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counting its Port tariffs through the
so-called Green Award scheme.
“For many international companies, the involvement of a worldclass port like Rotterdam is a key
contributing factor for their decision to invest in SOHAR,” says
Andre Toet, CEO at SOHAR Port
and Freezone. He continues:
“All operations, marine and land
side, must comply with best international practices and, as
we continue to grow rapidly, we
have to develop new concepts
for the environmental management of the industrial complex as a whole; our new LED
streetlights are just one recent
example on the road ahead.”
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June 2016
Rami Hajjar, General Manager
of Philips Lighting in the Middle
East added: “The world’s population will grow by some 2.5 billion people by year 2050, and
80% of the world’s population
will live in cities; therefore, we
will need more light and more
energy efficient light. Today,
fewer than 12% of the world’s
streetlights are LED and it is crucial to use energy efficient LED
lighting for a sustainable world.”
JAFZA’S TRADE WITH
CHINA REACHES
AED 46.4 BILLION
J
ebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), Dubai and the UAE’s flagship trade
and logistics hub for the wider Middle East region comprising West
Asia, the CIS, Africa and the Indian
Subcontinent, seeks to highlight
the Free Zone’s status as the gateway and logistics hub for the region
to Chinese investors during the upcoming roadshow in China. The
5-day Jafza event commencing May
16 -20, covered two leading commerce and manufacturing centers
of China – Shenzhen and Qingdao.
Jafza team led by Sultan Ahmed
Bin Sulayem, DP World Group
Chairman and CEO, Chairman
of the Ports, Customs and Free