Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

NFPA appoints new Regional Sales Manager based in Dubai

Thu, 23 Jul 2026

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced on Thursday that Romnish Kapoor has joined NFPA as Regional Sales Manager for the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, strengthening the organisation’s growing presence across the region.

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Saudi PIF unit sets up sports infrastructure venture with Live Nation, Oak View

Thu, 23 Jul 2026

SURJ Sports Investment, a Saudi PIF company, together with Live Nation and Oak View Group (OVG), has announced the launch of radia, a joint venture to support the growth of the kingdom’s sports infrastructure - including venue management, operations, activations and commercialisation.

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AIREV signs Redington to distribute AI platform across Gulf, Africa

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

AIREV, the Abu Dhabi-based creator of the OnDemand autonomous AI platform, has signed an agreement with Redington, a leading technology aggregator and innovation catalyst, to distribute its agentic AI platform, OnDemand, across the GCC and the whole of Africa.

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DP World in deal to develop two multipurpose container ports in Fujairah

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

DP World has announced that it has entered into a 50-year concession agreement to develop two multipurpose container ports in Fujairah. Once operational, the development will boost DP World's total container handling capacity in the UAE to almost 22 million TEUs from 19.4 million TEUs.

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East Pipes signs deal to acquire material handling equipment

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry has announced that it had signed agreements with selected suppliers such as Saudi Liebherr and US-based Vaccuworx, a leading provider of vacuum lifting equipment for a number of industries, to acquire strategic material handling assets.

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Musco launches new lighting solutions manufacturing facility in Dammam

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Musco, a specialist in sports and large area lighting and technology, recently opened a new manufacturing facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

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Abu Dhabi's MGX, partners acquire US data centre operator in $40bn deal

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Abu Dhabi-based AI investment firm MGX and a consortium including the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have completed the acquisition of US data centre operator Aligned Data Centres in a deal valued at about $40 billion.

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Arabian Pipes secures key Saudi Aramco supply contract

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Arabian Pipes Company (APC) has announced that it has secured a key contract from Saudi oil giant Aramco for the manufacturing, coating and supply of steel pipes for one of its projects. The entire work will be completed within a eight-month period.

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ADNOC awards $5.1bn EPC contracts for gas plant expansion

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has awarded EPC contracts worth $5.1 billion for the development of the Umm Shaif Gas Cap in the emirate, marking the final investment decision on the project, that is expected to unlock over 600 million standard cu ft per day of natural gas by 2030.

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Tecnimont secures contract for Argentina’s $1.5bn fertiliser complex

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

Maire’s Tecnimont has won a contract to develop Argentina’s largest urea facility at Bahía Blanca, featuring ammonia and ultra-low energy urea plants with 2.1 million tonnes annual capacity and advanced technology from Nextchem.