DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, November 10, 2026/APO Group/ —

• Carrier supports 13% year-on-year growth in exports from Milan, 23% from Greater New York region between FY24/25 and FY25/26
• Freighter to support exports of pharmaceuticals, luxury goods, industrial components from Milan to the US
• Service to enhance connectivity for cargo to Middle East and Asia from New York via Dubai for pharmaceuticals, perishables, e-commerce and machinery

 




 
 

Emirates SkyCargo has announced the launch of a new weekly freighter service connecting Milan (MXP) with New York (JFK) from 5^th December 2026.

 

The service provides direct trade connectivity for exporters from Italy, particularly the Lombardy region, to the United States, one of the country’s most important trading partners. Additionally, on the return leg, the freighter also provides businesses in the US, particularly in the greater New York region more export connectivity to markets in the Middle East and Asia via Dubai.

Badr Abbas, Divisional Senior Vice President, Emirates SkyCargo, said: “Milan is a key air cargo gateway for Italy and Europe where Emirates SkyCargo currently offers over 500 tonnes of weekly export capacity to global markets, including over 100 tonnes weekly bellyhold capacity on our passenger flights to New York. The new freighter service adds important maindeck capacity on a vital trade corridor offering exporters greater access, flexibility and reliability when serving customers in the United States.

 

“Exports from the Greater New York region have seen strong growth, reflecting robust demand for reliable access to international markets. By combining enhanced freighter capacity with our extensive network of freighter and passenger services through Dubai, we are enhancing connectivity for pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, perishables and machinery from the US, while creating faster links to destinations across the Middle East, Asia and beyond.”

 

Powering exports from Italy to the US

 

The new freighter flight, operated by Emirates SkyCargo’s Boeing 777-F aircraft and offering around 100 tonnes of capacity per flight, has been launched to serve the growing demand for export capacity from Northern Italy and the Lombardy region to partner markets. Exports from Milan carried by Emirates SkyCargo grew 13% in FY 2025/26 compared to the previous year. By providing direct freighter connectivity from Milan to New York, the largest air cargo export destination for Italian goods, Emirates SkyCargo is creating faster and more efficient pathways for Italian exporters to reach customers across North America.

Emirates SkyCargo also operates a once weekly freighter flight between Milan and Dubai (DWC). Key export commodities that move by air from Milan include pharmaceuticals, vaccines and clinical trial medication, luxury goods and fashion items, industrial equipment and machine parts, high-end automotives, fresh produce and specialty food products. Major export markets include the Middle East, United States, Australia and South Africa.

 

Emirates SkyCargo has facilitated increasing volumes of export between Italy and its trading partners with exports from the country growing at over 12% between FY 2024/25 and FY 2025/26. Every week, Emirates SkyCargo offers over 1,000 tonnes of export cargo capacity from its four Italian gateways– Bologna, Milan, Rome and Venice. The carrier also operates a strong road feeder service, connecting Italian businesses located beyond online gateways to Emirates SkyCargo’s network. The new freighter service demonstrates Emirates SkyCargo’s commitment to the whole Italian market and is a testament to potential opportunities across Italy.

 

Stronger footprint and increased exports in North America

 

From New York, the freighter service will provide more options for connecting cargo for businesses in Greater New York and Northeast USA. Emirates SkyCargo has been supporting a significant increase in exports from the region, with an increase of 23% in the volume of exports from JFK and EWR airports between FY 2024/25 and FY 2025/ 26. The freighter service unlocks seamless connections to high-growth markets across the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.

 

Key export commodities moving from New York include pharmaceuticals and healthcare products, perishables, e-commerce shipments, machinery and industrial components. By combining dedicated freighter capacity with Emirates SkyCargo’s extensive freighter and passenger network, the service offers customers greater flexibility, faster transit times and access to one of the world’s most extensive cargo networks.

 

In addition to the new freighter service to New York (JFK), Emirates SkyCargo has also launched freighter flights in 2026 to Los Angeles (LAX) and Dallas (DFW) while increasing frequencies to Miami (MIA), enhancing the overall connectivity between North America and its global network.

 

Emirates SkyCargo has embarked on an ambitious year of growth for its freighter fleet and network. The cargo carrier took delivery of eight new freighter aircraft, including seven Boeing 777-F production freighters and one Boeing 777-300ER special freighter. This expansion helped power the growth of Emirates SkyCargo’s freighter network from over 40 destinations in March 2026 to over 60 destinations by July 2026. In addition to dedicated freighter flights, the carrier also offers high frequency bellyhold cargo capacity on Emirates’ fleet of passenger aircraft operating to destinations across six continents.

 

Interested customers can contact their local Emirates SkyCargo office or visit www.SkyCargo.com for more information on flights and services available to them.

CARACAS, Venezuela, November 10, 2026/APO Group/ –Chevron, Shell, bp and Qatar’s UCC Holding have confirmed senior executives for Venezuela Energy Week (VEW) 2027. Each of the four operators has advanced upstream investments through revised contractual terms and offshore gas licenses.

