Company Insights Etihad Rail Transport Etihad Rail Overview Etihad Rail, founded in 2009, is the UAE’s national railway developer and operator. Its network spans key UAE ports, industrial centres, and all seven emirates, with planned connections to neighbouring GCC countries. Aligned with the UAE’s Vision 2021 and Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision 2030, Etihad Rail promotes diversification and improved connectivity. The railway’s development is progressing in phases. Stage One, operational since 2016, links the inland gas fields of Liwa and Shah to Ruwais port, handling up to 22,000 tonnes of sulphur daily. Stage Two, completed in early 2023, extends 605km from the Saudi border to Fujairah. A future Stage Three will expand 279km to link Dubai to Fujairah and Ras al-Khaimah. The network is designed to reduce environmental impact by cutting road transport emissions, with Etihad Rail saying that each train replaces about 300 trucks, saving more than 2.2 million tonnes of CO2 annually. Strategically located freight facilities and a central operations hub in Al Faya support its operations. Hafeet Rail, Etihad Rail’s joint venture with Oman Rail, aims to further regional integration by establishing a state-of-the-art 300km route connecting Abu Dhabi with the port of Sohar in Oman. Etihad Rail News Logistics ADQ takes majority stake in Dubai-listed Aramex ADQ, the third-largest of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds, has become a majority shareholder in Dubai-listed logistics company Aramex. The fund now owns 58 percent in Aramex following a voluntary tender offer, which includes 23 percent owned by its subsidiary, AD Ports Group, and 35 percent bought from previous shareholders, ADQ said in a statement on Tuesday. 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Historically, the sultanate has been less open than its UAE neighbours to glitzy development […] February 4, 2025 Transport Kuwait awards railway contract to Turkish company Kuwait has awarded the tender for the first phase of its plan to build 111 kilometres of railway. The Central Agency for Public Tenders awarded the contract to Turkish engineering and consulting company Proyapi to carry out a study and detailed design to prepare tender documents for the railway. The first phase is expected to […] January 24, 2025 Infrastructure Etihad Rail train to link Abu Dhabi and Dubai in 30 minutes Authorities from Abu Dhabi and Dubai formally unveiled plans on Thursday for a high-speed passenger rail link that will reduce travel between the two cities to 30 minutes. Spearheaded by Etihad Rail, the train service will reach speeds of up to 350km/h, and “pass through key strategic destinations and tourist attractions”, an Abu Dhabi media […] January 23, 2025 Transport Tenders issued for high speed Abu Dhabi-Dubai rail link Tenders have been issued for the design and construction of central components in a high-speed rail link between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Etihad Rail, the national rail company of the UAE, has sent out tenders for designing and constructing civil works and station packages for the line connecting the two cities as part of the […] January 16, 2025 Logistics ADQ unit explores offer to buy Aramex stake in cash A subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADQ), a sovereign wealth fund, intends to submit an offer to buy 100 percent of the shares in Dubai-listed logistics company Aramex not already owned by Abu Dhabi Ports Company. Shareholders accepting the offer of Q Logistics Holding, an indirect subsidiary of ADQ Development Holding, will be […] January 13, 2025 Analysis Transport UAE hyperloop stalls, but ‘magnetic levitation’ hopes remain The UAE’s dream of transporting people and goods at high speeds using hyperloop technology may have stalled, but elements of the idea remain very much alive. The hyperloop transport system, in which people and goods are intended to travel at more than 1,200km/h in magnetically levitated pods through giant low-pressure vacuum tubes, has been plagued […] November 3, 2024 Analysis Construction UAE warehousing attracts new institutional investors A lack of suitable warehousing across Dubai and Abu Dhabi is providing opportunity for institutional investors to get into industrial real estate. Non-industrial developers are also poised to take advantage of the gap. Strong demand for facilities in ecommerce and logistics, and the expansion of oil and gas companies in Abu Dhabi in particular, has led […] October 21, 2024 Posts navigation 1 2 … 4 Next
Logistics ADQ takes majority stake in Dubai-listed Aramex ADQ, the third-largest of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds, has become a majority shareholder in Dubai-listed logistics company Aramex. The fund now owns 58 percent in Aramex following a voluntary tender offer, which includes 23 percent owned by its subsidiary, AD Ports Group, and 35 percent bought from previous shareholders, ADQ said in a statement on Tuesday. […] March 11, 2025
Opinion Trade Uganda and UAE ramp up economic deals Kampala wants to double the size of the economy in the next five years February 12, 2025
Logistics Contracts awarded for $3bn Oman-UAE rail network Hafeet Rail, formerly Oman and Etihad Rail Company, has awarded construction contracts for the $3 billion railway network between Oman and the UAE. Indian conglomerate Larson & Toubro and Chinese state-owned Power China will develop railway logistics facilities in Al Buraimi on the border with the UAE, and Sohar, a port in the north of the sultanate, the […] February 10, 2025
Analysis Infrastructure Oman’s infrastructure push is vital for economic turnaround Oman has made strides in enhancing its infrastructure over the past few years, but more is needed. Authorities seem keenly aware of this as they juggle costs and the health of public finances alongside broader efforts to grow the non-oil economy. Historically, the sultanate has been less open than its UAE neighbours to glitzy development […] February 4, 2025
Transport Kuwait awards railway contract to Turkish company Kuwait has awarded the tender for the first phase of its plan to build 111 kilometres of railway. The Central Agency for Public Tenders awarded the contract to Turkish engineering and consulting company Proyapi to carry out a study and detailed design to prepare tender documents for the railway. The first phase is expected to […] January 24, 2025
Infrastructure Etihad Rail train to link Abu Dhabi and Dubai in 30 minutes Authorities from Abu Dhabi and Dubai formally unveiled plans on Thursday for a high-speed passenger rail link that will reduce travel between the two cities to 30 minutes. Spearheaded by Etihad Rail, the train service will reach speeds of up to 350km/h, and “pass through key strategic destinations and tourist attractions”, an Abu Dhabi media […] January 23, 2025
Transport Tenders issued for high speed Abu Dhabi-Dubai rail link Tenders have been issued for the design and construction of central components in a high-speed rail link between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Etihad Rail, the national rail company of the UAE, has sent out tenders for designing and constructing civil works and station packages for the line connecting the two cities as part of the […] January 16, 2025
Logistics ADQ unit explores offer to buy Aramex stake in cash A subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADQ), a sovereign wealth fund, intends to submit an offer to buy 100 percent of the shares in Dubai-listed logistics company Aramex not already owned by Abu Dhabi Ports Company. Shareholders accepting the offer of Q Logistics Holding, an indirect subsidiary of ADQ Development Holding, will be […] January 13, 2025
Analysis Transport UAE hyperloop stalls, but ‘magnetic levitation’ hopes remain The UAE’s dream of transporting people and goods at high speeds using hyperloop technology may have stalled, but elements of the idea remain very much alive. The hyperloop transport system, in which people and goods are intended to travel at more than 1,200km/h in magnetically levitated pods through giant low-pressure vacuum tubes, has been plagued […] November 3, 2024
Analysis Construction UAE warehousing attracts new institutional investors A lack of suitable warehousing across Dubai and Abu Dhabi is providing opportunity for institutional investors to get into industrial real estate. Non-industrial developers are also poised to take advantage of the gap. Strong demand for facilities in ecommerce and logistics, and the expansion of oil and gas companies in Abu Dhabi in particular, has led […] October 21, 2024
