Topic: UAE

IMEC UAE launches cross-country “Customs Corridor” with Indian manufacturing in mind

Various Emirati stakeholders have signed a preliminary agreement for the “Bonded Rail Corridor” project across the country. The railway would link the Fujairah terminals in…
New freight line Pakistan and UAE deepen rail cooperation following 3 billion dollar investment

Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have signed two memoranda of understanding, deepening their cooperation in rail. The UAE is helping Pakistan develop its infrastructure,…
Gulf Railway Oman – UAE Hafeet Rail project awards major contracts

Hafeet Rail, the rail project between Oman and the United Arab Emirates, has awarded key contracts for its construction and exploitation. The contracts include construction…
memorandum of understanding Nevomo continues international expansion with Etihad Rail partnership

Nevomo, a tech company developing magnetic levitation concepts for rail freight, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Etihad Rail. The Poland-based company will explore the…
Gulf railway After securing 1,5 billions in funding, Hafeet Rail now signs contract for new freight locomotives

The Omani-Emirati joint venture Hafeet Rail is purchasing 27 new heavy-haul freight locomotives from Progress Rail. The deal now comes after the joint venture secured…
Gulf railway Oman – UAE Hafeet Rail secures 1,5 billion dollars in funding

The planned railway between Oman and the United Arab Emirates, Hafeet Rail, can count on 1,5 billion US dollars out of the 2,5 billion in…
Analysis What spurs the international effort to bridge Afghanistan via rail?

Countries in Afghanistan’s vicinity have grown an interest in developing its rail infrastructure. More and more projects are being launched, or are at the very…
AD Ports Group acquires majority share in Tbilisi Dry Port

AD Ports Group has acquired a majority share in the Tbilisi Dry Port. The logistics company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, purchased sixty per cent of…
KTZ scores positive volume results amidst wave of new developments

KTZ’s container transportation via its subsidiary KTZ Express has increased by 2,6 times year-on-year for the first half of 2023. The overall transportation amounted to…
Oman-UAE rail company already has a customer, but no network yet

Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have recently funded the Omani & Etihad Rail Company (OERC), to create a railway network between the two…
DHL and Etihad Rail enter 20-year partnership on UAE rail

DHL Global Forwarding and Etihad Rail have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture allowing the first to use the United Arab Emirates rail…
UAE complete railway network and freight is already moving

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) can finally count on a nationwide railway network. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the…