Kanoo S5 attends the Annual Shell HSSE Conference in London

Kanoo Shipping’s S5 Agency recently attended the Annual Shell HSSE Conference in London as part of the Shell Contractor’s network of global suppliers. 

The Shell’s Commitment and Policy on Health, Security, Safety, the Environment (HSSE) and Social Performance (SP) applies across Shell and is designed to help protect people and the environment. It includes aligned operational control for all Shell companies, contractors and joint ventures on how they must manage HSSE and SP to earn the confidence of customers, shareholders and society, to be a good neighbour and to contribute to sustainable development.

Steve Blackney of S5 Middle East (Regional Operations Manager, Kanoo Shipping) [left] and
Herbie Battye, Group HSSE Officer for S5 attends the Shell's HSSE Conference in London

Speaking about Kanoo Shipping’s participation in the event, Steve Blackney, Regional Operations Manager, Kanoo Shipping, said, “Our attendance served as an opportunity to network and to share knowledge and experiences relating to HSSE in everyday working life, and to share ideas on how to achieve the “Goal Zero” accident rate demanded by Shell. It is also our intention to achieve the same “Goal Zero” for Kanoo S5 offices and personnel going forward.”

Mr. Herbie Battye of S5 London gave a detailed presentation on Kanoo S5 progress in implementing a Shell compliant HSSE culture and reporting structure in all of Kanoo Shipping’s offices around the World, but with particular emphasis on the Middle East where they carry out great numbers of offshore and land-based transportation of Shell personnel.

Herbie’s presentation was extremely well received by Shell and the rest of the 150 strong audience. Later in the conference, Steve Blackney of S5 Middle East was able to win one of the Prizes during a test on Shell HSSE Standards.

S5 is the fastest growing Global Port Agency in the world. S5’s dynamic business model embraces modern technology in order to deliver tailored solutions at both global and regional levels. S5 harnesses the joint resources, operational capability and financial reputation of regional market leaders and its stakeholders such as Kanoo Shipping.

Kanoo Shipping is one of the founders of S5 Agency World. Being the first Arab shipping agency in the Region in 1890, Kanoo Shipping has grown to be the largest regional shipping service provider in the Middle East which covers an extensive area including the Gulf, the Red Sea and Indian Sub-continent, and handles 11,000 ship calls every year.

About The Kanoo Group

‘The Kanoo Group’ is one of the largest, independent, family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region established in 1890. It has diversified business industries in shipping, travel, machinery, engineering, logistics, property, oil & gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, among others, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.

Our Vision

The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond

Our Mission 

Delivering Sustainable Excellence

Our Values 

Customer Focused, Ethical, Innovative, Agile, Competent & Intelligent, Collaborative, Accountable 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

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Michelle Laylo Verzola 

PR Executive

The Kanoo Group

The Kanoo Group celebrates the 44th UAE National Day

UAE: The striking UAE Flag waving outside The Kanoo Group building and the splendid hanging decorations across the walls and ceilings depicting the colors of the national flag, marked another year of the Spirit of Union to commemorate the 44^th UAE National Day.

Employees from across every division flocked together and joined the festivities on 1^st December 2015 with a meaningful banquet as a traditional celebration of The Kanoo Group for the National Day event which is being held every 2^nd December of each year.

The warm festivity was felt across the UAE, with the usual adorning T-shirts, bags and shoes, and even cars, in every season from different cultures and countries - people from different backgrounds waving the UAE flag with a deep sense of pride and joy.

For 44 years, many people and organisations have seen the historic rise of the UAE including The Kanoo Group which is one of the pioneering/oldest and longest running companies in the Middle East; from a humble beginning into becoming a world-class leader. Nowadays, the UAE is receiving enormous recognitions around the world not only for its strong diversified economy but also for its smart, sustainable and innovative project management practices.

Members of the management and staff of The Kanoo Group shared the same sense of honor for the success and accomplishments of the UAE and its Unity, as they gathered together for the annual celebration, filled with a real sense of Emirati hospitality from Arabic food, arts and crafts.

Mohd Sagher Mubarak Mohammed Mubarak and Khalid Abdul Hussain Ali from Kanoo Machinery, members of the UAE equestrian club, also joined the National Day celebrations representing The Kanoo Group at Al Ahli Horse Riding Club, an organization that aims to teach a wide range of people of all ages to ride and to be able to care for horses.

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About The Kanoo Group

‘The Kanoo Group’ is one of the largest, independent, family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region established in 1890. It has diversified business industries in shipping, travel, machinery, engineering, logistics, property, oil & gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, among others, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.

Our Vision
The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond

Our Mission 
Delivering Sustainable Excellence

Our Values 
Customer Focused, Ethical, Innovative, Agile, Competent & Intelligent, Collaborative, Accountable 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

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Michelle Laylo Verzola 
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group

Kanoo forms joint venture with Singapore's Advanced CAE

Abu Dhabi, UAE: The Kanoo Group of companies (Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo / The Kanoo Group) has joined hands with Advanced CAE from Singapore in a joint venture to expand its production of instrumentation shelters to the GCC. In addition, the new Company will provide servicing of equipment already installed in the field. 

