DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates SkyCargo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to become the preferred logistics partner for the Dubai based space science and advanced technology research and development centre. The MoU was signed in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dignitaries, government and business leaders, and industry experts from the UAE and around the world gathered in Dubai on Tuesday for the International Conference launching the 10th cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MRM) Business Award, and the 2nd cycle of the MRM Business Innovation Award. The high-profile event, entitled “Drivers of Growth in ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Achievements in the oil and gas industry have been honoured, with the presentation of the prestigious ADIPEC Awards, rounding out the opening day of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC). The ADIPEC Awards recognise the achievements of businesses, initiatives and individuals shaping the rapidly changing industry. ADNOC’s Onshore CEO and ADIPEC Awards Chairman, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business emaratech launched a series of products that will soon be in action at the airports enhancing passenger experience as well as improving baggage handling efficiency during the 15th Edition of Dubai Airshow. emaratech’s Airport Smart Trolley comes with a web-based dashboard that allows the airport to locate and send notifications during shopping to individual passengers, channelise ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Khalifa University of Science and Technology has on Tuesday announced that Abu Dhabi will host the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Global Communications Conference (Globecom) 2018, the world’s largest telecommunications research conference. The announcement was made during a press conference organized at the campus. To be held from December 9-13, 2018 at ...

Bloomberg The supply surge from US shale oil and gas will beat the biggest gains seen in the history of the industry, the International Energy Agency predicted. By 2025, the growth in American oil production will equal that achieved by Saudi Arabia at the height of its expansion, and increases in natural gas will surpass those of the former Soviet ...

Bloomberg Egypt signed an expanded $3.2 billion financing deal with foreign banks, the central bank governor said, as it continues to bolster foreign reserves and prepare for about $14 billion of foreign debt repayments in 2018. The repurchase transaction, signed in November 2016 for one year, was increased from $2 billion, Tarek Amer said in an interview, without saying whether ...

Bloomberg The most abundant element may supply almost a fifth of global energy by 2050 and eliminate enough emissions to cancel out all the pollution in the US, according to a group of industrial companies from Royal Dutch Shell Plc to Toyota Motor Corp. Fuel-cell vehicles running on hydrogen, extracted from water using wind and solar power, may be used ...

Bloomberg The world’s worst polluter is leading the clean energy revolution, according to the International Energy Agency. China will account for a third of new wind and solar power installations and 40 percent of electric vehicle investments through 2040, the Paris-based agency said on Tuesday in its World Energy Outlook. Meanwhile, the country’s coal use peaked four years ago and ...

Bloomberg Solar manufacturers are being battered by higher costs and smaller margins, after an unexpected shortage of a critical raw material. Prices of polysilicon, the main component of photovoltaic cells, spiked as much as 35 percent in the past four months after environmental regulators in China shut down several factories. That’s driving up production costs as panel prices continue to ...