TWMA, a global leader in drilling waste management, has officially broken ground on its latest facility in Habshan, Abu Dhabi. The milestone marks the beginning of construction for the world’s most advanced, self-sustainable drilling waste management site. 

 

Scheduled for completion later this year, the cutting-edge facility is expected to be operational by summer 2025, said a statement from TWMA. 

 

Designed to streamline the management, transportation, and treatment of drill cuttings, the site will have the capacity to process up to 300 tonnes of drill cuttings per day. Additionally, it will recover up to one barrel of oil or diesel per tonne processed, enabling self-sufficiency through recovered fluids, it stated. 

 

With the ability to service up to 100 rigs, the facility will adhere to the highest Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) standards, supported by TWMA’s innovative XLink system which provides operators with real-time drilling insights, including detailed carbon emission tracking to enhance environmental efficiency.

 

According to TWMA, the facility will feature its latest RotoMill technology, which incorporates advanced energy-efficient features, an electric drive, and remote monitoring via XLink.

 

These innovations will enhance the processing of drilling waste, while the electric drive significantly reduces CO2 emissions. 

 

This expansion will contribute to an increase in TWMA’s total processing capacity, exceeding 120,000 metric tons of drill cuttings annually at locations worldwide, it stated.  

 

The site is set to create approximately 60 new jobs in the region, reinforcing TWMA’s commitment to local economic growth and sustainability. 

 

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, CEO Halle Aslaksen said: "This facility represents a significant step forward in sustainable drilling waste management."

 

"By integrating our latest technologies, we are improving operational efficiency while significantly reducing carbon emissions. This investment underscores our commitment to innovation, sustainability, and strengthening our service capabilities across the Middle East," he added.

 

Headquartered in Dyce, Aberdeen, TWMA is the world’s drilling waste specialist, pioneering the best solutions and technology to turn waste into value. 

 

Developing safe and efficient solutions for the transfer, storage and processing of drilling waste, slops and other associated materials generated from drilling operations, TWMA supports a portfolio of global clients to reduce carbon emissions, improve safety, and remain compliant with local legislation, it added.-TradeArabia News Service

Zebra Technologies Corporation, a global leader in digitising and automating frontline workflows, and Merck, a leading science and technology company, have announced a new collaboration aimed at co-creating solutions to address challenges around product verification, authenticity, and trust. 

 

Through this collaboration, M-Trust will be the first cyber-physical trust platform with a mobile computer scanning solution for addressing the growing issues of product safety, traceability and counterfeiting.

 

With Zebra’s portfolio and experience in mobile computing, asset visibility, and identity capture solutions and Merck’s patented authentication technologies, the collaboration is designed to create unprecedented levels of security, accuracy and trust in manufacturing value chains.

 

This collaboration will also offer organizations high quality data for training and testing AI models, enhancing analytics capabilities as AI solutions are operationalised.

 

“By combining our expertise in identification and authentication, both companies will deliver essential solutions for reliable data access across value chains. This integration builds trust in AI systems regarding data authenticity and origin,” said Thomas Endress, Head of M-Trust, Merck. 

"Our collaboration with Zebra presents great potential for customers to enhance their operations for more accurate and compliant processes that businesses and consumers can trust," he stated.

 

The first outcome of the collaboration will be a new handheld reader that works with the cutting-edge M-Trust platform, a secure cyber-physical trust solution developed by Merck. 

 

Launched in January this year, M-Trust enables organizations to ensure product quality and authenticity across their value chains by immutably linking the physical and digital worlds, creating secure digital twins. 

 

Powered by Web 3.0 technology, the M-Trust™ platform is designed to adapt to evolving technologies and regulatory requirements, such as the EU Digital Product Passport, empowering businesses to thrive in a rapidly changing landscape and remain competitive and trustworthy to consumers and regulators. 

 

This newly created prototype of the handheld reader device consists of a mobile scanner built on Zebra’s TC58 mobile computer and Merck’s security-pigment detector, the SEC-Reader to scan products and share data with the M-Trust platform via Wi-Fi 6E or 5G for verification.

 

This all-in-one solution allows customers to verify products without switching devices and includes features for frontline communication, such as two-way radio, a 16 MP camera, and a 1D/2D barcode scanner.

 

"We are proud to work with Merck on this important initiative which gives manufacturers and their frontline workers a unique solution to intelligently automate essential verifications in their manufacturing and supply chain operations, and greater visibility of assets and inventory," said James Poulton, Senior VP and General Manager, Enterprise Mobile Computing, Zebra Technologies. 

 

"Together, we can support customers to become industry 4.0 leaders with connected factories and supply chains," he added.-TradeArabia News Service

SAL Saudi Logistics Services, the leading provider of cargo handling and logistics solutions in the kingdom, has signed a partnership agreement with the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) to provide integrated logistics services in support of the center’s efforts to deliver humanitarian aid quickly and efficiently to the most in-need regions worldwide.

 

This partnership reflects SAL’s commitment to leveraging its expertise and advanced logistics capabilities to ensure the swift and effective delivery of humanitarian aid to remote and affected areas, said a statement from SAL. 

 

The agreement further strengthens SAL’s role in supporting KSRelief’s relief operations, facilitating transportation, storage, and customs clearance processes to ensure aid reaches its intended destinations on time, it stated.

 

The agreement was signed by Engineer Thunayyan Al Thunayyan, CEO of SAL Logistics Sector at SAL Saudi Logistics Services, and Dr Salah Al Mazrou, General Supervisor of Financial and Administrative Affairs at KSRelief, in the presence of executives from both parties.

 

On the partnership, Al Thunayyan said: "Our ability to reach remote and affected areas and our collaboration with KSRelief is a great honour and source of pride for us. This ensures the fulfillment of logistics requirements that contribute to the delivery of aid to those in need, relying on our expertise in designing integrated logistics solutions."

 

This agreement underscores the pivotal role SAL Saudi Logistics Services plays in providing logistics support for global humanitarian efforts and strengthening cooperation with various public and private entities. 

 

It aligns with Saudi Vision 2030, which aims to position the Kingdom as a leading global logistics hub and reinforce the logistics sector as a key pillar of the national economy, he added.-TradeArabia News Service