MAKING OF ETIHAD RAIL Ushering In A Positive Future Moving towards a new era of efficient and sustainable transportation, Hakan Sebükcebe, Managing Director, SGS Middle East, emphasise how the company is connecting people, boosting economies, and paving the way for a brighter future while ensuring safety and quality in the Middle East
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he infrastructural development projects in the Middle East region are designed on connectivity derived from high-speed rail and city metro lines. In the rapid urbanisation and city planning process, rail transport is considered a very efficient transportation mode for passengers and cargo. Rail projects are changing the transportation landscape by providing efficient, safe and sustainable transport options. There are quite a few exciting projects planned / underway in the region. These will connect people and places like never before and shape ahead the future of rail travel. Emerging cross-country rail networks can have positive impacts across economies. It can facilitate cross-border trade, open new markets, operations and speed people from one hotspot of one country to the other. SGS Rail Services To ensure the reliability of railway operations, safety assurance is of utmost importance to be followed up and maintained by a framework of periodic inspections and testing programmes. To meet the railway industry’s needs, its various standards and legislation requirements — SGS offers a comprehensive and holistic range of services ranging
His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Member of Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, joins Shadi Malak, CEO, Etihad Rail and Naser Bustami, GM, Stevin Rock for the signing of a significant agreement.
Partnership For Progress
Stevin Rock and Etihad Rail collaborate for a strategic partnership, pioneering sustainable transportation solutions for a brighter future
Hakan Sebükcebe Managing Director SGS Middle East
Rail projects are changing the transportation landscape by providing efficient, safe and sustainable transport options. There are quite a few exciting projects - planned / underway in the region. These will connect people and places like never before and shape ahead the future of rail travel. from independent control of all supplies to the project, checking the quality and completeness of dispatched goods, factory acceptance tests, loading/unloading supervision, process and welding procedure qualification, laboratory and construction material
testing services, quality control and site supervision services, conventional and specialised non-destructive testing, technical staffing services and various solutions for infrastructure, track, signalling, rolling stock, maintenance etc.
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tevin Rock is proud to witness this step and further drive the success of Etihad Rail in developing the strategic national project. Etihad Rail is an important milestone in the UAE’s development journey and an ambitious project that contributes to strengthening the country’s preparations for the future. The important collaboration between Stevin Rock and Etihad Rail contributes to the growth of UAE’s construction sector and will support Stevin Rock’s ongoing drive to optimise its logistics platform, lowering both its operating costs and carbon emissions. Stevin Rock is proud to sign an agreement for a strategic partnership for sustainable transportation between Etihad Rail and Stevin Rock. We are one of the largest quarrying companies that provide high-quality construction materials to transport 3.50 million tons of aggregates annually
from its Al Ghail mine in Ras Al Khaimah to the Abu Dhabi Port ICAD terminal to customers via rail. Stevin Rock is in extensive discussions with Etihad Rail to enhance the logistics rail network to its other mines and delivery locations. Stevin Rock was one of the key suppliers of Rail Track Ballast, which is an essential part of any rail construction project, from its mine in Karda to various contractors of Etihad Rail. The partnership reinforces Stevin Rock’s resilience and accelerates the distribution of its products using more sustainable modes of transport, this partnership will contribute to redirecting substantial value to the local economy in support of growth and economic diversification in the country. The company extends its sincere appreciation to the government entities in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah for their momentous support in making this partnership a success, particularly after the consecutive achievements that we have made, most recently connecting the railway freight station in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD) with the Al Ghail Railway freight station in Ras Al Khaimah. Stevin Rock continues moving on the track towards perpetuating its success story with the support of the great visionary leaders who are contributing to the enhancement of the UAE’s infrastructure sector.
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