Etihad Rail: Transporting cargo today; passengers next

UAE’s national railway developer Etihad Rail has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ceva Logistics to offer a cost-effective and reliable mode of transport to one of the world’s leading supply chain management companies. The multi-modal connectivity offered by Etihad Rail will eventually lead to a more effective utilisation of the company’s assets in the UAE, the railway developer said in a media statement. Etihad Rail was established in June 2009 under Federal Law no. 2, with a mandate to manage the development, construction and operation of the UAE’s national freight and passenger railway network. Being built in three stages, the railway network will link the principal centres of population and industry of the UAE, and will form a vital part of the planned GCC railway network across the six countries of the GCC.   Emirates247