Dubai Customs deploys self-service device for issuing customs card
Customers no longer have to stand in line for regular customs card for means of transport and machinery issuance procedure. The process has become a lot easier now, as Dubai Customs deployed an automated, self-service device to issue the card in Port Rashid Customs Centre. Dubai Customs issued a total of 769,000 customs cards for means of transport and machinery in 2015; equivalent to 3,200 cards per day. The new device helps customers complete their transactions with Customs conveniently and in no time. In addition to making customers happy by reducing the time they spend in Customs, the new device is helping Port Rashid Customs Center officials re-direct their human resources towards other duties.
Honeywell process controls improving operator efficiency and productivity at Russian refinery Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) today announced that its Experion®HS process automation system has been implemented at Kuban Oil and Gas Company’s Ilsky Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory. The new automation system will help the refinery improve process performance and minimise costs, while maintaining a high level of safety. Experion HS extends this powerful technology to meet the demands of specific industry segments. It comprises a subset of Experion PKS components specifically packaged to provide a targeted and robust system for small
to medium automation projects. The technology impacts the unit operations by streamlining work processes, and providing greater access to key process parameters and data of the refinery. Hence a higher level of operator performance helps meet the increasing demand of refinery’s products in the region. Honeywell supplied the Ilsky Refinery with a complete set of services for building an integrated production control system based on its hybrid HC900 controllers. The automation solution focuses on the refinery’s AT-5 crude distillation unit, which has a capacity of 1.5 million tons a year.
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