DP World will develop a greenfield economic freezone in Somaliland to complement the development of the Port of Berbera, which has seen record container volumes under DP World management
Logistics
Cometto launches new modular series MGSL for heavyweight goods

The MGSL aims to provide flexibility in most different and difficult fields of activity. (Image source: Cometto)
Cometto, specialist for self-propelled, modular and special industrial vehicles, has launched the MGSL modular axle lines, for public roads, off-road transport as well as for inside plant operations to move heavyweight goods
Dubai launches MENA?s first e-commerce freezone

The freezone is divided into three clusters designed in a modern and innovative way to strategically achieve environmental and investment sustainability. (Image source: DAFZA)
Dubai CommerCity, a US$740mn and 2.1mn square feet, was launched as a joint venture between Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZA) and wasl Asset Management Group in the Umm Ramool
Newtecnic to oversee completion of futuristic Saudi transport hub

On a rainy Riyadh night 20 years in the future, the King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station serves the city as a valid response to, and symbol of, the city?s long term infrastructure development. (Image source: Newtecnic)
BACS Consortium has appointed Newtecnic, global building engineering firm, to oversee the construction stage of the advanced and complex fa?ade envelope of King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Metro hub in Saudi Arabia
Thales signs maintenance contract with Saudi Railways Company for Middle East?s largest railway project
The Northern Train project in Saudi Arabia is the longest railway in the world equipped with state of the art technology signalling and communications systems, the ETCS Level 2. (Image source: Thales)
Thales has signed a two-year contract with the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) to maintain the signalling, telecommunication and electromechanical systems of the 2,400km Northern Train project