Mr. Mohamed Abdul Latif Kanoo (front row-left) signed the new partnership with Dr. Kar Wong of Advanced CAE, on behalf of Kanoo Group of companies

The new joint venture agreement was officially signed on 1st November 2015 at The Kanoo Group facilities in Abu Dhabi in the presence of Mr. Mohamed Abdul Latif Kanoo, Area Executive of The Kanoo Group; Mr. Bob Curtis, CEO, The Kanoo Group – UAE & Oman, Mr. Freddy Sherman, EGM Business Development and other managers of both the Kanoo Group and Advanced CAE.

The new companies will be based in Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, and will be set up to manufacture instrumentation shelters. These shelters are designed specifically for refineries and petrochemical industry to enable online analysis of products and feed data to the central control systems. 

During the signing ceremony, Advanced CAE represented by Dr. Kar Wong, and Kanoo Group of companies represented by Mr. Mohamed Abdul Latif Kanoo, emphasized the need to place their customers at the centre of the focus of the new joint-venture. 

Kanoo said, “Our new partnership will ensure that we are able to provide a local centre of excellence to support our customers and to provide faster in-field response.

About The Kanoo Group

‘The Kanoo Group’ is one of the largest, independent, family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region established in 1890. It has diversified business industries in shipping, travel, machinery, engineering, logistics, property, oil & gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, among others, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.

Our Vision
The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond

Our Mission 
Delivering Sustainable Excellence

Our Values 
Customer Focused, Ethical, Innovative, Agile, Competent & Intelligent, Collaborative, Accountable 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

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Michelle Laylo Verzola 
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The Kanoo Group

The Kanoo Group presents technological strength at ADIPEC 2015

Abu Dhabi, UAE: Kanoo Oil & Gas and Kanoo Energy, members of The Kanoo Group of companies, showcased their range of products and services at ADIPEC 2015 which was held on 9^th - 12^th November 2015 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).

The highly anticipated international oil and gas conference and exhibition covers a gross area of 100,000 sq. m., featuring more than 1800 exhibiting companies that includes 23 international pavilions from Belgium, China, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, UK and USA, making it the largest Oil & Gas event in the world.

Manoj Kumar Tripathy, General Manager, Kanoo Oil & Gas, during the opening of the exhibition said, “Kanoo name is synonym with oil & gas for the last 60 years. We are one of the major players doing business across the region for 125 years. We are committed in this part of the world and we will continue to invest in the oil & gas industry.”

Shaikh Razauddin, Operations Manager, Kanoo Energy, Oil & Gas Division [left] and Manoj Kumar Tripathy, General Manager, Kanoo Oil & Gas at ADNEC during the 2015 ADIPEC

Kanoo Oil & Gas showcased its state-of-the-art products and services from renowned Principals: TLV, BASF, Gaytri, Woodfield Systems India Pvt Td, Amtrad Environment, Allweiler, GE, McCrometer, and Colfax. Kanoo P& IP, a part of Kanoo Energy also participated in the event under the initiative of Abrar Khan, GM, Kanoo P&IP Gulf and Raman Marwaha – Manager, Kanoo P&IP (UAE & Oman).

Raman Marwaha – Manager, Kanoo P& IP (UAE & Oman) [left] explains products
and services to a customer at ADNEC during the 2015 ADIPEC

Abrar Khan, General Manager-Gulf, Power Industrial Projects (P&IP) said, “ADIPEC is one of the most prominent oil and gas exhibitions in the region and reflects the outstanding position attained by Abu Dhabi in that industry. P&IP engages in providing a number of strategic and innovative solutions to customers within the Oil & Gas sector and also offers enhanced solutions in other key industries such as expanding into offshore marine sector. Through team efforts, P&IP has recently achieved some crucial qualifications and continues to pursue the same in other high potential areas.”  

Underlining the importance of the event, Shaikh Razauddin, Operations Manager, Kanoo Energy, Oil &Gas Division, added, “We are certainly proud to take part in ADIPEC, being the best meeting place for key decision makers around the globe for this industry. We are looking forward to this exhibition as a huge success as we unveil our latest product offerings to all our customers”.

One of the highlights of the Kanoo Oil & Gas stand included a miniature model of the McCrometer’s innovative V-Cone differential pressure flow meter technology, manufactured in USA, designed for high performance in mild to harsh environments, used for refinery and onshore/offshore production and delivery applications. Moreover, measurements and control advancements from GE include a range of ultrasonic flow meters, and analyzers such as the new moisture.IQ multi-channel, multi-function analyzer that provides all the information that customers need under one instrument.

