Etihad Rail, DP World to build intermodal rail terminal in Jebel Ali Port
2012 05 14
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ETIHAD Rail, the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DP World for the development of an intermodal rail terminal in Jebel Ali Port.
Representing an important step towards the development of the rail network, the agreement was signed by chairman of Etihad Rail Nasser Al Sowaidi and chairman of DP World Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem.
The intermodal rail terminal at Jebel Ali will enable the more efficient transfer of containerised freight arriving at the port, and is expected to bring substantial benefits to logistics companies and the UAE economy.
A joint statement said that DP World has already earmarked a strategic potential plot for the intermodal rail terminal, which is to be located adjacent to Jebel Ali Maritime Terminal 1 and close to Terminal 2.
DP World will oversee the building and operation of the loading and unloading facilities at the rail terminal, while Etihad Rail will build and own the railway infrastructure and manage the rail services to and from the terminal.
"The rail terminal and the Etihad Rail network as a whole will add to the efficiency we offer customers at our flagship Jebel Ali port," said Sultan Bin Sulayem.
"With state-of-the-art facilities at Jebel Ali, able to serve the largest vessels in the world, supported by the latest e-trade technology, and the Dubai Logistics Corridor linked to the Dubai World Central airport, Jebel Ali will be fully multi-modal, connecting sea-road-rail-air," he said.
"This will add enormously to the efficiency of the supply chain and reinforce Dubai's status as both a regional hub and a gateway for cargo for the UAE and the wider Middle East, the subcontinent and East Africa," he said.
The shift from truck to rail transportation will reduce truck traffic at the port terminal and on the roads surrounding Jebel Ali, while also being more cost effective for businesses over long-haul moves. One train can carry 260 TEU, which by road transportation would require at least 130 trucks.
By 2030 it is expected that the Jebel Ali intermodal rail terminal will have a capacity to handle the transfer of five million TEU per annum.
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