BAHRAIN will host the World Snooker Championship in 2011. This was announced yesterday by Bahrain Billiards and Snooker Federation president Shaikh Abdulla bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa.
Bahrain won the right to host the prestigious biennial event following unanimous support from the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF).
The championship is set to bring to the kingdom the world's top amateur snooker players, both men and women.
It will be the first time Bahrain will be hosting the event. The kingdom previously staged the World Under-21 Snooker Championship in 2005.
"Hosting the world championship confirms the high level we have achieved in Bahrain snooker," Shaikh Abdulla said. "We have become one of the region's more developed countries in the game, and we are looking forward to staging a grand tournament."
This year, the world championship was held in Hyderabad, India.
Source:gulf-daily-news.com/
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Songwon opens Middle East, Africa headquarters in Bahrain
Korean additive manufacturer Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. (Ulsan) has opened its Middle East and Africa headquarters in Bahrain, saying demand for its core products in the region is growing rapidly as it becomes “one of the most important markets for us,” according to Jongho Park, chairman and CEO of Songwon Industrial. The new regional facility, which also includes recently established local warehouses, will be lead by Peter Fleming who was named sales director Middle East and Africa effective Nov. 24. Fleming’s prior experience includes time with Chemtura, where he led their Asia Pacific business, as well as time with Polysar, which was acquired by Bayer. Most recently Fleming worked as a management consultant at Oriental Pacific Consulting PTE Ltd.
The company said it chose Bahrain on the basis that it’s well located to efficiently serve the region, with Songwon’s new warehouses there creating an “efficient and reliable supply chain”. In addition, Songwon says basing a support team at the site will improve its ability to respond to customer requirements. Songwon’s logistics partner in Bahrain for shipments to Middle East is the Gulf Agency Co. (GAC). The company’s warehouse is located in Manama at the former Gulf Air terminal, with the amount of space used determined by market needs.
The move into the Mid East reflects a year-long effort by the company to expand its geographic reach. In May, it announced the creation of a new Japanese subsidiary, Songwon Japan KK. In January, the company added two new distributors in India: Jayvee Organics Private Ltd. and Qualichem Specialties Private Ltd. Songwon supplies antioxidants, light stabilizers, ultraviolet light absorbers, heat stabilizers, plasticizers, lubricants, surface coating agents, polyurethane, alkyl phenols, biphenol, flocculants, and other chemicals.
Source:plasticstoday.com/
The company said it chose Bahrain on the basis that it’s well located to efficiently serve the region, with Songwon’s new warehouses there creating an “efficient and reliable supply chain”. In addition, Songwon says basing a support team at the site will improve its ability to respond to customer requirements. Songwon’s logistics partner in Bahrain for shipments to Middle East is the Gulf Agency Co. (GAC). The company’s warehouse is located in Manama at the former Gulf Air terminal, with the amount of space used determined by market needs.
The move into the Mid East reflects a year-long effort by the company to expand its geographic reach. In May, it announced the creation of a new Japanese subsidiary, Songwon Japan KK. In January, the company added two new distributors in India: Jayvee Organics Private Ltd. and Qualichem Specialties Private Ltd. Songwon supplies antioxidants, light stabilizers, ultraviolet light absorbers, heat stabilizers, plasticizers, lubricants, surface coating agents, polyurethane, alkyl phenols, biphenol, flocculants, and other chemicals.
Source:plasticstoday.com/
Sikorsky Aircraft Delivers UH-60M BLACK HAWK Helicopter to Bahrain Defense Forces
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today celebrated the formal delivery of a UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter to the Defense Forces of Bahrain. It is the first of nine aircraft that will ultimately be delivered. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. .
The delivery also marks the beginning of the first squadron of UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopters that will be operated by an international military organization. The Royal Bahrain Air Force will fly the aircraft for military operations that include protection of sovereign borders as well as protection and defense of U.S. and coalition strategic facilities.
"The Bahrain Air Force is getting a powerful tool in the UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter," said Doug Shidler, Sikorsky Vice President, U.S. Government Programs. "The sophistication and capabilities of this aircraft will greatly enhance the Bahrain military's ability, and will serve their country well for years to come."
Bahrain officials signed the U.S. Army Letter of Offer and Acceptance on May 7, 2007, to purchase nine UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale (FMS), the first such sale for the UH-60M aircraft.
The aircraft are being completed at Sikorsky's Military Derivatives Completion Center in Horseheads, N.Y. Deliveries are scheduled to continue into 2010.
The UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter is a twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter designed to a U.S. Army requirement to carry an 11-man squad and four-man crew under combat conditions. Sikorsky Aircraft has been manufacturing the BLACK HAWK helicopter for the U.S. Army since 1978. The UH-60M helicopter is the latest and the most advanced model to be fielded to the U.S. Army.
The UH-60M helicopter provides additional payload and range, improved handling qualities, lower operating costs, and greater survivability than earlier generation BLACK HAWK helicopters. These improvements are achieved with improved engines, revolutionary rotor blade design, improved durability transmission system, advanced digital avionics and an integrated "glass" cockpit.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture and service. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries.
Source:pr-canada.net/
The delivery also marks the beginning of the first squadron of UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopters that will be operated by an international military organization. The Royal Bahrain Air Force will fly the aircraft for military operations that include protection of sovereign borders as well as protection and defense of U.S. and coalition strategic facilities.
"The Bahrain Air Force is getting a powerful tool in the UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter," said Doug Shidler, Sikorsky Vice President, U.S. Government Programs. "The sophistication and capabilities of this aircraft will greatly enhance the Bahrain military's ability, and will serve their country well for years to come."
Bahrain officials signed the U.S. Army Letter of Offer and Acceptance on May 7, 2007, to purchase nine UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale (FMS), the first such sale for the UH-60M aircraft.
The aircraft are being completed at Sikorsky's Military Derivatives Completion Center in Horseheads, N.Y. Deliveries are scheduled to continue into 2010.
The UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter is a twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter designed to a U.S. Army requirement to carry an 11-man squad and four-man crew under combat conditions. Sikorsky Aircraft has been manufacturing the BLACK HAWK helicopter for the U.S. Army since 1978. The UH-60M helicopter is the latest and the most advanced model to be fielded to the U.S. Army.
The UH-60M helicopter provides additional payload and range, improved handling qualities, lower operating costs, and greater survivability than earlier generation BLACK HAWK helicopters. These improvements are achieved with improved engines, revolutionary rotor blade design, improved durability transmission system, advanced digital avionics and an integrated "glass" cockpit.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture and service. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries.
Source:pr-canada.net/
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