Etihad Rail concludes Middle East Rail with seven agreements to significantly drive freight and passenger rail services development

Etihad Rail concludes Middle East Rail with seven agreements to significantly drive freight and passenger rail services development

UAE, Abu Dhabi: Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, concluded their participation at the 17th edition of Middle East Rail, the largest transport event in the region. Hosted by Etihad Rail for the second consecutive year, the event was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, UAE Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of the Presidential Court, and in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, the Department of Culture and Tourism, and GCC Railways Authority. The exhibition and conference welcomed over 10,000 attendees, including eight ministers from Europe, the UK, North Africa, and the GCC, 300 exhibitors, and 600 VIPs, with 30 countries represented in total.

During the event, Etihad Rail signed seven agreements, to further drive the development of its freight and passenger services. The agreements signed include the establishment of a joint venture company with DHL Global Forwarding; a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Arsenale S.p.A., Italian luxury hospitality company; an agreement with MICCO, an integrated logistics provider and part of AD Ports Group; an MoU with ONCF, Morocco’s national railway operator; an MoU with global technology company, Uber; an MoU with