Agility provides end-to-end supply-chain solutions from freight, custom clearance, delivery, warehouse management (including inventory management) and distribution (transportation) services for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), in particular food items. Once cleared from customs, Agility delivers the containers to its temperature-controlled warehouses in the UAE. Containers are then unstuffed, inventory is segregated and managed to ensure First-In-First-Out System […]

LONDON: Japanese carmaker Honda is set to announce the closure of its Swindon car plant putting 3,500 jobs at risk, Sky News reported on Monday. Sky News said that the announcement by Honda could come on Tuesday, and that the plant was scheduled to close in 2022. Spokesmen for Honda were not immediately available to […]

Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s armed forces signed deals worth Dh7.017 billion with various international and local companies to purchase arms and other equipment, to boost the country’s defence capabilities, organisers announced on the second day of the International Defence Exhibition (Idex) on Monday. International and local companies won some of the biggest deals announced, including Raytheon and […]

Abu Dhabi: The UAE is developing its first light attack aircraft and it is currently undergoing testing, a top executive said. The aircraft named B 250 is being manufactured by Abu Dhabi based defence firm, Calidus. It will be the first light attack aircraft (LCA) manufactured in the UAE. The plane has multi-role capabilities for […]

London: British households grew more downbeat about their finances this month as job worries rose to the highest in over a year, reflecting a slowing economy and uncertain prospects for Brexit in less than six weeks’ time. Consumer spending and a strong labour market were a relative bright spot as Britain’s economy slowed last year […]

Dubai: A state-of-the art facility dedicated to supporting the coffee industry has just been launched in Dubai and it is set to drive new trade flows to the emirate. Supporting the coffee bean’s journey “from crop to cup,” the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre on Monday inaugurated the “DMCC Coffee Centre,” a 7,500-square-metre temperature-controlled site that […]

DUBAI: The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) said on Monday it was in talks with more than one major coffee trading house to bring their business to its newly opened Coffee Centre. The Coffee Centre near Dubai’s Jebel Ali port is a temperature-controlled facility offering infrastructure and services for processing and delivery of coffee, and […]

Dubai: Gulfood 2019, the annual food and beverage trade exhibition, kicked off on Sunday at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing together trade missions and exhibitors from 198 countries. The event, now in its 24th edition, runs till Thursday, and offers a platform for companies to tap into new market opportunities and discuss emerging trends […]