The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone) has recently announced the return of 50% of its employees to offices, in accordance with certain rules and regulations developed to ensure the provision of a safe work environment. The return-to-work procedures have been completed seamlessly and conveniently, where SAIF Zone applied all the precautionary measures in the head office and its affiliated facilities, in addition to implementing physical distancing measures and preparing the offices for receiving a specified number of visitors. The Zone underlined that all the measures taken aim to maintain the health and safety of everyone and to ensure…
Author: Kasun Illankoon
The UAE ranks among the top 10 countries in the world for the third consecutive year when it comes to readiness to accommodate driverless vehicles, according to KPMG’s 2020 Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI). The third edition of the study, which evaluates the preparedness of 30 countries globally, places the UAE in eighth position, up one place from last year’s rankings despite the addition of five jurisdictions. The 2020 KPMG AVRI assesses the level of preparedness and openness of various countries to autonomous vehicle technology, adoption and their progress in making driverless cars a reality. The main indicators of measuring…
ALEC Energy and Swedish company Azelio have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that covers a collaboration for over 49 MW installed capacity of Azelio’s thermal energy storage until 2025. The projects are focused in the Middle East and African markets, where ALEC Energy aims to expand its business offering as a renewable energy project developer and system integrator. ALEC Energy and Azelio reached an agreement to expand its business offering, to supply electricity and heat to Commercial & Industrial clients using Azelio’s long-duration thermal energy storage. The unique storage technology developed by the Swedish company can be coupled…
Dubai Trade, DP World’s single window platform for cross border trade, has introduced the “Electronic Delivery Order”, a sophisticated new technological tool that will allow supply chain stakeholders to handle their complex import processes with just the click of a computer mouse. The E-Delivery Order is tailored to support trade, logistics and supply chain players in trying times like the operational disruptions caused by the pandemic. Launched in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that requires social distancing and Work From Home, the new system enables shipping agents, freight forwarders and Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCOs) to move beyond their tedious…
AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, has today announced the launch of the AVEVA™ Insight OMI app, a first in the industry to infuse real-time artificial intelligence into an operator’s decision-making as well as improve overall operational agility. The smart app provides industrial businesses with an accelerated path toward implementing artificial intelligence in the control room or on the plant floor, presenting real-time anomaly detection in a context-aware OMI visualization display. It will benefit operators, engineers, and operations managers from various industries including Water and Wastewater, Energy, Food & Beverage amongst others. The AVEVA Insight OMI app…
Greg Ward, Managing Director at Transguard Group on how the organisation’s comprehensive response to COVID-19 is helping to build the future of FM in the health care sector. (Read the full July magazine right here: https://bit.ly/3gAiO4K) What did you take for granted prior to COVID-19? The ability to easily socialize with friends and family quickly tops the list for most of us, but what about access to worry-free medical attention that doesn’t come with the twin concern of potentially and inadvertently falling victim to a global pandemic? Over the last few months, hospitals and clinics have been ground zero for…
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, today announced that production at its new Al Taweelah alumina refinery achieved nameplate capacity from bauxite to alumina for June, a major milestone in the ramp-up of the giant plant. The milestone was achieved just 14 months after alumina production began in April last year, a world-class performance. Alumina refineries convert bauxite to alumina in a four-step process which in parts exceeds 1,000˚C and 100 times atmospheric pressure. It can take several years or more for new alumina refineries to reach a month of…
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation, DFF, today launched the 3D Printing Strategic Alliance. According to WAM, the initiative is a first of its kind in the world that creates a comprehensive network of government entities, academia, and 3D printing companies in the UAE and the world. Aimed at developing the UAE into a leading 3D printing manufacturing hub, the Strategic Alliance seeks to produce a wide range of supplies, products, and services in vital sectors to meet market needs and achieve…
In a recent E-Live webinar hosted by Construction Business News Middle East and in partnership with du, and our knowledge partners Tafawuq Facilities Management, Khurram Nazeer, General Manager – Information Technology, EFS Facilities Services Group, examines how technology and innovation plays a key crucial in keeping occupants and buildings safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial steps and measures taken to combat COVID-19 We took the matter very seriously, followed all government requirements and recommendations, and developed an EFS COVID-19 Corporate Level Framework to deal with this. We needed to look through the COVID-19 lens and address the following challenges, which included two-fold: Staff Management…
American Airlines announced that Jessica Tyler has been named President of Cargo and Vice President of Airport Excellence, leading the teams responsible for the success of the cargo business and delivering operational and customer service excellence for both airports and cargo. This new appointment and role are part of American’s recent right-sizing of its management and support staff as the company rebounds from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the company navigates the next several years, this new organization will retain separate airport and cargo functions but also benefit from the blending of the talent and expertise of the…