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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Al Naboodah Group Enterprises relaunches DAF Trucks in UAE

Al Naboodah Group Enterprises officially announces its partnership with DAF Trucks and the relaunch of the Dutch truck brand in the UAE

Mercedes-Benz Vans begins drone delivery pilot project

Daimler works with US drone developer Matternet and Swiss online marketplace Siroop to pilot test a drone to van same-day delivery system for e-commerce goods

Imdaad commissions biofuel station in Jebel Ali

Lootah Biofuels chosen as supplier, Tarkhees will conduct routine inspections and maintenance

Masdar biofuel project conducts first harvest of desert-grown feedstock

Masdar Institute’s marks critical milestone in development of a salt-tolerant biofuel feedstock capable of being grown in the desert and irrigated with seawater

CAPEX-driven temporary power procurement is leading to inefficiency

Uncertain project pipelines and short-term planning are resulting in the procurement of inefficient generator sets in the Gulf construction segment, say industry experts

Caterpillar, Kennametal ink global cutting tool deal

Under the terms of the deal, Kennametal will provide Caterpillar customers with rotors, and diamond and carbide earth-cutting tools, for mixing and road-milling applications

Daimler celebrates five years of BharatBenz production in India

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of BharatBenz range of trucks tailored to the Indian market and developing markets such as the Middle East

Euro Auctions puts 448 lots under the hammer in debut Dubai auction

International auctioneer registers 500 bidders for inaugural sale in the Middle East, which saw 50 successful first time buyers and close to 75% of sales conducted on the ground

RTA conducts maiden flight of Dubai’s autonomous flying taxi

HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, attended the inaugural flight of RTA’s Autonomous Air Taxi

Siemens wins $235m contract for Pakistan power plant

Siemens is celebrating its largest ever power generation win after securing the contract for a 1.3GW LNG-based combined cycle power plant in Pakistan

Terex launches 80m jib, 20-tonne flat top tower crane

Terex CTT 472-20 flat top tower crane expands the maximum jib length for the 20-tonne class to 80m, and allows a maximum load four tonnes at the jib tip of four tonnes

Mitsubishi Fuso launches first light truck with universal charger

Daimler unveils the Fuso eCanter, the first series-production light truck equipped with the combined charging system (CCS), amid plans to deliver 500 units within the next two years

Nikola and Bosch develop hydrogen-electric long-haul truck

Nikola Motor Company and Bosch partner on the world’s first hydrogen-electric hybrid, long-haul heavy commercial vehicles, the Nikola One and Two

Featured Articles
	March of the apps: Yalla Pickup, Trukker and Trukkin on digital trucking PMV Middle East meets the men behind three startups, Yalla Pickup, Trukker and Trukkin, looking to storm the transport segment with their cloud-based service aggregation apps
	Big Interview: Auger Torque’s Rohan Saldanha on earthmoving tools Rohan Saldanha discusses the market applications of Auger Torque’s hydraulic earthmoving attachments, and how the time is right for the firm’s entry into the Gulf construction segment
	Going mobile: Jörg Müeller on Terex’s Demag all-terrain cranes Jörg Müller, senior international sales manager for Terex Cranes, discusses the state of play in the region after the manufacturer’s relaunch of its popular Demag all-terrain mobile crane range
	A lifting revolution: Wessel Helmens on Mammoet’s wind turbine cranes PMV Middle East catches up with Wessel Helmens, Mammoet’s director of innovations, to discuss the heavy lifter’s radical new proposal for wind turbine work
	Setting the stage: Al Naboodah’s industrial theatre and HSE in the UAE Robert Munn, GM for SHEQ at Al Naboodah Group Enterprises, discusses the wide-ranging and inventive efforts of the Dubai-based group to promote health and safety in the UAE

COMMENT

Joining the dots: on the rising interconnectivity of on-site equipment

PMV Middle East points to the growing signs of the increasing interconnectivity of plant, machinery and vehicles on the jobsite

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Special Reports

	Top 10 plant, machinery and vehicles deals in the Gulf in H1 2017
	Material Handling: PMV talks growth in Middle East forklift markets
	Desert trailers: the market leaders in trailer and truck body building
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Media

	Video: The Gulf’s top 50 real estate developers of 2017
	In Pictures: Leaders in Construction Summit 2017
	Video: US-based Construction Robotics rolls out brick-laying robots
	In Pictures: Wolffkran's versatile 6020 clear flat-top crane
	Video: Inside Immensa's 3D printing Dubai facility

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