Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

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.

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UAE-based SolitAir secures regulatory access to British airspace

Wed, 22 Jul 2026

SolitAir, the UAE-based B2B airport-to-airport express cargo airline, has announced that it has been granted Third Country Operator (TCO) certification by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA).

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Fluor wins engineering contract for GPIC aromatics project in Bahrain

Tue, 21 Jul 2026

US-based Fluor Corporation has announced that it has been awarded a major front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) for a new aromatics facility located in the Kingdom of Bahrain as part of an expansion of its existing petrochemical complex.

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Sabic signs EV materials collaboration pact with top Saudi brand Ceer

Tue, 21 Jul 2026

Saudi chemicals giant Sabic has signed an agreement with electric vehicle maker Ceer to explore the use of advanced materials in the design and manufacture of EV units in the kingdom.

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Embraer, Mubadala forge strategic aerospace, MRO partnership

Tue, 21 Jul 2026

Embraer, a leading global aerospace company based in Brazil, and Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company have signed an agreement to jointly explore long-term collaboration in aerospace manufacturing, maintenance, research and workforce development.

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Novo Nordisk names new General Manager for GCC

Tue, 21 Jul 2026

Novo Nordisk, a leading global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark, has appointed Venkat Kalyan as the new General Manager for its Gulf operations. An industry veteran, he brings nearly 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector to this new role.

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Abu Dhabi launches Waterway Monitoring and Control Centre to strengthen maritime safety

Tue, 21 Jul 2026

The Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), an affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, has announced the activation and commencement of operations at the Waterway Monitoring and Control Centre.

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PepsiCo expands Iraq manufacturing push with new agreements

Tue, 21 Jul 2026

PepsiCo has signed agreements with partners Baghdad Soft Drinks and Green Iraq to expand manufacturing capacity, support farmers and create jobs in Iraq. This comes as part of its efforts to reinforce Iraq’s position as one of its top beverage manufacturing, bottling hubs in the Middle East.

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Egyptian consortium seals $6bn Oman EPC framework agreement

Tue, 21 Jul 2026

A consortium of Petrojet and leading Egyptian contractor Enppi has sealed a long-term engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) framework agreement with Petroleum Development Oman, covering ​a portfolio of projects worth ⁠more than $6 billion.