How much do those responsible for business development and capture know about the contracts they are pursuing? Not enough is the answer in the vast majority of cases. That’s not being disrespectful to those who are working really hard to generate leads and bid opportunities, it is just that many fall into the trap of […]
The UAE is constructing a standard gauge main line railway network that will eventually extend to some 1,200 km, linking Al Fujayrah and Khawr Fakkan, on the Gulf of Oman, and the border with Saudi Arabia at Ghuweifat. Branches will serve Abu Dhabi Airport, Dubai, the port of Jebel Ali, Mussafah, Khalifa, Sharjah and Al […]
National Innovations to Support Mega Projects:Qatar Rail and QMIC Sign To Adopt MASARAK™ In Support of Rail Operations Doha, 3 March, 2014 Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) and the Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC) have inked an agreement that will allow the railway company usage of QMIC’s Masarak Platform and Services for traffic monitoring, logistics […]
German company Deutsche Bahn will manage operations on the first part of the UAE’s new railway network to be operational, it was announced this week. Initially it will run the 264 km granulated sulphur route between Shah, Habshan and the port of Ruwais. It will also act as consultant on future stages of the project. […]
Amidst rumours of difficulties in procuring the land to build the track along the planned route, the deadline for completion of the El Haramein railway linking Jeddah with Mecca and Medina has been delayed by a year and is now expected to be fully operational by 2016. The budget for the build has gone up […]
Oman’s Director of Rail Project, Ministry of Transport and Communications Abdulrahman Salem al Hatmi has announced the Sultanate is considering three options as to how to run the new railway network in the country. It is projected that the new passenger and freight network could carry as much as 80 million tonnes of freight once […]
Autodesk Inc, a world leader in 3D design and engineering software, has been awarded the Building Information Modelling (BIM) contract by Qatar Rail toward the construction of a modern, integrated rail network across the country. Qatar is building its network as part of the GCC wide rail network and the national vision for Qatar 2030. […]
Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Zarar Ahmad Osmani has expressed an interest in the Baku Tbilisi Kars (BTK) railway being extended on to Afghanistan via Turkmenistan. The BTK railway, extended to Afghanistan, would enable the country to trade in heavy freight direct with European, Far Eastern and Middle Eastern markets, since the railway links via Turkey to […]
The Minister of Transport of the interim government, Ibrahim El-Demeiry, has said that the government wants a high speed railway network to connect five provinces between the north coast to the country’s far south. A high speed railway network has been on the stocks for many years but has been shelved for many years, in […]
With the Stage Two design and build contract yet to be awarded, the UAE’s Etihad Rail is looking for a new railway sleeper manufacturer to help make enough sleepers for the next phase of the project. Sleepers are the concrete supports that go beneath the rails at 75cm intervals for the entire length of the […]
