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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Ship Building PJSC (ADSB) has released its financial results for the financial year ended December 31, 2017. The report was accompanied by a statement from the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Khaled Al Mazrouei, who provided highlights from the successful business year. Overall, 2017 was another positive year for ADSB, as the company surpassed ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business For the first time in Rafic Al Hariri International Airport’s history, Emirates will operate a special one-off A380 service to Beirut on March 29. The airline’s flagship double-decker will become the first-ever scheduled A380 service to Beirut, and Emirates is working with the airport to test the operations and necessary infrastructure to accommodate an A380 service. ...

Vancouver / Emirates Business One of the world’s largest air services providers, dnata, a part of the Emirates Group, has been awarded a licence to provide flight catering services to airlines departing Vancouver International Airport (YVR). This marks dnata Catering’s entry into Canada. With this licence, dnata will now commence planning, approvals, build and fit-out of a dedicated catering facility ...

Dubai / Emirates Busines Peruvian superfoods will be a major focus of the country’s pavilion at Gulfood 2018 as export demand to the UAE continues to grow. Among the superfoods most in demand in 2017 were avocados, quinoa, chia seeds, pomegranates, cocoa nibs and berries. Other top performing products included grapes, asparagus, mangoes, organic bananas, jalapeños, coffee, chilies, and pulses. ...

Dubai / Emirates Busines Dubai Trade, the technology trade solution of DP World, has honoured winners of its 10th E-Services Excellence Award (ESEA). The annual award recognises companies for their adoption of smart services in trade, shipping and logistics. The ceremony, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, was ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Busines Yas Mall, in partnership with the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and the Brazilian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, is set to entertain visitors and give an experience of a true Brazilian Festival this February. The spectacular event, which will be held at Abu Dhabi’s largest mall from February 22-25, will showcase lively samba performances and ...

Dubai / Emirates Busines Gulfood 2018, the 23rd edition of the world’s largest annual food and beverage trade show has featured the launch of iGOless.com the UAE’s first food wholesale discounted Online store. Participating in this year’s annual event which hosts more than 5,000 regional and international exhibitors across all F&B segments and set to attract around 100,000 visitors, the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, has stated that the initial figures for the UAE’s total foreign trade in 2017 will reach a value of AED1.7 trillion while expressing his expectation of continuous growth in the country’s trade during 2018 and the following years, in light of its policy of openness and its efforts ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, has met separately with Francisco Chacon Hernandez, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the UAE, and Milos Perisic, Charge d’affaires of the Embassy of Serbia to the UAE. During the meetings, they discussed cooperation relations between the UAE, Costa Rica and Serbia in fields of common ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs has continued its efforts in bolstering Dubai’s external food trade. A recent statistics issued by Dubai Customs in parallel with Gulfood 2018 showed that the value of this trade during the period from January to September 2017 reached AED70.2 billion, where imports had the lion’s share with AED44.6 billion, followed by exports with AED12.6 billion ...