Locus’s founder and CEO, Nishith Rastogi, oversees the company’s business strategy and innovation. He leads products globally and supervises business expansion across geographies. With a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and a master’s in economics from the prestigious BITS Pilani, Nishith is a published author in experimental physics and holds patents in Machine Learning. Locus is a dispatch management and customer experience platform founded in 2015 to turn logistics operations from cost centres into growth centres. The business has collaborated with more than 300 businesses in more than 30 countries, including the Middle East, ANZ, Southeast Asia, North America, and the…
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Hyundai Motor Company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with BEEAH Group (BEEAH) to promote a hydrogen mobility demonstration project in the United Arab Emirates and explore further opportunities for collaboration. BEEAH is the pioneer for sustainability and digitalization in the Middle East, integrating zero-waste, waste-to-energy and net-zero innovations to drive industries towards sustainability targets. As part of its waste management business, the Group operates a fleet of over 2,000 waste collection vehicles, including electric cars. In alignment with the UAE’s hydrogen strategy, the Group is exploring hydrogen fuel vehicles to decarbonize its fleet operations and to advance emissions-free mobility…
Gulftainer’s Group CEO, Peter Richards, has played a vital role in bringing the business up to its current standing as a top operator of regional ports and terminals and a customised supply chain and logistics solutions provider. Peter, who has over 36 years of experience operating and managing ports and container terminals, has been instrumental in converting Gulftainer into a platform that facilitates integrated supply chains and logistics solutions. Being the first and only Middle Eastern company to manage and operate ports in the USA market, Gulftainer has established a significant international presence under Peter’s leadership. The two UAE flagship…
AJEX Logistics Services, a Middle East specialist in express logistics and Industrial solutions, is proud to announce a new partnership agreement with the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones – MODON. The agreement will see AJEX operate expanded logistics services from the burgeoning industrial epicentre of Dammam. Marking yet another significant step in AJEX’s growth since its launch in 2021, the agreement will see the Saudi-headquartered logistics firm operate warehousing facilities over a 6,000 sqm area at MODON. The units will be utilized for the warehousing of various goods, including dangerous goods, the storage of food and beverages,…
Navin Narayan is the CEO of Acme Intralog, one of the top Middle Eastern suppliers of material handling and warehouse automation solutions. Under Navin’s direction, Acme partnered with world leaders in the pneumatics, vacuum handling, and smart intralogistics markets to establish itself as a significant regional force in industrial automation. With a global manufacturing hub located in Jebel Ali, Navin led Acme into its next growth stage as a warehouse and industrial automation solutions manufacturer in 2019. Navin began transforming Acme into a system integrator for warehouse automation solutions in 2012. Conveyors, robots, and automated storage and retrieval systems are…
Careem, the region’s leading multi-service platform, partners with CarbonSifr, a climate-solution company and the preferred climate-tech partner of Emirates Nature-WWF, to support carbon removal projects in the UAE and the broader region through a new ride-hailing option available to customers in Dubai today. Careem’s ‘Eco-friendly’ ride enables Careem customers to support carbon removal projects in the UAE and the wider region. This means customers’ contributions will go to high-integrity environmental projects such as planting mangrove trees in the UAE and other nature-based solutions in the region. Mudassir Sheikha, CEO and Co-founder at Careem, said: “We’re excited to introduce ‘Eco-friendly’, Careem’s carbon…
DP World and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the use of renewable energy and cut emissions from the ports and maritime logistics sector. The agreement is signed by IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera and DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and focuses on identifying and implementing decarbonisation solutions across the sector. “We are honoured to partner with IRENA in this transformative journey towards a shared global vision of renewable energy powering the supply chain. DP World is working to shape the future of trade, building resilience and sustainability…
One of the oldest logistics firms in the UAE, MFC Group, was founded in 1977, and its CEO is Laurance Langdon. Laurance was responsible for restructuring the MFC Group in 2020 to prepare the company for life after COVID-19. Laurance has over 30 years of experience living and working abroad. MFC is a diverse group of companies. MFC Extreme was concentrated on projects, events, sports, and GCC transportation, while Modern Freight specialised in international logistics, warehousing, and distribution. MFC Container Solutions sells and leases containers, offering storage, certifications, and repairs. It is one of the top container depots outside the…
GSL, an influential 3PL in the UAE, is a member of the prestigious Al Shirawi Group of companies and is well-known for being the home of more than 100 brands and companies that depend on GSL for their expansion logistics. Gurumurthi Shankar, the Chief Operating Officer, has spearheaded the business’s growth to its present state of dominance in the industry. Since he joined the company, GSL has expanded its customer base, service offering, and footprint, serving over 160,000 pallet position locations. Driven by the growth-minded GSL Spirit, the team remains the market’s go-to Growth Logistics partner, as demonstrated by its…
Nabeel Alkharabsheh has worked with global logistics behemoths both in the UAE and overseas for more than ten years. One of Jordan’s best universities, Hashemite University, awarded Nabel a degree in industrial engineering. After receiving his degree, he relocated to Egypt in 2008 to work as a logistics manager overseeing Aramex’s operations. After that, Nabel moved to Dubai to work as a logistics manager at the Aramex Logistics Centre from 2010 to 2012. After that, in 2012, he relocated to Aramex Kazakhstan, where he worked for more than 6 years as the country manager for a top logistics company that…