Driver Trett, a Global Construction Consultancy, has announced two new additions to its Qatar team, Farshad Mousavi Doust and Robbie Beattie. These hires reflect the continued expansion strategy across the business and enhance the consultancy’s ability to serve and support the growing list of clients across the region. Farshad has joined the Driver Trett team as a Director, based in Doha. He specialises in forensic delay and disruption analysis and has over 17 years’ experience in the construction industry, working on high-profile projects in the Middle East, Australia, UK, and USA. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of…
Author: Kasun Illankoon
Drones are set to totally transform the Middle East’s warehousing and logistics sectors with operations in Oman imminent, according to a speaker at Hypermotion Dubai’s Scalex (Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence) conference at the Dubai Exhibition Centre. Speaking ahead of the conference, which takes place from 2-4 November, Moosa Karim Albalushi, MENA director of US-based UVL Robotics plans to demonstrate how the region’s last mile delivery will soon be ‘people-less’ and climate-proof. “Drones are designed for the most extreme temperatures and can deliver a package several times faster than a normal courier, thereby reducing the cost and delivery time,” said…
Arada has completed another 273 homes at Aljada, as Sharjah’s largest mixed-use community continues to take shape. The handover process is now beginning at the first two Misk Apartments blocks, which takes the number of homes completed at Aljada so far in 2021 to over 1,200. The luxury Misk Apartments buildings contain a range of one-, two- and three-bedroom luxury homes, as well as magnificent duplex four-bedroom penthouses at nearly 5,000 square feet in size. With impressive views over and easy access to popular family entertainment destination Madar, the Misk Apartments are also located on Aljada’s tree-lined boulevard, which contains…
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) is excited to launch the 4th edition of its flagship Tanween creativity season. Held under the theme “Tools: Crafting Creativity”, the event features high-profile speakers and a series of targeted workshops and masterclasses from October 27 – November 13, and is designed to celebrate, explore and inspire the creative process. Underscoring Ithra’s goal of supporting and developing the region’s creative industries, a key highlight will be the unveiling of the results of one of the most comprehensive studies mapping the cultural and creative landscape of the Middle East and North Africa, including…
Danube Properties, the UAE-based affordable housing pioneer and one of the most dynamic and popular private real estate developers in the UAE, today announces the launch of Skyz Tower, a Mediterranean-themed high-rise residential tower with elegantly-designed apartments, retail outlets and recreational facilities with a development value exceeding Dh475 million. The project will be developed at the Arjan master-planned community in Dubai, close to the Miracle Gardens, opposite to Motor City, Dubai Hills Estates and Dubai Hills Estate Mall with the easiest access to Mohammed Bin Zayed highway. The affordable homes come with Danube Properties’ trend-setting 1 percent payment plan that…
Centre Point Logistics (CPL), a Dubai-based logistic supply chain company offering services in the global logistics sector through asset-based innovative and proactive solutions to showcase the best in logistics solutions at the Materials Handling Middle East exhibition that will take place on 2-4 November 2021 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre. Established in 2005, CPL adds value to Dubai’s competitive position offering end to end logistic and project solutions; the company provides a one-stop logistic solution from manufacturer to consumer, integrating logistics services from warehouse and open yard storage, customs clearance, freight forwarding, transportation, technical support, and distribution of cargo by…
SPARK, the world-class ecosystem in the heart of the energy market, welcomed Baker Hughes as it broke ground on its Oilfield Services Regional Hub, the largest assembly, maintenance, and overhaul hub the global energy technology company has anywhere in the world. This is the latest in a line of firsts at the SPARK mega project since its launch in 2018 and gives added weight to the energy industrial city’s commitment to contributing over $6 billion annually to the Saudi GDP and the creation of thousands of new highly skilled job opportunities. SPARK’s President and CEO, Saif S. Al-Qahtani, stated:…
Dubai CommerCity, the first and leading e-commerce free zone in the region has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mashreq, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE. The MoU aims to offer Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) with the ideal ecosystem for setting up their e-commerce business, through providing them with access to Application Programming Interfaces (API) integration and banking services through Mashreq’s exclusively digital business banking platform, NEOBiz. As part of the MoU, e-commerce businesses will be able to utilise Mashreq’s NEOBiz platform, enabling them to open bank accounts in a rapid and efficient…
Cementing its role as an innovator in the logistics industry, Asyad Group, the Oman-based global integrated logistics solutions provider, has announced its exciting event line-up at Expo 2020 Dubai. In collaboration with Hypermotion Dubai, the Asyad Global Logistics Challenge includes two fast-paced competitions that seek to harness the talent of entrepreneurs and creative thinkers to solve some of the challenges faced by the global logistics industry. Happening from the 2nd to the 4th of November, the Asyad Global Logistics Hackathon will task promising data scientists from across the globe to develop data-centric solutions and ideas, leveraging Asyad’s wealth of data…
Al-Futtaim Logistics has won the Cold Chain Service Provider of the Year accolade at the BNC Publishing’s Logistics & Transport Awards 2021. Held by industry publication Logistics News ME, the ceremony recognises individuals and companies from a variety of sectors for their contributions to the landscape. The Logistics & Transport Awards 2021 acknowledge the past triumphs and future strategies of logistics and supply chain companies in the region. The winners will have demonstrated the implementation of the most innovative practices, creative solutions, and consistent dedication to providing superior service across the cold chain spectrum. Raman Kumar, Managing Director, Al-Futtaim…