Company Insights Etihad Rail Transport Etihad Rail News Opinion Economy Oman is on the up but not out of the woods The government must push ahead with reforms June 23, 2023 Transport GCC on track to be linked by rail in next 10 years GCC governments are preparing to hand out $167 billion worth of contracts to link the six member countries by railway. “We should expect to see some significant contracts awarded on the railway to link all the GCC states over the next 24 to 26 months,” said Ed James, head of content and analysis at Meed, […] June 13, 2023 Logistics Oman and UAE explore transport of minerals by rail Oman and Etihad Rail Company, the developer and operator of the UAE-Oman Rail Network, has signed an agreement with Brazilian mining firm Vale to explore transporting iron ore and its derivatives by rail. The railway line will connect Vale’s industrial complex in Sohar Port and Freezone in Oman to its planned mega-industrial complex in the […] May 14, 2023 UAE and Morocco form taskforce to double trade by 2030 The UAE and Morocco are aiming to double bilateral trade and investment volumes over the next seven years. The two countries are forming a taskforce to build on their AED3.6 billion ($991 million) non-oil foreign trade last year, which was up 16 percent from 2021 and more than two-thirds higher than 2020. The UAE is […] May 10, 2023 Logistics UAE-Oman rail link to bring cross-border economic boost A $3 billion investment to extend the railway network from the UAE into Oman is expected to bring economic benefits for businesses on both sides of the border. Oman and Etihad Rail Company, the developer and operator of the UAE-Oman Rail Network, has signed a deal with Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company to support the […] February 22, 2023 Analysis Logistics Fujairah’s ship is coming in – and bringing tourists as well as trade Fujairah’s position on the Gulf of Oman coast has become its defining characteristic. The location has helped the emirate build a thriving maritime sector and given the rest of the UAE an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. The Port of Fujairah opened in the early 1980s and successive development projects have added berths and […] February 8, 2023 Construction AD Ports awards terminal contracts to Chinese firm AD Ports Group has signed a contract with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to develop buildings and topside infrastructure for the CMA Terminals Khalifa Port, the UAE state-owned WAM news agency reported. CMA Terminals is 70 percent owned by French container transportation and shipping firm CMA CGM’s subsidiary, CMA Terminals, while 30 percent is with […] November 27, 2022 Transport Etihad Rail finishes laying tracks in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE national rail network, has completed the tracklaying works of the main line in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, according to WAM, the UAE state-owned news agency. The work is part of the last package of stage two of the project. The main line extends from Ghuweifat, […] October 13, 2022 Analysis UAE and Germany grow ever closer with shared net zero goals The first four Mercedes Benz cars arrived in Abu Dhabi in 1965, imported by the Al Fahims, who founded Emirates Motor Company three years earlier. Last year, the UAE imported German automobiles worth nearly $1.2 billion. Also in the mid Sixties, the German company Siebert discovered enough water close to Al Ain to enable the […] September 30, 2022 Tourism Oman and UAE seek new trade era after multi-billion dollar deals Oman and the UAE are looking to begin a new era in trade relations following the signing of deals to boost collaboration in culture and media, railways, education, scientific research, agricultural wealth and financial markets. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Oman this week to sign an agreement between Oman Rail and […] September 28, 2022 Posts navigation Previous 1 2 3 4 Next
Opinion Economy Oman is on the up but not out of the woods The government must push ahead with reforms June 23, 2023
Transport GCC on track to be linked by rail in next 10 years GCC governments are preparing to hand out $167 billion worth of contracts to link the six member countries by railway. “We should expect to see some significant contracts awarded on the railway to link all the GCC states over the next 24 to 26 months,” said Ed James, head of content and analysis at Meed, […] June 13, 2023
Logistics Oman and UAE explore transport of minerals by rail Oman and Etihad Rail Company, the developer and operator of the UAE-Oman Rail Network, has signed an agreement with Brazilian mining firm Vale to explore transporting iron ore and its derivatives by rail. The railway line will connect Vale’s industrial complex in Sohar Port and Freezone in Oman to its planned mega-industrial complex in the […] May 14, 2023
UAE and Morocco form taskforce to double trade by 2030 The UAE and Morocco are aiming to double bilateral trade and investment volumes over the next seven years. The two countries are forming a taskforce to build on their AED3.6 billion ($991 million) non-oil foreign trade last year, which was up 16 percent from 2021 and more than two-thirds higher than 2020. The UAE is […] May 10, 2023
Logistics UAE-Oman rail link to bring cross-border economic boost A $3 billion investment to extend the railway network from the UAE into Oman is expected to bring economic benefits for businesses on both sides of the border. Oman and Etihad Rail Company, the developer and operator of the UAE-Oman Rail Network, has signed a deal with Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company to support the […] February 22, 2023
Analysis Logistics Fujairah’s ship is coming in – and bringing tourists as well as trade Fujairah’s position on the Gulf of Oman coast has become its defining characteristic. The location has helped the emirate build a thriving maritime sector and given the rest of the UAE an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. The Port of Fujairah opened in the early 1980s and successive development projects have added berths and […] February 8, 2023
Construction AD Ports awards terminal contracts to Chinese firm AD Ports Group has signed a contract with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to develop buildings and topside infrastructure for the CMA Terminals Khalifa Port, the UAE state-owned WAM news agency reported. CMA Terminals is 70 percent owned by French container transportation and shipping firm CMA CGM’s subsidiary, CMA Terminals, while 30 percent is with […] November 27, 2022
Transport Etihad Rail finishes laying tracks in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE national rail network, has completed the tracklaying works of the main line in Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, according to WAM, the UAE state-owned news agency. The work is part of the last package of stage two of the project. The main line extends from Ghuweifat, […] October 13, 2022
Analysis UAE and Germany grow ever closer with shared net zero goals The first four Mercedes Benz cars arrived in Abu Dhabi in 1965, imported by the Al Fahims, who founded Emirates Motor Company three years earlier. Last year, the UAE imported German automobiles worth nearly $1.2 billion. Also in the mid Sixties, the German company Siebert discovered enough water close to Al Ain to enable the […] September 30, 2022
Tourism Oman and UAE seek new trade era after multi-billion dollar deals Oman and the UAE are looking to begin a new era in trade relations following the signing of deals to boost collaboration in culture and media, railways, education, scientific research, agricultural wealth and financial markets. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Oman this week to sign an agreement between Oman Rail and […] September 28, 2022
