AVIATION-

Dnata has inked an agreement with Lufthansa Group to provide passenger and ramp services at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), according to a statement released on Friday. Dnata will provide services to Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, and Air Dolomiti, which operate narrow-body Airbus and Embraer aircraft between Amsterdam and Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, and Zurich. The air and travel services provider is also currently constructing its Cargo City Amsterdam, where it has taken delivery of an electric smart car fleet in a bid to replace all airside diesel vehicles at AMS, the statement also said.

E-COMMERCE-

Jordan Post will establish an e-commerce center at its HQ to manage and coordinate procedures for parcels arriving in Jordan, according to a statement released on Thursday. Express mail firms will be transferred from their locations at Queen Alia International Airport to the center at the building, Jordan Post Chairman Sami Al Daoud. Upgrades to infrastructure, including additional warehouse capacity, may also be implemented to accommodate the move, Al Daoud also said.

DECARBONIZATION-

Danone Egypt set to decarbonize half its fleet: Danone Egypt is partnering with Egyptian EV firm Shift EV to integrate its innovative electro-fitted technology to switch half of its distribution fleet to electric power, according to a statement released on Thursday. Danone aims to slash carbon emissions by some 6k metric tons and push down operating costs by 70% by 2030, according to the statement.

REMEMBER- Mylerz Egypt and Shift EV inked an agreement in November 2023 to convert Mylerz’ logistics vehicle fleet to electric vehicles using the company’s electro-fitting technology, with the swap beginning late last year and continuing into 2024.

SUPPLY CHAINS-

CB&I to build LNG storage tank in Oman’s Sohar Port: Marsa LNG — a TotalEnergies and OQ JV — has awarded multinational engineering company CB&I a contract for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a full containment concrete LNG storage tank in Oman’s Sohar Port, according to a statement released last week. The exact investment ticket for the contract has not been revealed, but the statement indicates that it is between USD 100 mn and USD 250 mn. Construction is set to begin in Q4 2024.

BACKGROUND- Marsa LNG reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) and inked a sub-usufruct agreement with Oman’s Sohar Port and Freezone in April for an LNG liquefaction plant at Sohar port, with the initiative positioning Sohar as an up-and-coming regional LNG bunkering hub.

DATA CENTERS-

KSA’s DataVolt signed an investment agreement with the Uzbekistan government under a plan to develop up to 500 MW of green data centers across the Central Asian country, it said on Linkedin yesterday. The announcement comes a week after it broke ground on what it says is the world’s first data center to be operated on “green energy” at the IT Park Uzbekistan. The data center, valued at USD 150 mn, will have a total capacity of 10 MW.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING THIS MORNING-

  • Emirates brings back Edinbrugh flights: Emirates is reintroducing daily flights to Edinburgh, Scotland starting 4 November. (Statement)
  • Al Habtoor Motors rolls out new JAC trucking line: UAE-based Al Habtoor Motors, sole distributor of JAC in the UAE, has launched a new fleet of JAC commercial vehicles, showcasing a range of light and heavy-duty trucks at the launch event. (Statement)
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