UAE Business: Etihad Rail to highlight its vital role in sustainable supply chain – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Etihad Rail to highlight its vital role in sustainable supply chain – Gulf Digital News

The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) and Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the national rail network, will partner to highlight the vital role of rail transport in supporting the transformation of logistics, manufacturing and building a sustainable supply chain in the UAE, and globally.

 

A joint initiative of the UAE and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the summit will be held at Expo’s Dubai Exhibition Centre from November 22 to 27.

   

GMIS is a global platform that presents stakeholders with an opportunity to shape the future of the manufacturing sector and contribute towards global good by advancing some of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 

 

As a strategic partner to GMIS, Etihad Rail will showcase how rail networks will serve as an economic growth engine for the country's manufacturers as well as the GCC countries. 

 

Established in 2009, Etihad Rail, one of the region’s largest infrastructure projects, will link the principal industries across the country and connect the UAE to its neighbouring nations. 

 

The company will share its expertise in delivering faster, greener, more effective, and technologically advanced transport solutions to support the development of a globally integrated business environment, in line with the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030