AUGUST 2019 | UPDATEhttp://www.logisticsmiddleeast.com LOGISTICS MIDDLE EAST | AUGUST 2019 15The Dubai Chamber
of Commerce and In-
dustry has partnered
with DP World UAE Region to
collaborate on the Digital Silk
Road, a Dubai 10X initiative
which is expected to be launched
by 2020, reports Tahawul Tech.
The smart digital platform
Digital Silk Road uses blockchain
technology to increase the trans-
parency and efficiency of supply
chains through a comprehensive
automation process in an attempt
to reshape the global trading sys-
tem and eliminate trade barriers.
According to DP World and
Dubai Chamber, these trade bar-
riers include high costs, lack of
transparency, diversification of
legislation and lack of security
in business transactions.
The MoU was signed by Hamad
Buamim, president and CEO of
Dubai Chamber of Commerce
and Industry, and Mohammed
Al Muallem, CEO and managing
Dubai Chamber and DP World launch
Digital Silk Road initiative
director, DP World – UAE Region
in the presence of officials and
directors from both organisations.
“Investing in smart services and
solutions is a top priority for Dubai
Chamber, and we look forward
to working with our partners to
develop a game-changing digital
platform that will drastically im-
prove and simplify trade processes
and procedures,” said Buamim.
“The project falls in line withour efforts to support the objec-
tives of the Dubai Plan 2021, while
it also complements our current
initiatives that aim to reduce busi-
ness costs and enhance economic
competitiveness,” he added.
Under the terms of the agree-
ment, Dubai Chamber and DP
World will form a joint team which
will be tasked with implementing
the project.
Other objectives of the MoUSirajPower goes live with solar
rooftop for RSA-TALKE
SirajPower has
announced the
installation of a
solar power plant on the
premises of RSA-TALKE,
the chemicals-focused
subsidiary of RSA Global.
The installation is located on
the rooftop of RSA-TALKE’s
non-dangerous goods chemi-
cal facility in Dubai South. It
is the fourth solar power plant
installed by SirajPower on a RSA
Global building since the signa-
ture of the fully financed leasing
scheme two years ago, which at
the time made RSA the first to
go solar in Dubai South.
The new agreement with
SirajPower includes the instal-
lation, financing and operation
of a 1 MWp PV system on RSA-
TALKE’s warehouses, under a
20 years leasing scheme.
The plant will cover more
than 78% of electricity con-
sumption, saving 1,100 tons
of CO2 from the first year of
operation.
“At RSA Global, sustainabil-
ity is at the forefront of every
decision we take as a business
and across all our affiliates,”
said Abhishek Ajay Shah, co-
founder and group CEO of
RSA Global. “We embarked
on a green journey with Sira-
jPower two years ago following
our first solar rooftop deal,
and became pioneers in our
industry.”
Laurent Longuet, CEO at Sira-
jPower said: “Our long-term
partnership with RSA Global...
demonstrates the value of the
unique service we provide in themarket and the trust our team
has been able to build over the
past few years.
“We see a big push towards
solar in different sectors of themarket including logistics. The
buildings of these companies
consume a lot of power, thus
making an impact on their carbon
footprint is becoming inevitable.Laurent Longuet, CEO at SirajPower (far right)STORY SUMMARY
SWISSLOG LAUNCHES
ITEMPIQ MHE SYSTEM IN GCC
Swisslog has launched its latest
robot-based solution ItemPiQ,
designed for repeated, reliable
picking of a wide range of items
to fulfill fast delivery of orders at
low operating costs.
With picking and palletising
making up to 60% of warehouse
operational costs, the ItemPiQ
robot can handle a wide variety
of common products in retail, e-
commerce and pharmaceutical
industries weighing up to 1.5 kg
and can reach 1100 mm.
By using 3D vision technology
for object recognition, ItemPiQ’s
unique gripper can pick up to
1,000 items per hour and allows
picking of a wide range of prod-
ucts of different shapes and sizes,
error-free.