Riyadh, Oct. 19 (BNA): Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, participated within the Saudi Worldwide Rail Exhibition and Convention, held in Riyadh from October 19 to twenty below the patronage of Saleh bin Nasser Al Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistics Companies of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The occasion introduced collectively ministers, consultants, and decision-makers within the transport and logistics sectors from around the globe.
Through the convention, the Transportation Minister took half in a high-level ministerial dialogue on the opening ceremony, which mentioned “Railway Growth Methods: Aligning Infrastructure Tasks with Lengthy-Time period Financial Visions,” alongside ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and different Arab nations.
He emphasised that the King Hamad Causeway challenge represents a vital part of the GCC’s logistical integration, linking the Kingdom of Bahrain’s nationwide community with Saudi Arabia’s railway system. He famous that the King Hamad Worldwide Station will function a key hub for transport and logistics in Bahrain, boosting regional commerce and producing main financial advantages.
Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed defined that the Kingdom has established a complete regulatory and legislative framework to safeguard nationwide and financial pursuits, by way of Decree-Legislation (35) of 2025 approving the Unified Legislation on Worldwide Land Transport among the many GCC states, which ensures full nationwide oversight of transport, security, and customs clearance operations.
He added that Bahrain continues to strengthen hyperlinks between Khalifa bin Salman Port, Bahrain Worldwide Airport, and logistics zones to attain efficient integration throughout sea, air, and land by way of an clever and sustainable transport community, enhancing the Kingdom’s standing in international logistics efficiency indicators consistent with Bahrain’s Financial Imaginative and prescient 2030.
The Transportation Minister additional famous that shifting from standard transport techniques to built-in railway options will enhance visitors circulate, cut back carbon emissions, and improve the effectivity of provide chains and non-oil commerce, highlighting Bahrain’s dedication to adopting superior digital applied sciences and good techniques to make sure full integration of ports, airports, and logistics centres.
The Saudi Worldwide Rail Exhibition and Convention is likely one of the area’s largest specialised transport occasions, that includes over 200 worldwide audio system, 250 sponsors and exhibitors, and attracting greater than 12,000 guests. It focuses on advancing sustainable transport techniques, showcasing progressive high-speed rail applied sciences, and selling multimodal transport integration to assist financial improvement, cut back emissions, and enhance logistics effectivity.
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