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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Kuwait’s Jassim Transport orders five Demag all-terrain cranes

Kuwait’s Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co., or JTC, purchases four four-axle Demag AC 100-4L units and one six-axle Demag AC 250-6 crane, citing the versatility of the models from Terex Cranes

MAN Truck balances sales slump in Saudi with buoyancy in Pakistan

As the prospects dwindle for a prompt recovery in the heavy commercial vehicles segment in the Gulf, MAN Truck & Bus Middle East hunkers down, while laying the groundwork for expansion overseas

Daimler India celebrates BharatBenz milestone, eyes Middle East exports

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles passes 50,000-unit milestone for domestic sales of the BharatBenz brand in India, alongside rapidly growing export sales and plans for the Middle East

UAE’s Transguard Group records 33% revenue rise in 2016/17

Transguard Group's revenues for the 2016/17 financial year hit $517.3m (AED1.9bn), representing a 33% increase compared to the previous year

UAE's first 3D printing factory opens

The facility, launched by Immensa Technology Labs, features eight 3D printing systems, and offers more than 30 materials for production

Valvoline appoints ZAFCO as its distributor in the UAE

Valvoline has appointed ZAFCO as its authorised UAE distributor, paving the way for the roll-out of its premium automotive, commercial, and industrial lubricants

Caterpillar enters formal alliance with Ritchie Bros auctioneers

Ritchie Bros becomes Caterpillar’s preferred global partner for live on-site and online auctions for an initial period of five years with the aim of improving dealer support and connectivity

WindCrane launches Mini wind speed monitor

Logic Energy, the company behind WindCrane wind speed and weather monitor devices, has released a miniature version of the tool

Manitou launches rotating telehandlers with expanded capabilities

Manitou Group unveils the MRT 3050 and MRT 2470, designed with chassis that incorporate newly-designed counterweights for increased the stability and greater lifting capacities

Featured Articles
	Local ambition: Muscat's Mahmoud Al Darii and his Iveco fleet Mahmoud Al Darii, the managing director of Dant Najd, his own Muscat-based transport company, explains how the support of Iveco and its local partners in trying times won his allegiance
	Japan time: curtailing downtime with UD's medium-duty Croner PMV Middle East heads to Dubai Autodrome to witness UD Trucks unveil the UD Croner, a medium-duty truck platform tailored to the Middle East and emerging markets
	After partners: trends in trucks from Dubai Automechanika PMV Middle East returns from Automechanika Dubai 2017 to report on what commercial vehicles exhibitors made of the show, what products they introduced and what opportunities they see
	The investor: Nabil Al Zahlawi on NFT's big plans Nabil Al Zahlawi, CEO of Abu Dhabi’s NFT Specialized in Tower Cranes, discusses the calculated risks that it takes to win in the crane rental business and the next trick up his sleeve

COMMENT

Playing catch up: the numbered days of second-hand imports

Fleet operators in the Gulf have had a good run in the medium-duty segment, enjoying relaxed regulations and plentiful second-hand imports from Europe, but the days of these unorthodox practices are looking increasingly numbered

Media

	In Pictures: Najd-inspired 2.25ha Saudi mosque designed
	In Pictures: Damac's Artesia construction site in Dubai
	Video: Huge fire engulfs 24-storey tower in London
	In Pictures: Bee’ah, Masdar launch waste-to-energy JV
	Video: How will continued low oil prices affect GCC construction?

Special Reports

	Power by decree: Dubai ruler mandates on back-up power
	On-site success: recent deals and developments in plant
	Power player: Atlas Copco and Flow on its rental generators
	Rental Power: a closer look at trends in on-site equipment

	COVER STORY Japan time: curtailing downtime with UD's medium-duty Croner
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