A delegation from the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), led by His Excellency Omar Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of MoIAT, visited Fujairah Free Zone to gain insights into industrial projects, promote the adoption of sustainability practices and advanced technology, and explore ways of enhancing enablers, incentives and investment attractiveness in the business ecosystem. The visit aligns with the objectives of the National Strategy for Industry and Advanced Technology and MoIAT’s efforts to develop the sector by collaborating with strategic partners. Al Suwaidi and the accompanying delegation were received by His Excellency Sharief Al Awadhi, Director-General of Fujairah Free Zone…
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With sustainability by design in mind, Henkel is enabling the next generation of EV batteries. The German multinational industrial and consumer goods company develops some of the automotive industry’s most crucial advanced material innovations. Mounting climate concerns and a worldwide legislative push have led to surging demand for electric vehicles (EVs), an upward trend expected to continue in the coming decades. Globally, the number of passenger EVs is projected to surpass 100 million by 2026 and 700 million by 2040. Henkel, a longstanding partner of the global automotive industry, offers a portfolio of more than 200 high-impact solutions in adhesives,…
Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale) announced the go-live of its most celebrated Airport Cargo Community System (ACS) at GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL). The platform aims to enhance efficiency, streamline procedures, and automate communication with stakeholders at the airport’s cargo complex. The new system seamlessly connects Airports, Cargo Ground Handlers, Transporters, Freight Forwarders, Customs Brokers, Airlines, Importers/Exporters and Customs on a standard, highly secured cloud-based IT platform. The system is targeted towards promoting paperless trade with trade documentation now done online and ease of doing business. With this, Kale actively engages at 100+ airport cargo stations worldwide. GHIAL is the fourth…
Abu Dhabi International Airport continues its upward trajectory as Abu Dhabi Airports announced the airport’s traffic results for the first half of 2023, showing healthy figures and outstanding growth in passenger numbers, flights and cargo movement. The figures confirm a significant increase of 67% in passenger traffic as 10,258,653 passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport between 1 January and 30 June 2023, compared to 6,158,376 passengers served during the same period last year. Abu Dhabi International Airport also recorded 67,835 flights, a notable increase of 36% compared to 49,919 flights during H1 2022. Abu Dhabi International Airport’s network continues…
Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest-growing and most environmentally sustainable airline globally, has published its annual sustainability update, presenting the progress towards its sustainability targets. In the fiscal year 2023, Wizz Air achieved a carbon emissions intensity of 53.8 grams per passenger/km, a decrease of 11% compared to the previous fiscal year’s performance. This is Wizz Air’s lowest-ever recorded result for one fiscal year and the lowest performance among major competitor airlines. Wizz Air’s sustainability strategy is based on four pillars – environment, people, governance and economy. The airline is constantly working on its environmental footprint and carbon intensity reduction, employee development,…
After the launch of the new vehicle in Riyadh last May, IVECO and its local dealer Arabian Auto Agency (AAA), delivered in Saudi Arabia 20 IVECO S-Way to Arabian Agricultural Services Company (ARASCO), a leading local company for food supply and security. All the units handed during the ceremony held in Dammam on June 8th are IVECO S-Way AT440S47T, 4×2 tractor. These vehicles will be locally assembled at the Arabian Auto Agency Riyadh plant and join the ARASCO fleet for the unique mission of bulk carrier semitrailers transporting chicken feed. Arabian Agricultural Services Company is among the top 100 companies in Saudi Arabia…
Oman and Etihad Rail Company (OERC), the developer and operator of the UAE-Oman Rail Network, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel (Jindal), a leading integrated steel producer in the GCC. This is to establish a sustainable end-to-end transport logistics solution between Jindal’s steel complex at Sohar Port and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) via the UAE-Oman Rail Network. As part of OERC’s commitment to providing efficient and cost-effective logistics solutions for major global players across different sectors, the MoU will allow Jindal to annually transport up to 4 million tons of raw materials and…
Allison Transmission, a global leader in fully automatic transmissions, collaborated with bus manufacturer King Long and provided 40 buses to support this year’s operations during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The successful partnership helped the Kingdom’s objective of providing an exceptional Hajj experience to pilgrims. Allison is renowned for its commitment to providing exceptional quality and comfort to passengers. Thanks to its advanced Torqmatic® Series transmissions explicitly designed for transit and coach buses, Allison helped play a key role in facilitating the transportation of pilgrims during this year’s Hajj season. Of the 40 buses, 21 were allocated to a…
Abu Dhabi Airports, the owner and operator of the emirate’s five airports, today announced that daily non-stop flights operated by Air France-KLM connecting Abu Dhabi and Paris will be resumed starting October 2023. The return of this route will create additional avenues for business, trade and tourism between Abu Dhabi and France. Abu Dhabi International Airport’s expanding network encompasses 114 passenger destinations in 61 countries, with 23 airlines operating flights. Elena Sorlini, Abu Dhabi Airports’ Acting Chief Executive Officer, commented: “This renewed partnership between Abu Dhabi Airports and Air France contributes to bolstering the existing business relations between Paris and Abu…
Emerson has appointed Mathias Schinzel as the new president for its Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. He has been with the company for 26 years, most recently as vice president for Europe’s DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region. Schinzel will collaborate with Emerson’s global sales leadership team to continue to grow the company’s business in the MEA region. “We are pleased to have Mathias on board as our new president for the Middle East and Africa region,” said Roel Van Doren, Emerson’s group president of global sales. “We are confident that his wealth of expertise and extensive skill set…