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Dubai / WAM Drydocks World, a leading provider of marine and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, is launching a digital transformation project to enhance its core systems to deliver operational efficiencies and improved customer service. The transformation project will leverage IFS Cloud to meet its growing enterprise resource planning and asset management needs, according to ...

Dubai / WAM Pakistan has unveiled its logo for Expo 2020 Dubai and the theme at a grand media unveiling event in the presence of ministers and top government officials. Under its theme “The Hidden Treasure”, with an inviting façade and an immersive walkthrough experience inside, it aims to showcase Pakistan’s vast opportunities in tourism, commerce and investment to the ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) discussed ways to strengthen economic cooperation, develop trade relations and mutual investment between the Emirate of Sharjah and the Republic of Kazakhstan, during the visit of a high-level delegation from the country at its headquarters, on Monday. The two sides discussed strengthening cooperation in many areas, and promising investment ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has hosted a halal certification webinar in cooperation with the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BeICCI), where they explored the role of the halal certification system in increasing the supply of food products to Islamic markets, product conformity assessment, as well as facilitating the movement of goods ...

Did President Joe Biden just issue a red line to Russian leader Vladimir Putin? When Biden described the warning he presented to Putin on cyberattacks, it certainly sounded like one. This is both surprising and potentially problematic, but could also spur much-needed progress in the development of norms and doctrine in cyberspace. Biden called his handing to Putin a list ...

US buyout group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC has chosen a soft target in approaching Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc with a 5.5 billion pound ($7.6 billion) takeover proposal. The UK grocer says the price is too low. But its defenses are weak and it could have a fight on its hands to stay independent. The only surprise about CD&R’s 230 ...

The world’s cargo ships just can’t seem to get their act together. First there were the queues at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which left as many as 40 container vessels awaiting a berth in early February amid a flood of traffic. Combined volumes at the terminals hit a record of 1.9 million containers in May, ...

Senator Joe Manchin carries a fateful burden. By quirk of gridlock, he is literally the swing vote between two warring visions for the vote itself. If he gives his decisive 50th vote in the Senate to pass S. 1 — the For the People Act — millions are sure to revolt against perceived tyranny from Democrats expanding the franchise with ...

Bloomberg Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc surged above the value of Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC’s 5.5 billion-pound ($7.6 billion) bid, indicating the private equity firm may have to pay significantly more or fend off rival offers for Britain’s fourth-largest grocer. The supermarket operator, which employs close to 110,000 people in Britain, has already rejected the 230 pence-a-share proposal that was ...

Bloomberg Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA replaced its chief executive officer after exiting insolvency proceedings, as the low-cost airline rebuilds its operations as a regional carrier. The board voted to end the contract of CEO Jacob Schram, according to a statement. He was replaced by Chief Financial Officer Geir Karlsen, who spent about six months as interim CEO in 2019. Karlsen ...