Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

EGA completes acquisition of 80% of Italian aluminium recycling firm Eco Green

Fri, 11 Sep 2026

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas and the world’s biggest ‘premium aluminium’ producer, has completed its acquisition of an 80 percent stake in Italian aluminium recycling company Eco Green.

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UAE to invest €40 billion in Germany's key economic sectors

Fri, 11 Sep 2026

The UAE has announced plans to invest €40 billion in Germany across a number of sectors that represent strategic and development priorities for both countries. These include industry, advanced technology, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure and energy.

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Acwa Power consortium signs technical services deal for Syria water sector

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Saudi utility major Acwa Power, in consortium with the Water Transmission Company (WTCO), has signed a technical services agreement with top engineering and consultancy group Fichtner to assess Syria’s water resources and develop solutions for seawater desalination and water transmission.

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Harbin Electric completes key Saudi gas turbine unit installation work

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Chinese group Harbin Electric International is delivering the Rumah-2 Combined-Cycle Power Plant in Saudi Arabia as part of the kingdom's efforts to advance its energy transition under Vision 2030. The company recently hoisted the Gas Turbine Unit 1 into position, thus kicking off the project's installation work.

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Oman signs mining agreements worth $15.4m in exploration investments

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals has signed two agreements to develop mining concession areas covering a combined 1,687 square kilometres, with planned exploration investments of about RO6 million ($15.4 million).

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SAL Zones, Advanced Aircraft Technology sign MoU on logistics for aviation

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

SAL Zones, a subsidiary of SAL Logistics Services specialising in the development of integrated logistics zones across the Kingdom, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Advanced Aircraft Technology to explore opportunities for collaboration in developing specialised logistics infrastructure and solutions to support aviation and aerospace projects in the Kingdom.

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IHC, Adani enter deals with India's Odisha state for $22bn projects

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC) and India’s Adani Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha for 14 projects covering trade and the development of a port, with an investment outlay of $22 billion (IN₹2,10,500 crore).

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Business France appoints new Regional Director for Near & Middle East

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Business France has announced the appointment of Jean-Philippe Arvert as Regional Director for the Near & Middle East and French Trade & Investment Commissioner to the UAE.

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Alfa Laval launches ‘Made in Saudi’ assembly line for heat exchangers

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Alfa Laval, a global leader in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling, has launched its ‘Made in Saudi’ assembly line for heat exchangers.

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Heisco wins $359m EPC contract for Kuwait Oil's Jurassic facilities

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company (Heisco) has announced that it has secured a contract valued at KD111.05 million ($359 million) for delivering engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of tanks for Kuwait Oil Company‘s Jurassic Light Oil export facilities.