tech startup providing electric motorbikes with swappable battery solutions, has announced the arrival of their first fleet of electric motorbikes to their warehouse in Al Quoz. This marks a significant milestone for the startup as it supports the UAE’s Year of Sustainability. The firm also aims to accelerate the nation’s development towards emissions-free delivery in the buildup to COP 28 later this year. The arrival of Terra’s first electric motorbike fleet brings the firm one step closer to deploying its vehicles on the UAE’s roads and making electric mobility an accessible…