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UAE startups secure funding for Saudi Arabia expansion

CAIRO: Digital logistics platform Transportr has successfully concluded its eight-figure seed funding round with the participation of Ittihad Ventures Holding and Industrial Capital Group.   Established in 2020, the UAE-based company acts as a multimodal digital freight marketplace, connecting shippers and carriers across various industries to facilitate efficient, transparent, and cost-effective movement of goods.  The platform addresses concerns such as freight rates, manual processes, enhanced visibility, traceability and customer service. 

“King Abdulaziz Port Achieves Record Container Throughput of 206,415 TEUs”

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s quest to ramp up trade volumes has seen one of its major ports registering an unprecedented growth in cargo volume. The King Abdulaziz Port set a new container throughput record of handling 206,145 twenty-foot equivalent units in May 2023, according to data released by the Saudi Ports Authority, also known as Mawani. The Dammam port surpassed its previous record of 199,609 TEUs in August 2022.

“Teams pull out of Tour of Switzerland after Gino Maeder’s tragedy”

GENEVA: The Tudor Pro Cycling and Intermarche teams withdrew on Saturday from the Tour of Switzerland following the death of Swiss cyclist Gino Maeder. Maeder, who rode for Team Bahrain Victorious, fell into a ravine in the downhill finale of Thursday’s fifth stage and succumbed to his injuries aged 26 on Friday. His team withdrew on Friday and they were joined by Swiss outfit Tudor and Belgian rivals Intermarche prior to Saturday’s seventh stage.

Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder dies after Tour de Suisse crash

GENEVA: Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder died Friday, one day after crashing and falling down a ravine during a descent at the Tour de Suisse, the Bahrain-Victorious team said. The 26-year-old Mäder crashed on a fast downhill road approaching the end of the mountainous fifth stage into La Punt.

Turkey seeks to host football Euros following Champions League final

GENEVA: Turkiye’s quest to host the men’s European Championship is among the great unfulfilled goals in world soccer. Having newly re-elected state President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sit next to UEFA leader Aleksander Čeferin at the Champions League final in Istanbul on Saturday should only help before Turkiye’s next two tournament bids are put to votes on Oct. 10.

Yannick Mettler Joins Theeba Motorsport as Fourth Driver for Spa 24H Race

Yannick Mettler will join Reema Juffali, Ralf Aron and Alain Valente as they compete around Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for the fourth round of the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe and the third round of competition this season for Theeba Motorsport. Hailing from Switzerland, Mettler’s career spans more than a decade, having previously competed in the German Formula Three Cup, Michelin Le Mans Cup and International GT Open.

UBS and Swiss Govt. Guarantee Credit Suisse Losses

ZURICH: UBS and the Swiss government signed on Friday an agreement to cover up to 9 billion Swiss francs ($10 billion) in losses from its emergency takeover of Credit Suisse, the country’s largest bank, Reuters reported. The deal comes with various conditions, including a requirement that UBS keeps its headquarters in Switzerland, the government said in a statement. The loss protection agreement will become effective with the completion of the Credit Suisse takeover, expected as early as June 12, UBS said in a separate statement.

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