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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Mammoet wins heavy-lift contract for petrochemical plant in Oman

Mammoet has been enlisted to provide heavy-lift and transportation services for Oman’s largest under-construction petrochemical plant in Sohar

EMC, Liebherr to supply 200 Mercedes-Benz mixers to UAE customers

Emirates Motor Company Daimler Commercial Vehicles plans to sell 200 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks, with Liebherr concrete mixers, to UAE customers in 2017

Dnata acquires eco-friendly hybrid fleet from Al-Futtaim Motors

Dubai-based air service firm Dnata invests in a fleet of Hino 300 Series hybrid trucks, Toyota electric towing trucks, Lexus RX 450h and Toyota Prius models, as part of an eco-friendly growth strategy

Dubai's RTA and Siemens ink MoU for 3D printing

The agreement extends RTA's adoption of 3D printing, announced in October 2016, to maintain key elements of its Dubai Metro assets

XCMG launches subsidiary to distribute equipment in Kazakhstan

XCMG establishes subsidiary in Kazakh capital, Almaty, sell XCMG its products, and provide in-country aftersales support in the largest economy and industrial powerhouse of central Asia

Caterpillar adds harsh climate suited 426F2 to backhoe loader line

Caterpillar launches 426F2 backhoe loader with Side Shift to its F2 Series family, delivering power, performance and productivity alongside features to beat the heat and the dust

Terex Cranes returns to profitability in Q2 2017, despite sales drop

John Garrison, president and CEO of Terex Cranes, points to rising bookings and backlog, greater global stability and recent Demag all-terrain orders in the Middle East

Dubai's RTA to add 554 hybrid cars to taxi fleet

RTA's drive is expected to raise the number of hybrid vehicles in taxi fleets across Dubai to 4,750 by 2021

Volvo CE divests British dealership to SMT Holdings

Volvo Construction Equipment has concluded the sale of its British dealership to Services Machinery & Trucks, a subsidiary of SMT Holdings

Terex Cranes names Farhat Service Center as Lebanon distributor

Beirut-based Farhat Service Center was established in 2012 as a service and parts provider for Terex Cranes

Liebherr mobile crane erects mixing plant via remote control

A German crane contractor used Liebherr’s LICCON2 remote control system to assemble a concrete mixing plant with an LTM 1070-4.2 mobile crane

Caterpillar unveils electric drive loader with 25% greater efficiency

Caterpillar launches the 988K XE, which delivers greater overall efficiency and up to 10% more productivity in load-and-carry applications, and recommends it for lower fuel costs

Featured Articles
	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
	Volvo Trucks president Claes Nilsson talks Middle Eastern markets Claes Nilsson, president of Volvo Trucks, discusses the manufacturer's business performance in the region and its rollout of assistive safety features in the Gulf
	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
	Are you prepared for the enforcement of digital tyre monitoring? Restrata’s David Nicholls explains how plans by the UAE’s ESMA to enforce tyre digital pressure monitoring are a logical consequence of tyre safety issues, and it will drive telematics adoption

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Safety first: Is safety a necessity or a luxury?

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