Logistics Middle East – August 2019

UPDATE | AUGUST 2019

14 AUGUST 2019 | LOGISTICS MIDDLE EAST http://www.logisticsmiddleeast.com

American

construction

contractor Mc-

Dermott has signed

a contract to provide

front-end engineering

design (Feed) services

for a liquefied natural gas

(LNG) bunkering project

at Sohar Port.

The project will include

preparing tenders for the

engineering, procurement,

supply, construction, and

commissioning phase, as

well as defining onshore

mid-scale LNG facilities.

Agreed with Total Oman

E&P Development, in part-

nership with Oman Oil Com-

pany (OOC), McDermott

will begin working on the

development with immedi-

ate effect.

Commenting on the con-

tract, McDermott’s senior

vice president for the Mena

region, Linh Austin, said:

“This award is a reflection

of McDermott’s 60-year his-

tory of delivering innovative

LNG solutions worldwide,

beginning with our tank stor-

age solutions in the 1950s, to

our liquefaction capabilities

today.”

McDermott wins contract for LNG

bunkering at Oman’s Sohar Port

Majority of automation demand coming from

FMCG and pharma sectors says Swisslog

Swisslog Middle East,

a global leader in ro-

botic, data-driven and

Ì exible automated solutions,

says it is seeing increasing de-

mand for automated logistics

solutions in industries ranging

from e-commerce and retail, to

F&B and pharma.

“While automated picking and

packing has been around for a

while, the next wave of change is

being brought about by robotics.

A warehouse that deploys robots

reduces costs significantly while

boosting efficiency,” says Alain

Kaddoum, general manager,

Swisslog Middle East.

“Several businesses in the UAE

and globally have benefitted im-

mensely from logistics automa-

tion and, particularly in the Mid-

dle East, we are seeing increasing

demand for automated logistics

solutions in industries ranging

from e-commerce and retail, to

F&B and pharma,” he added.

Kaddoum made the comments

ahead of Materials Handling

Middle East, the region’s dedi-

cated trade show for warehous-

ing, intralogistics and supply

chain solutions.

Running 3-5 September at

Dubai World Trade Centre

(DWTC), the 10th edition of

the biennial event will welcome

more than 120 exhibitors to come

from 20 countries, and will

spotlight the latest automated

solutions designed to improve

operational and cost efficiency.

Swisslog will use Materials

Handling Middle East as a plat-

form to introduce CarryPick, a

flexible and modular AGV-based

storage and order picking sys-

tem designed for multi-channel

intralogistics that can fulfil 20

orders simultaneously. On top

of robotics, Kaddoum forecasts

that digital transformation will

majorly disrupt industry streams

such as inventory management,

cargo loading, order picking, and

real-time monitoring of stocks.

“Technology is and will con-

tinue to be a truly disruptive

force in how the modern supply

chain is shaped, defined, and

explored. From basic improve-

ments like streamlining opera-

tions and increasing process

efficiency to fully automating

delivery trucks, technology is

enabling much smarter and

simpler supply chain manage-

ment,” he said.

“In the future, companies will

leverage new and innovative

technologies to create a self-

orchestrated supply chain and

previously unimaginable effi-

ciencies.”