Heavy lifting and transportation specialist Mammoet opens new offices in the UAE and Oman, after seeing an increase in the number of projects requiring its attention in the Middle East
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Trukkin launches as GCC logistics app linking shippers and truckers
Saudi and UAE entrepreneurs have launched a cloud-based B2B platform called Trukkin to coordinate between shippers and truckers in the Middle East region and help streamline logistics solutions
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Mammoet delivers the tallest wind turbine in the world
Mammoet has delivered a 234m-high prototype wind turbine, with a hub height of 165m, 69m long rotary blades and a 3.15MW output to the Drantum II wind farm in Denmark
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UPS targets 25% alternative fuel, advanced tech vehicle purchases by 2020
By 2020, alternative fuel and advanced technology models will account for one quarter of UPS’s annual new vehicle purchases
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Tristar implements specialised driver training as UAE temperatures soar
Tristar Group has implemented a driver training and support programme designed to promote the safe operation of trucks during the UAE’s summer months
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Fishing port adapted to aid Egypt’s Burullus Power Plant project
Mammoet, DB Schenker, and NOSCO transformed a fishing port into a heavy-lifting facility to optimise logistics during the construction of Egypt’s Burullus Power Plant
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Kuwait’s Jassim Transport orders five Demag all-terrain cranes
Kuwait’s Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co., or JTC, purchases four four-axle Demag AC 100-4L units and one six-axle Demag AC 250-6 crane, citing the versatility of the models from Terex Cranes
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UAE: GENAVCO installs $600k racking system for MHK
GENAVCO has installed a Stow Atlas Shuttle Racking System for Mir Hashem Khoory Cold Stores as part of a $600,000 contract
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Kuwait’s Integrated Logistics buys 12 Demag cranes
Kuwait-based heavy lifting and transport specialist purchases a range of Demag AC 130-5, AC 160-5 and AC 300-6 all-terrain cranes from Terex Cranes
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KAEC crane hub enlists MAN Diesel & Turbo gensets
Three MAN Diesel & Turbo gensets are being used to power a crane facility located in King Abdullah Port, part of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Economic City