Etihad Rail signs MoU with Maqta Gateway Project

In a ceremony with hundreds of senior officials from across the UAE, Etihad Rail signed a Memorandum of Understanding to participate in the Maqta Gateway, a system designed to improve the efficiency of all exports and imports through Abu Dhabi Port.

The Maqta Gateway project is an electronic and physical gateway allowing shippers, shipping lines, rail and air businesses to deal with customs and other government agencies as a single point of contact. Individuals connecting with the system will be able to get real time information about specific cargoes through their computers and mobile phones. Data will be fed into global logistics operations, enabling cargo to be tracked anywhere in the world.

Over 90% of cargo around the world goes by sea, so having the Maqta Gateway in Abu Dhabi Port is central for intermodal cargo transportation, for example so containers can move from the container ports onto railways as efficiently as possible. With the development of the GCC Railway Network, Etihad Rail’s use of the Maqta Gateway will significantly increase in the coming years.