Etihad Rail has confirmed the Abu Dhabi-Dubai route of the forthcoming UAE rail network
Logistics
Terminal 2 expansion at Jebel Ali Port set for completion in H1 2013
The expansion of DP Worlds container Terminal 2 at Jebel Ali Port will be completed during the first half of 2013, the port operator has revealed
Maersk ends Iran service
Container shipping company, Maersk Line, has ended all port calls to Iran to avoid damaging business with Western countries, particularly the US
ABB wins US$115 million Saudi Arabian FACTS order
ABB has won an order worth US$115mn to provide a FACTS (flexible alternating current transmission system) solution enhancing the reliability of the transmission grid that will feed major railway interconnections in Saudi Arabia
US consortium signs US$14 million deal to modernise Iraqi port
Iraq has signed an US$14mn deal with a US consortium to modernise the Maqal Port in the countrys southern province of Basra