All Middle East articles – Page 3
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NewsMammoet teams up with Aertssen to serve Qatar heavy lift business
Mammoet has formed a strategic partnership with Aertssen Machinery Services (AMS) with the aim of providing comprehensive heavy lifting and project cargo services in Qatar.
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NewsMammoet installs final pod at RSG’s Sheybarah Island resort
Heavy lift and transport engineering provider Mammoet completed its role the Sheybarah Island resort in Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with Red Sea Global (RSG).
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NewsForce majeure and route changes escalate freight costs
The majority of shipping lines are now rerouting ships via the Cape of Good Hope due to the deteriorating security situation in the Red Sea, while several declared force majeure temporarily relieving them of their normal contractual obligations. Transit times will certainly be delayed and freight costs are expected to rise significantly.
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NewsEgytrans targets Saudi Arabian projects market with Links Investment deal
Egyptian logistics and transport provider Egytrans and Saudi-based investment firm Links Investment will establish a limited liability company in Saudi Arabia.
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NewsShips rerouted as Red Sea crisis escalates
The hijacking of the Galaxy Leader and subsequent attacks on other vessels underscores the influence of geopolitics in the Middle East Gulf in commercial shipping. A number of the world’s leading container carriers, including Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and MSC are now diverting their ships away from the Red Sea region because of an increased threat of attacks.
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NewsRambaud to head Bolloré Middle East
Jean-Baptiste Rambaud has been appointed as ceo of Bolloré Logistics Middle East.
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NewsChipolbrok on hand for NEOM turbine delivery
Multipurpose shipping line Chipolbrok has delivered wind turbines to the port of NEOM in northwest Saudi Arabia for NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC).
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NewsFleet Line Shipping opens warehouse in JAFZ
UAE-headquartered Fleet Line Shipping (FLS) has opened a storage facility in Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ).
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NewsAir Partner supports Afghan relief efforts
Air Partner’s global cargo division has coordinated the delivery of aid to Afghanistan following the powerful earthquakes that struck the country earlier this month.
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NewsAlmajdouie partners with IRU to elevate drivers and operations
Almajdouie Logistics said that it has become the first logistics service provider in Saudi Arabia to adopt IRU RoadMasters’ goods transport programme.
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NewsDSV forms joint venture with NEOM
Freight forwarder DSV and NEOM – Saudi Arabia’s mega project to construct a new urban area – have formed a USD10 billion exclusive joint venture to support the development the projects taking place.
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NewsCOSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers opens Dubai office
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers (Southeast Asia) has opened a representative office in Dubai, UAE.
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NewsHareket signs partnership agreement with Arab Development
Türkiye’s heavy lift and engineered transport provider Hareket has signed a strategic partnership agreement with UAE-based Arab Development.
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NewsBlue Bell Shipping opens in Saudi Arabia
UAE-headquartered project freight forwarder Blue Bell Shipping has further expanded its operations to include a new office in Dammam (Al Khobar), Saudi Arabia.
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NewsMammoet takes on factory-to-foundation scope in Saudi Arabia
Mammoet has supported the construction of a propane dehydration plant (PDH) in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, handling all the critical components.
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NewsMyCrane continues expansion drive with Saudi operation
Dubai-based online crane rental service MyCrane has launched its own operations in Saudi Arabia as it expands its presence in the Middle East.
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NewsAl Faris hauls absorber in the UAE
Al Faris has transported a 30 m-long absorber vessel in the UAE using Cometto SPMTs.
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NewsGulf Maritime coordinates transformer delivery
Gulf Maritime General Trading & Contracting coordinated the transport of four transformers and 45-tonne shunt reactors from Shuaiba port for the Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait.
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NewsXCMG establishes Saudi subsidiary
Chinese construction machinery manufacturer XCMG has opened a subsidiary in Saudi Arabia.
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NewsKuehne + Nagel lands NEOM contract
Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has secured a contract from Envision Energy to transport 190 wind turbine generators and 67 tower sets to Saudi Arabia’s special economic zone, NEOM.