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    • Etihad Rail signs MoU with Maqta Gateway Project
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      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, […]

    • One Third of all GCC Transport Infrastructure Spend on Rail
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      One Third of all GCC Transport Infrastructure Spend on Rail

      As the six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council invest in regional and national infrastructure, it has come to light that one third of overall spend on infrastructure projects is on railways. Between the six nations, USD $298 billion is planned to be spent on railway projects alone. Of the GCC nations, Saudi Arabia is […]

    • Turkmenistan Expresses Interest in BTK Corridor
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      Turkmenistan Expresses Interest in BTK Corridor

      During the Georgian president’s official visit to Ashbagat, the Turkmen President expressed an interest in joining into the Baku Tbilisi Kars (BTK) railway transport corridor as an opportunity to gain fast access to the European markets. Georgian premier Giorgi Margvelashvili was visiting Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to discuss bilateral trade and cooperation issues. Berdimuhamedov showed […]

    • Etihad Rail Economic Rate of Return Rated at 15%
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      Etihad Rail Economic Rate of Return Rated at 15%

      An Oxford University economics professor has estimated that the Economic Rate of Return (ERR) of the new Etihad Railway Network will be in the region of 15%. This is as against the minimum ERR suggested by the World Bank of 10%. The ERR is defined as the benefit a project brings right across an economy, […]

    • Work Almost Stops on BTK Railway
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      Work Almost Stops on BTK Railway

      It is reported that work has slowed to a crawl on the Baku Tbilisi Kars (BTK) railway despite the new line being over 80% complete. Reports suggest that on the Turkish side of the line, inspectors found one excavator and four trucks on the construction site. The contractor building it has taken six years to […]