 




 
 

These companies are behind several of the largest upstream agreements signed in Venezuela this year, including expanded heavy oil development in the Orinoco Belt and new offshore gas licenses near Trinidad and Tobago.

Mariano Vela, Venezuela Country President at Chevron, and Javier La Rosa, President of Base Assets and Emerging Countries, join the lineup. In September, Chevron, the largest international producer in Venezuela, agreed updated terms for its three joint ventures with PDVSA and announced plans to invest more than $7 billion over five years, more than doubling joint venture output to around 600,000 barrels per day. The agreements added two greenfield areas in the Orinoco Belt to its Petroindependencia joint venture and followed an April asset swap that La Rosa said “reinforces our role in supporting regional energy security.”

Senior representatives from Shell have also joined the conference, including Adam Lowmass, Executive Vice President and Country Chair in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela; Cederic Cremers, President of Integrated Gas; and Barbara Blakely, Head of Corporate Relations Latin America. In June, Venezuela awarded the company the license for the first phase of the offshore Loran field, which Shell is developing alongside its Manatee project across the maritime border in Trinidad and Tobago. Shell is also advancing the Dragon gas field to supply Trinidad’s Atlantic LNG plant, and has signed agreements to develop the Carito and Pirital production units in Monagas state.

Brian Davis, Vice President of Projects at bp, and Katy Henderson-Moses, Vice President of Subsurface at bp, both responsible for Latin America and the Caribbean, will join bp’s David Campbell in Caracas. bp is operator of the Loran Phase 2 license awarded in August and is developing the cross-border Cocuina-Manakin field, which it operates on the Trinidadian side. The company is a Gold Sponsor of VEW 2027.

Erik Keskula, Group CEO for Upstream at UCC Holding, has also been confirmed. UCC Oil and Gas, the Qatari group’s upstream subsidiary, holds an equal interest in Loran Phase 2 with bp and XRG, the international investment arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). “Loran is a material offshore gas resource in a region with established demand and existing regional processing capacity,” Keskula said when the award was announced. UCC has since said it is in talks to enter further oil and gas areas in Venezuela.

Over four days in Caracas, VEW 2027 will combine dedicated plenary sessions with technical tracks on infrastructure integration and digital field management. Panel discussions will address workforce development and the role of Venezuelan companies in new projects, including Youth in Energy sessions for early-career professionals. The landmark event closes on February 25 with site visits to Venezuela’s world-class upstream and downstream assets.

Organized by Energy Capital & Power and taking place under the patronage of Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, PDVSA and the Ministry of Hydrocarbons, Venezuela Energy Week 2027 will convene in Caracas on February 22–25.

To register, visit www.VenezuelaEnergyWeek.com.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, November 10, 2026/APO Group/ –From interactive humanoids and intelligent machines undertaking industrial tasks to multilingual robot assistants and wearable exoskeletons, the latest advances in the Physical AI phenomenon will take centre stage at the world’s largest tech and AI event next month in Dubai.

 




 
 

GITEX World RobotiX, a new launch event at GITEX GLOBAL, will converge the world’s robotics pioneers and leaders in embodied AI from 8-11 December at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai, to show how machines that perceive, reason and act in the physical world are transforming manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, hospitality and smart infrastructure. GITEX GLOBAL 2026 will kick off with the GITEX Summit on 7 December at Dubai World Trade Centre, ahead of the exhibition at Expo City Dubai.

 

The showcase arrives as robot demand surges; more than 22,000 humanoid robots were shipped globally in the first half of 2026, a 300 percent year-on-year increase (https://apo-opa.co/4kHlnGe), according to Counterpoint Research, with shipments expected to exceed 50,000 units by year-end. Dubai is also advancing its robotics ambitions through its Robotics and Automation Program, targeting the deployment of 200,000 robots over 10 years to 2032 (https://apo-opa.co/4j7b5y2).

 

Unitree, one of the world’s largest humanoid makers with 31 percent (https://apo-opa.co/4sNVwhW) global market share, spearheads participation this year, alongside other headliners including UBTECH, whose humanoids are deployed in car factories and being tested by Airbus; AiMOGA, Chery Auto’s embodied AI robotics brand; DEEP Robotics, a global leader in quadrupeds; and the UAE’s Micropolis Robotics, which provides autonomous patrol robots for Dubai Police.

 

Robots take on real-world tasks

 

UAE-based Mangobot, a robotics solutions provider specialising in deploying and integrating intelligent machines, will present a robotic workforce featuring autonomous general-purpose robots, patrol robots, multilingual robot receptionists and live robotic performances. Visitors can also experience wearable exoskeleton technology firsthand. “It’s less ‘come look at robots’ and more ‘come see what working alongside robots actually feels like,’” said Mazen El-Kurdi, CTO of Mangobot.

 

Making its Middle East debut, MOS 2, developed by Chinese embodied intelligence innovator Lumos Robotics, is a wheeled ‘AI Worker’ with dual arms capable of handling payloads of up to 50 kg and operating for more than eight hours.

