Daijiworld Media Community – Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, Oct 25: In a landmark step towards regional connectivity and sustainable logistics, Noatum Logistics, a part of the AD Ports Group, has signed a preliminary settlement with Hafeet Rail, the developer of the primary cross-border railway community between the UAE and Oman, to launch a devoted rail freight service connecting Abu Dhabi and Sohar.
The deal, signed in the course of the World Rail 2025 exhibition in Abu Dhabi, will see Noatum Logistics function a day by day freight service utilizing Hafeet Rail’s upcoming cross-border community — marking the first-ever direct rail hyperlink between the 2 Gulf neighbours.
Underneath the plan, the service will run seven container trains per week, every carrying 276 twenty-foot equal items (TEUs), amounting to an annual capability of round 193,200 TEUs. The hall will facilitate the motion of normal cargo, meals merchandise, prescription drugs, and industrial items between the 2 nations.
Samir Chaturvedi, CEO of Noatum Logistics, stated the partnership connects “two of the area’s most strategic hubs through rail for the primary time,” calling it a cheap, scalable, and sustainable transport resolution that can strengthen provide chains and open new commerce alternatives.
Ahmed Al Musawa Al Hashemi, CEO of Hafeet Rail, described the collaboration as a milestone that will drive sustainable progress and remodel cross-border logistics throughout the area.
Officers famous that rail freight presents a greener various to street transport, consuming much less gas and producing decrease carbon emissions per tonne of cargo. The initiative helps each nations’ targets of decreasing environmental influence whereas enhancing financial integration.
The Sohar–Abu Dhabi hyperlink builds upon Noatum’s current rail operations, together with the Khalifa Port–Fujairah shuttle service, and is predicted to grow to be a key commerce artery for the Arabian Peninsula — setting new benchmarks in effectivity, sustainability, and regional cooperation.
