Michel Clement, VP Railways at Kapsch CarrierCom, discussed the challenges and opportunities of bringing GSM-R railway technology to Algeria, the first country in the region to implement digital train communication.
Logistics
Dubai Maritime inks land lease deal with Dubai Shipbuilding
Dubai Maritime City has signed a land lease (Mustaha) agreement for 25 years with ship repair and building entity, Dubai Shipbuilding.
Mecca metro gets US$5.4 billion in financing
The implementation of the first phase of a metro network in Saudi Arabia?s holy city of Mecca has been allocated US$5.4 billion in financing, the Mayor of Mecca announced.
Regional airlines showed 14.5 per cent growth
The regions airlines saw traffic grow by 14.5 per cent in January, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Abu Dhabi to open Khalifa Port in Q4
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) received three new Super Post Panamax Ship to Shore (STS) container cranes and reaffirmed that Khalifa Port will open in the fourth quarter of this year.