The UAE aims to attract a further US$75 billion into the country?s industrial and manufacturing sector by 2025, as part of the government?s continued diversification efforts to raise non-oil and gas revenues, according to the latest UAE Industrial Market View by global real estate consultancy firm CBRE
Logistics
Gulf Marketing Group breaks ground for new distribution facility in Dubai
Gulf Marketing Group, one of the Middle East?s leading family owned holding companies, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new distribution facility for its business in Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA)
Expansion and investments to drive UAE logistics sector growth, study finds

Container port traffic in the UAE is expected to reach record level of 28.4mn TEUs by 2021. (Image source: StockSnap/sxc.hu)
Expansion projects and new investments are expected to fuel growth within the UAE?s logistics sector over the next five years, according to a recent analysis by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Jebel Ali Free Zone trade hits US$80.2bn in 2016

China has maintained its position as Jafza?s largest trading partner with US$11.3bn worth of trade during the year with many Chinese companies in Dubai using logistics capability to re-export goods and products. (Image source: DP World)
DP World has announced the growing of Dubai-based Jebel Ali Free Zone?s (Jafza) non-oil foreign trade by 17 per cent from 23.9mn to 27.9mn tonnes in 2016, worth US$80.2bn
Eniverse Technologies and Skycart to bring autonomous drone delivery service to UAE

Currently, Space Autonomous Drones is seeking legal approval from the Dubai government, with an official launch date for the company forecast to take place between 2018 and 2019. (Image source: Eniverse)
Eniverse Technologies, a Dubai-based technology group, and Skycart, a San Francisco-based drones company, have announced their new partnership to create ?Space Autonomous Drones? in Dubai