RENT2RIDE LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVELY ON EKAR IN UAE

Personal Mobility

ekar, the Middle East’s leading personal mobility company, announced its partnership with UK-based Rent2Ride.

Rent2Ride will provide new cars to ekar, and in return, ekar will host cars on ekar’s Mobility OS via a revenue share program, known as ‘ekar Fleet’. The partnership will give Rent2Ride access to ekar’s 350,000 members, providing a strong return from the first day of operations in the UAE. ‘ekar Fleet’ removes the need for significant investments and marketing efforts, making it easier for new rental car companies to enter the GCC market. Rent2Ride, which has been operating in the UK for over five years, will now be able to expand its operations to the Middle East thanks to ekar’s technology. This partnership will also provide faster access to new markets and help meet the growing demand for instant mobility in the UAE.

“We are thrilled to be working with ekar,” says Kunal Soni, managing director of Rent2Ride. “Our new partnership brings many opportunities, including faster access to new markets.Their ‘Locate, Unlock, & Drive’ on-demand technology will help us to meet instant mobility demands in the UAE by making hiring a vehicle easy and convenient for self-drivers and car sharers. Their local expertise, knowledge, and cultural understanding makes working with ekar extremely advantageous.”

Army Of Robots Set To Work

Logistics

Starlinks, a leading logistics and supply chain solutions provider in Saudi Arabia, says it has launched the most technologically advanced fulfilment centre in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Located in Agility Logistics Park, adding to Starlinks’ 18 fulfilment centres across the KSA, the facility comprises a storage area of 400,000 square feet.

It is equipped with 254 autonomous robots for picking and sorting, thereby providing storage capacity for over 12 million units. Starlinks aims to process an average of 3.6 million units orders per month.

“Combining world-class technology and industry-leading know-how, the solution will provide market-leading flexibility, accuracy and agility. The facility will be fully operational by Q2 2023,” said the firm in a statement.

With a total investment exceeding $27 million, Starlinks says it now operatesthe fastest e-commerce fulfilment cycle through an omnichannel fulfilment facility in the Kingdom. It added that the project is aligned with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, which aims to maximize