September, 2019

• 2 September

  UAE uses AI to accelerate fight against food waste

  

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), organised a special event on Monday to highlight the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), in tackling food waste. The event witnessed the launch of new AI-enabled product ‘Vision’ that allows kitchens to automatically track food wastage by leveraging AI. A food tech company Winnow launched the product that aims to ...

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• 2 September

  Universities invited to present latest innovations at Wetex

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has invited local and international universities to take part in the Innovation Hall, which is a key component of the 21st Water, Energy Technology and Environment Exhibition (Wetex), 2019. Under the umbrella of Green Week, the exhibition is held from October 21-23, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre held ...

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• 2 September

  Grandweld delivers ten boats to KOC

  Dubai / WAM Grandweld Shipyards, the UAE-based shipbuilding, ship repair, and engineering solutions specialists, has successfully completed the construction and delivery of ten boats for one of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation’s (KPC), subsidiaries, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). As per terms agreed upon in a May 2017 signed contract, Grandweld constructed a grand total of six pilot boats and four crew transport boats ...

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• 2 September

  Expo 2020 prepares for next-gen healthcare innovations

  

  Dubai / WAM Further cementing its position as a future hub for global innovation when its doors open on 20th October 2020, Expo 2020 Dubai will host a series of 10 medical conferences and specialised events at the co-located Dubai Exhibition Centre, DEC, in a move that looks to foster cutting-edge healthcare innovations and grow the UAE’s knowledge-based economy. The ...

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• 2 September

  Nigeria to keep oil-for-fuel swap for at least three more years

  

  Bloomberg Nigeria will continue swapping crude for fuel for at least three more years because its refineries are still not fully operational. Africa’s biggest oil producer, which previously had a goal of revamping the plants by this year, will persist with an annual swap program until the refineries are fixed by 2023, Mele Kyari, the state oil company’s new managing ...

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• 2 September

  Australia backs plan to convert biogas from waste into hydrogen

  

  Bloomberg The world’s first project to turn biogas from sewage into hydrogen and graphite has received backing from the Australian government as part of the nation’s efforts to develop hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel source. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency granted conditional approval for up to $6.3mn in funding for the 100 ton per annum project, which uses technology ...

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• 2 September

  Cox & Kings mulls European hotel chain sale

  

  Bloomberg Cox & Kings Ltd, the Indian travel company, is exploring a potential sale of European hospitality chain Meininger Hotels as it seeks to cut debt, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company is working with Lazard Ltd to gauge interest from potential suitors for Berlin-based Meininger, said the people, who asked not to be identified because ...

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• 2 September

  China drone attack on ‘pest’ shows 98% kill rate

  Bloomberg An army of drones deployed to fight a crop-devouring pest in a southern area of China has recorded a mortality rate of as high as 98 percent, according to the manufacturer. XAG, a Guangzhou-based drone maker, teamed up with Germany’s Bayer Crop Science in a drone swarm operation to kill the fall armyworm in China’s Guangxi region. The autonomous ...

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• 2 September

  Factories from Europe to Asia reel under US-China trade war

  

  Bloomberg Manufacturing across vast parts of Europe and Asia remain deeply mired in a crisis that took another turn for the worse over the weekend. One day after the US and China enacted new tariffs on each other’s imports, factories from Germany and Italy to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan sent a gloomy reminder that they are suffering badly from ...

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• 2 September

  China Merchants in talks to invest in French company’s port unit

  

  Bloomberg China Merchants Group is in talks to invest in port assets owned by French shipping company CMA CGM as the state-owned firm seeks to diversify geographically and boost capacity, people familiar with the matter said. China Merchants is considering spending at least several hundred million US dollars on the potential transaction, according to the people, who asked not to ...

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