Products from Woodfield included customised bulk fluid handling and safety access solutions like loading arms, metering and pumping packages for loading and unloading items, in addition to an array of industrial hose and expansion joints from Gaytri for any type of application, and other products such as thermodynamic steam straps from TLV-Japan.

In a separate stand, Kanoo Energy displayed superior bolting solutions from TITAN, Chicago Pneumatic; safety innovations from Uvex such as eyewear and gloves, respiratory, hearing and head protection; in addition to protective clothing and footwear; Servocontrols for magnetostrictive technology; ATMECO for component integrity management systems; and 3M, Capital Safety, DBI Sala and Protecta for fall arrest harnesses. Environmentally-safe VpCI/MCI technologies with the best in-class, low-cost and zero defect equipment preservation, plant layout and mothballing, and  tank, line & process vessel corrosion protection from Cortec; marine services from Calex, among others.

Kanoo Engineering also exhibited under Kanoo Energy Stand as additional service offerings to customers in the Gulf for engineering supplies as well as electrical & diagnostics. Kanoo Engineering is a specialized solution provider of equipment and structural steel for commercial, industrial and residential applications. 

Mark Vinnicombe, General Manager, Kanoo Engineering elaborates, “Kanoo Engineering is an ISO certified company for Design, Fabrication & Installation of Structural Steel works, Tanks and Pressure vessels. We fabricate and install heavy, medium and miscellaneous steel works related to the construction industry and process equipment, such as heat exchangers, pressure vessels, storage tanks & piping for various sectors such as oil & gas, petrochemical, power, water treatment, cement; and material handling equipment like conveyors, elevators, hoppers, silos, EOT cranes, legged cranes, stainless steel tanks, piping, handrails, architectural works, and so on.” 

In general, Ali Islim, Marketing Manager – UAE & Oman, together with the Marketing team arranged this year’s branding materials for the group’s participation in ADIPEC such as exhibition stands, logo designs, handouts and brochures.

Referring to the Marketing strategies, Niaz Ahmed, Marketing Manager, Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo remarked, “ADIPEC serves as the perfect platform to promote our brand’s products and services. Our market presence is always important in such a huge event where we gather all our Principals to come and participate with us under one Kanoo umbrella. This has a positive impact on all our customers across the Middle East.”

About The Kanoo Group

‘The Kanoo Group’ is one of the largest, independent, family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region established in 1890. It has diversified business industries in shipping, travel, machinery, engineering, logistics, property, oil & gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, among others, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.

Our Vision
The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond

Our Mission 
Delivering Sustainable Excellence

Our Values 
Customer Focused, Ethical, Innovative, Agile, Competent & Intelligent, Collaborative, Accountable 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

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Michelle Laylo Verzola 
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The Kanoo Group

Kanoo Travel: Official Agent for Singapore's Tourist and Business Visa Applications

Kanoo Travel is proud to announce that it has been appointed as the offi­cial agent by the Consul General of Singapore to issue Tourist or Business Visas in their o­ffice in Karama, Dubai. The Kanoo Travel’s Visa Team will provide services and process documents to help people apply for a visa to enter Singapore. 

 

With the new agreement with Kanoo Travel, it has now become easier to travel to Singapore and even easier to obtain visas as the authorised agency for handling Tourist and Business Visas. 

Sunil D’Souza – General Manager, Kanoo Travel, said, “Plan your next trip to Singapore! We can now provide the services in-house and process all your visa needs. Additionally, we are now promoting Singapore Airlines Holidays for you enhanced travel experience. Take advantage of this opportunity & see how your visa will be comfortably executed.”

About Kanoo Travel

The Kanoo family's involvement in air travel goes back to 1937 when the company provided refueling facilities in Bahrain for Imperial Airways seaplanes en route to India and Australia. In 1947 Kanoo Travel became the first IATA agency in the Gulf. 

Today, Kanoo Travel is one of the largest and oldest travel management companies in the Middle East.

With a team of over 1,000 travel specialists spread across the region; operating a network of over 100 IATA locations, and established partnerships with global travel partners, Kanoo Travel provides the most comprehensive and specialized services in the travel industry with unmatched quality.

For more details, visit: www.kanootravel.com 

About The Kanoo Group

‘The Kanoo Group’ is one of the largest, independent, family-owned groups of companies in the Gulf region established in 1890. It has diversified business industries in shipping, travel, machinery, engineering, logistics, property, oil & gas, power, industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, among others, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.

Our Vision
The Leading Family Business in the Region and Beyond

Our Mission 
Delivering Sustainable Excellence

Our Values 
Customer Focused, Ethical, Innovative, Agile, Competent & Intelligent, Collaborative, Accountable 

P.O. Box 290, Dubai, UAE. Toll Free: 800 KANOO, Fax: 04-3933636, Websites: www.kanoo.com / www.kanoogroup.com 

To comment on the article, send an email to:
Michelle Laylo Verzola 
PR Executive
The Kanoo Group