 

According to Lumos Robotics, its first-generation MOS robots completed over 1,000 hours of continuous, failure-free operation at Mitsubishi Electric’s Changshu factory, undertaking material handling, quality inspection and screwdriving tasks. The company will also showcase NIX S3, which will deliver a live dance performance demonstrating its 21 degrees of freedom, high-torque joints, agility and dynamic motion capabilities.

 

Cecile Wei, PR Director, Lumos Robotics, said: “Our demonstrations are designed to show the philosophy behind our products: robots need to do more than move. They need to perform useful tasks reliably in real environments.”

 

UAE-based Lootah Robotics, a robotics solutions and systems integration company, will showcase humanoid, quadruped, service, cleaning and telepresence robots from manufacturers including Unitree, AGIBOT, Pudu Robotics, UBTECH and EngineAI.

 

“We are not simply supplying individual robots; we are building an integrated robotics ecosystem,” said Hazem Ghazal, General Manager of Lootah Robotics. “Our stand will showcase how organisations can select different robots for different requirements while maintaining centralised visibility and control.”

 

The next frontier of embodied AI and human-robot interaction

 

Advances in embodied AI – where AI models are brought into a physical body or hardware system – are creating opportunities for robots to interact more naturally with people across consumer services, education, entertainment and domestic environments.

 

China’s Light Origins, which develops humanoid robots and intelligent robotic systems, will make the first public appearance of its ‘bunny-shaped’ robot, with live demos of household scenarios offering visitors hands-on interaction. “We believe our bunny-shaped robot is ready to enter consumers’ homes,” said Tingxiang Fan, Co-founder and CTO, Light Origins.

 

Meanwhile, Raydiculous, a bionic robotics innovator from the Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre, will make its Middle East debut with two innovations. Its TP01 humanoid, designed for commercial interaction and public services, can communicate in English and Arabic and perform synchronised movements. Alongside it, DINOBOT, described by Raydiculous as the world’s first intelligent bipedal walking bionic dinosaur, will demonstrate realistic movement and interactive capabilities.

 

Sandy Liu, Overseas Sales Manager, Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre, said: “With its integrated capabilities of walking, interaction, performance, and education, our solutions turn Physical AI into a visible and usable business tool.”

 

Supporting future robotics talent, UAE-based technology and robotics education company Besomi will introduce six humanoid and mobile robots known as the ‘Besomi Rangers’. Unitree, Seeed Studio, Arduino and Qualcomm will be joining Besomi on the stand. The showcase will feature the latest humanoid robot from Unitree, a global leader in humanoid robotics. A live Robotics & AI Lab will allow visitors to explore how robots are engineered, programmed and trained, with hands-on engineering training using the latest Arduino VENTUNO platform, developed in collaboration with Qualcomm.

 

“We want young engineers and innovators to ask, ‘How does this work?’

and then go build the next generation of robotics technologies right here in the UAE. Showcasing the latest Unitree humanoid robot gives visitors a look at the forefront of robotics. Our hands-on training with Arduino and Qualcomm gives engineers practical experience to turn their own ideas into working robotics and AI applications. We are also pleased to welcome Seeed Studio to our stand as part of this focus on building engineering capabilities,” said Mohammad Hani, CEO, Besomi Robotics & AI.

 

Building the intelligence behind autonomous machines

 

JWIPC, a Chinese developer of AI computing hardware and industrial computing solutions, will launch robotic controllers built on NVIDIA’s Thor module, which the company says delivers up to 2,070 TFLOPS of FP4 computing performance. Designed for humanoids, robotic arms and autonomous mobile robots, the controllers enable AI processing and real-time decision-making.

 

“The NVIDIA Thor module provides a high-compute edge brain for embodied intelligence, running multi-modal models locally to integrate sensor fusion, task planning, and millisecond motion control,” said Nick Zhang, Regional Sales Manager, JWIPC.

 

Meanwhile, Physical AI software developer Songying Technology will demonstrate ORCA OS and ORCA Lab, integrating simulation, synthetic data generation, AI training, validation and deployment into a connected robotics development environment. Taiwan-based embedded computing specialist Vecow will unveil advanced, rugged Edge AI and robotics platforms powered by NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and NXP, while officially introducing its dedicated UAE team to accelerate mission-critical regional deployments

 

The 46^th edition of GITEX GLOBAL, organised by inD, opens with The GITEX Summit at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) on 7 December, before the four-day GITEX GLOBAL Expo begins at Dubai Exhibition Centre alongside Expand North Star, its startup and investor event.

 

The dual-blockbuster showcase converges 6,000-plus enterprise and startup exhibitors with tens of thousands of government leaders, C-suite executives, investors and buyers from 180 countries, reaffirming Dubai’s status as an epicentre of tech collaboration.

 

More information is available at www.Gitex.com and (https://apo-opa.co/4iyQ67d)

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