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Your gateway to explore vertical farming industry in the Gulf – GVF 2023 will go live this September in Dubai

May 3, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

As days pass and the Middle East’s largest and only exclusive event – the Global Vertical Farming Show 2023 by TAB group in Dubai happening on 13th and 14th September, gets near – it is being exceptionally acclaimed and talked about amongst the industry professionals.

The summit will bring together experts, innovators, and leaders in the vertical farming industry from across the globe.

The event will serve as a platform for discussions on the latest trends, ideas, and innovative solutions in the field of vertical farming, and its potential to transform the future of agriculture and food industry. [Read more…] about Your gateway to explore vertical farming industry in the Gulf – GVF 2023 will go live this September in Dubai

Filed Under: Agriculture Tagged With: agriculture, business, dubai, east, event, farming, global, group, gvf, industry, middle, opportunities, opportunity, vertical

Segula Technologies opens new offices in the Middle East

April 18, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Segula Technologies, a global engineering group, is launching its Middle East business through establishing two offices to support its customers in the energy, aerospace, defence, rail, manufacturing, naval, and automotive sectors, covering the full scope of competencies from design to manufacturing engineering.

Segula’s new offices are located in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and in Cairo, Egypt.

The Middle East is a strategic market, rapidly growing and developing industry 4.0 solutions and energy transition process. [Read more…] about Segula Technologies opens new offices in the Middle East

Filed Under: Business, News Tagged With: automotive, business, customers, east, energy, engineering, expertise, group, industry, manufacturing, masdar, middle, offices, rail, segula, skilled, solutions, support, technologies, transition

Seed Group and Samotics partner to bring condition monitoring and energy optimization services to the Middle East

February 9, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Seed Group, a company of the Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, has entered into a strategic partnership with Samotics, a provider of real-time actionable insights to eliminate industrial energy waste and unplanned downtime, to bring enhanced condition monitoring and energy optimization services to the Middle East.

As part of this partnership, Seed Group will support Samotics to expand its operations and establish its offering in the Emirates and the wider Middle East region.

The companies will collaborate to identify approaches and opportunities to bring Samotics’ innovative solutions to the region’s industrial players, helping them eliminate unplanned downtime and improve energy efficiency. [Read more…] about Seed Group and Samotics partner to bring condition monitoring and energy optimization services to the Middle East

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: bring, companies, east, efficiency, energy, global, group, identify, industrial, industries, insights, middle, monitoring, partnership, performance, sam, samotics, seed, solutions, technology

Kiwibot partners with Careem for last-mile meal delivery

December 29, 2021 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Kiwibot, a autonomous last-mile delivery solution, is partnering with Careem, an online fulfillment app for the greater Middle East region.

The plan is for Kiwibot to work with Careem to autonomously fulfill local orders in Dubai.

Kiwibot has already established operations in a variety of other cities around the world, but this is the first deployment in the middle east. [Read more…] about Kiwibot partners with Careem for last-mile meal delivery

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: areas, careem, city, delivery, dubai, east, fulfillment, includes, kiwibot, last mile, middle, operations, residential, rta, sidewalk

Goodyear invests in autonomous trucking company Gatik

November 11, 2021 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Goodyear and Gatik have agreed a multi-year collaboration with a goal to advance the development of mobility solutions for the autonomous business-to-business short-haul logistics industry.

The collaboration will contribute to safer, more sustainable goods movement while reducing costs for Gatik’s customers in the B2B short-haul market nationwide.

Gatik has established the first autonomous middle mile logistics network in North America and is rapidly expanding its fleet of Class 3-6 autonomous box trucks for customers in multiple markets, including Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Ontario. [Read more…] about Goodyear invests in autonomous trucking company Gatik

Filed Under: Autonomous vehicles, News Tagged With: autonomous, collaboration, companies, costs, customers, delivery, gatik, goodyear, help, intelligence, logistics, middle, mile, safety, short-haul, solutions, technology, tire

Rootstock Software partners with Xitricon to deliver Rootstock Cloud ERP to the Middle East

April 16, 2021 by Elaine Leave a Comment

Rootstock Software, a leading provider of cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions built on the Salesforce platform, has agreed a partnership with Xitricon, a Dubai-headquartered company that specializes in planning, configuration, and implementation of enterprise solutions, such as ERP and customer relationship management (CRM).

