Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Sharjah Chamber records 8,000 new member companies in 2025

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) logged an impressive surge in new memberships in 2025, registering 8,385 new member companies during the year.

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Elcome expands global maritime connectivity with Amazon Leo deal

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Elcome, a Dubai-based maritime technology and communications company, has announced that it has signed an authorised reseller agreement with Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network, Amazon Leo, to offer satellite-based connectivity to the commercial maritime sector.

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ASRY hosts key Bapco Energies HSSE committee meeting

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) recently hosted a key meeting for Bapco Energies companies in Bahrain where they discussed ways to boost health and safety standards, review adopted best HSSE practices and promote the exchange of expertise as per global standards.

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Global investors, regional leaders to set agenda for industrial transformation at West Africa IMT 2026

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Themed “Accelerating West Africa’s Sustainable Industrial Revolution for Economic Prosperity,” West Africa IMT 2026 is positioned as a policy-to-project platform focused on converting regional trade opportunities into factory-level investment, resilient value chains and measurable industrial capacity within the next 12–18 months.

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Khazna, Presight sign long-term AI facility management contract

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Khazna Data Centers, a global leader in hyperscale digital infrastructure, has signed a long term, commercially significant contract with Presight, a leading big data analytics company, to deploy an AI optimised facility management (FM) solution and a centralised command and control centre.

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$15 trillion infrastructure gap to boost role of PPPs, says report

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Global infrastructure faces a $15 trillion financing shortfall by 2040, driving increased reliance on public-private partnerships to fund projects ranging from energy transition to digital connectivity, as fiscal space tightens and investment needs rise, said a new report.

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Empower's profit up 10.5pc in 2025; revenue soars to $925m

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has announced solid results for the FY 2025, with record revenues of AED3.4 billion ($925.6 million), up 4.9% over the previous year, while its net profit surged by 10.5% to hit AED1.004 billion ($273 million) for 12-month period.

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Saudi industrial production up 8.9pc in December on mining, non-oil activity

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Saudi Arabia's industrial production index in December 2025 rose 8.9% year-on-year, driven by higher activity in mining and quarrying, manufacturing, water supply and sewerage, as well as waste management and remediation activities, said a report.

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FPI Gulf to manufacture automotive parts at KAEC’s Masarat Mobility Park

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Masarat Mobility Park has signed a development lease agreement with Fortune Parts Industry Gulf (FPI Gulf), a joint venture between Thailand based FPI Group and local partner Fuel Autoparts Company.

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Northstar Telecom partners with Omnicomm to deliver fuel monitoring, telematics solutions in Bahrain

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Northstar Telecom has partnered with Omnicomm, a global leader in fuel monitoring and telematics technology, to bring advanced fuel intelligence and fleet optimisation solutions to businesses across Bahrain.