Asyad Group, the global integrated logistics solutions provider, has announced Omantel, the Sultanate’s leading telecommunications services provider, as the official technology partner for the upcoming Asyad Global Logistics Challenge. The competitive event will be held from 2-4 November 2021 at Expo 2020 Dubai, as part of a line-up of activities Asyad Group has organized in collaboration with Hypermotion Dubai, which includes the Global Hackathon Challenge and the Logistics Start-up Challenge. It comes as part of wider efforts to showcase the role of the public and private sectors in positioning the Sultanate on the global map.
Juma bin Saleh Al Uraimi, Acting Group Chief Commercial Officer at Asyad Group, said,The Asyad Global Logistics Hackathon Challenge will provide promising local and international data scientists with a chance to showcase their skills and share their ideas on how to harness emerging technologies to advance the transport and logistics sectors. Meanwhile, the Logistics Start-up Challenge will charge entrants across six key growth pillars for mobility and transport logistics, namely artificial intelligence, cyber security, robotics, logistics, smart mobility and drones, to pitch their solutions to an audience of regional and international investors.
Asyad Shipping, part of Asyad Group, has achieved a first in Oman's maritime and energy history with the successful delivery of the first blended crude oil by an entirely-Omani supply chain. This inaugural shipment, embarked by Asyad Shipping’s fleet, VLCC Saiq, set sail from Mina Al Fahal to Ras Markaz, destined to the Duqm Refinery (OQ8), a promising economic project in Oman.
Read moreAsyad Group, Oman’s global integrated logistics provider, and Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in Oman, partnered to launch an innovative accelerator program aimed at empowering local tech startups in the logistics industry. The signing ceremony took place on April 3, marking a significant milestone in Oman's tech and logistics industries.
Read moreEmphasizing its commitment to strengthening partnerships with the private sector in the execution of logistics projects, Asyad Group, represented by its logistics arm Asyad Logistics, invited local companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specializing in providing land transport solutions to submit bids for the (Framework Agreement for Providing Land Transportation) tender.
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