Xitricon operates in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, countries comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council. It also has a development and resource center in Sri Lanka.

Henk Bruinekreeft, regional vice president at Rootstock Asia Pacific, says: “With this partnership, we add six countries to our international ERP market, and we extend our presence in the Middle East. [Read more…] about Rootstock Software partners with Xitricon to deliver Rootstock Cloud ERP to the Middle East

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: asia, cloud, countries, customer, east, enterprise, erp, middle, pacific, partner, partnership, planning, resource, rootstock, sales, salesforce, service, software, solutions, support, xitricon

Canadian Tire and NuPort Robotics to commercialize Canada’s first automated heavy duty trucks

March 12, 2021 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Canadian Tire Corporation and Toronto based start-up NuPort Robotics, Canada’s first autonomous trucking company, are partnering with the Ontario government to invest $3 million to undertake an automated heavy duty trucking project to test a “first-of-its-kind-in-the-world” technology. 

The breakthrough technology provides a transportation solution for the middle mile, the short-haul shuttle runs that semi-tractor trailers make between distribution centres, warehouses and terminals each day.

It is designed to enable next-generation automated trucks that are more fuel efficient, safer to operate, and provide an enhanced driver experience. [Read more…] about Canadian Tire and NuPort Robotics to commercialize Canada’s first automated heavy duty trucks

Filed Under: Autonomous vehicles, News Tagged With: artificial, automated, autonomous, canadian, goods, innovation, intelligence, middle, mile, nuport, ontario, project, robotics, safety, supply, technology, tire, transportation, trucking, trucks, vehicle

Oil-producing nations struggling with economic woes as society shifts towards electric movement

August 4, 2020 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Oil-producing nations located in the Middle East and North Africa are struggling with their economies, most of which are not diversified enough to offset the losses caused by falls in the price of crude.

A quick check shows that the current price of a barrel of crude oil – which is about 160 litres – is just above $40, which is significantly lower than certainly Arab countries need it to be.

According to the Economist, Algeria needs the price to be about $157 a barrel, while Oman wants to get to at least $87. [Read more…] about Oil-producing nations struggling with economic woes as society shifts towards electric movement

Filed Under: Economy, News Tagged With: automotive, buying, cars, caused, consumers, continue, crude, deloitte, east, electric, expected, fall, manufacturers, market, middle, nations, number, oil, oil-producing, petrol, price, trend, vehicle, vehicles

Eni to co-host Automa 2020 and to show ‘most powerful supercomputer in the world’

June 16, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

An Italian major oil and gas company and BGS Group have recently announced their partnership in the run-up to Automa 2020 – Automation and Digitalization Congress that will be held in Italy, Milan, on October 19-20.

Regina Chislova, project director of Automa 2020, says: “Eni middle and senior management have been attending the congresses organized by BGS Group for a few consecutive years, flying to different European countries.

“This year we bring Automa to Eni’s home and, therefore, decided that it will be a mutually beneficial partnership.” [Read more…] about Eni to co-host Automa 2020 and to show ‘most powerful supercomputer in the world’

Filed Under: Promoted Tagged With: attending, automa, business, company, congress, data, digital, discussion, eni, group, major, management, middle, oil, place, project, senior, speak, supercomputer, technologies

Gatik debuts ‘first-ever’ autonomous box truck fleet for logistics

May 6, 2020 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Gatik, a Palo Alto-based startup developing autonomous vehicles for business to business short-haul logistics, has launched a new platform to serve the supply chain’s so-called middle mile – the autonomous box truck. (See video below.)

Gatik’s self-driving fleet of multi-temperature box trucks range in size between 11 and 20 feet long. This makes Gatik the first company to develop autonomous box trucks capable of delivering ambient, cold and frozen goods.

Retailers today face unprecedented challenges in the supply chain, and autonomous delivery vehicles address two of the essentials: safety and reliability. [Read more…] about Gatik debuts ‘first-ever’ autonomous box truck fleet for logistics

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: autonomous, box, chain, customers, gatik, logistics, middle, mile, supply, vehicles

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