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GREEN MOBILITY-
RSG + Hyundai have eco-friendly mobility plans for KSA resorts: PIF-owned developer Red Sea Global (RSG) has inked a MoU with Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group that will see them validate Hyundai’s eco-friendly mobility solutions at RSG’s resorts in the kingdom, according to a statement. These solutions include the deployment of battery electric and hydrogen-fueled cell vehicles in the short term, and autonomous vehicles, advanced air mobility, and maritime vessels in the long term.
REMEMBER- RSG inked an agreement with Naqel Express — a subsidiary of Saudi Post Logistics — last month to operate all long-haul and local transportation services for the Red Sea Project using biofuel and EVs and converted its full fleet of land vehicles to operate solely on low-carbon biofuel or electricity back in January.
SUPPLY CHAINS-
UAE steel and building materials manufacturer Emirates Steel Arkan (ESA) has inked an agreement with global tech company SAP to bring its operations under a single cloud-based enterprise resources planning (ERP) solution, according to a statement. ESA will use SAP’s RISE system to securely shift from the SAP ERP system to SAP S/4HANA. The move will improve ESA’s visibility and control over its operations and allow it to leverage S/4HANA Supply Chain Management to monitor and optimize performance in all areas of its supply chain. The integrated supply chain model will create feedback loops to improve business performance, eliminate process silos, and predict disruptions, the statement said.
SHIPPING + MARITIME-
Mawani adds new shipping service to Dammam’s King Abdul Aziz Port: The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has added a new shipping service — Galex, by Emirates Shipping Line — to its King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam in a bid to improve connectivity to East Asian ports, according to a statement earlier this week. The new service, which will offer a capacity of up to 3k TEUs, will connect the Kingdom to eight regional and international ports: China’s Shanghai, Xiamen, Dachan Bay, and Qingdao, Malaysia’s Klang, South Korea’s Busan, Oman’s Sohar, and the UAE’s Khorfakkan.
SUPPLY CHAINS-
Qatar’s pharmaceutical supply chains get a boost: Qatar’s Public Health Ministry and GS1 Qatar Office, a division operating under Qatar Development Bank have partnered on an initiative to shore up the country’s pharmaceutical supply chains, according to a statement. The partnership will implement a two-dimensional barcode and serial coding to track the circulation of locally made and imported pharma, from manufacturers to patients. The initiative seeks to guarantee authenticity and improve the delivery of treatments to patients, while also providing a pathway to withdraw pharma from the market when the need arises, the statement notes.
OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-
- KSA + Bahrain eye stronger transport ties: Saudi Transport and Logistics Minister Saleh Al Jasser signed two MoUs with Bahraini counterpart Mohamed bin Thamir AlKaabi to bolster joint cooperation in transportation and logistics, SPA reports. The MoUs cover road upkeep and safety as well as knowledge sharing, training initiatives and workshops, and research and development.
