Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Technip Energies lands ADNOC Offshore engineering contract

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Technip Energies, a leading engineering and technology company for the energy transition, has secured a significant contract from Indian group Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon (LTEH) to provide detailed engineering services for a major ADNOC Offshore project.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

UAE's Al Dahra, Egypt activate $500m five-year wheat supply agreement

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Al Dahra Agriculture Trading (ADAT), part of Al Dahra Holding, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, has announced execution of a five-year wheat supply agreement with Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC).

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Samail Industrial City draws 24 projects with $33.8m investment

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Oman's Samail Industrial City, affiliated with the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn), received 24 investment applications during the first half of the current year, resulting in the localisation of 12 projects alongside the expansion of two existing facilities, with a combined investment volume exceeding RO13 million ($33.81 million).

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Value of manufacturing sector in Oman GDP hits $9.6bn

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

The value of the manufacturing sector's contribution to Oman's gross domestic product at constant prices reached approximately RO3.7 billion ($9.62 billion) by the end of 2025, according to statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

DP World records highest monthly throughput at Jeddah port terminal

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

The South Container Terminal (SCT) at Jeddah Islamic Port handled over 221,200 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in July 2026, its highest monthly throughput since DP World began operating the terminal in 1999.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

dnata enhances cargo operations with tech-driven command centre

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

dnata, a global air and travel services provider, has upgraded its existing cargo control centre into a new Cargo Integrated Command Centre (CICC) in Dubai, bringing together technology, operational data and decision-making tools to improve cargo operations across the UAE.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Iran, Oman propose temporary Strait of Hormuz corridor, China rejects US sanctions

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Iran and Oman have agreed to pursue a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and launch efforts to clear mines from the strategic waterway, in the latest diplomatic push to restore the flow of vessels through the Strait.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Saudi stc's mission-critical unit to showcase key products at LEAP

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Saudi telco stc said its mission-critical and secure wireless communications unit - specialised by stc - will be showcasing its portfolio of next-generation critical communication offerings at LEAP 2026, a premier global technology event which kicks off next week in capital Riyadh.

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Channel Capital buys minority stake in key Emirati SME funding programme

Wed, 26 Aug 2026

Leading UK-based credit asset manager Channel Capital Advisors has announced the acquisition of a minority interest of Magellan’s position in the SME funding programme of top regional SME funding platform Beehive, mainly focused on Emirati SMEs.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Supply chain rerouting, diversification reinforce Saudi status as logistics hub

Tue, 25 Aug 2026

Strong investor confidence, a strategic realignment of regional trade flows, and sustained momentum toward Vision 2030’s industrial diversification goals have reinforced Saudi Arabia’s position as a critical and resilient logistics hub, according to a JLL report.