RAIL-

#1- Noatum Logistics tapped to run UAE-Oman rail service: AD Ports’ subsidiary Noatum Logistics inked a preliminary agreement with Hafeet Rail to run a new freight rail service connecting Oman’s Sohar to Abu Dhabi, according to a press release. The service will operate daily, running seven shipping container trains per week, each with a 276-TEU capacity. The containers will move general cargo, manufactured goods, food products, pharma products, and agrifoods between the two countries.

ICYMI- The UAE-Oman Hafeet Rail connection is a USD 2.5 bn project announced in 2022 and backed by Mubadala, Etihad Rail, and Oman’s Asyad Group. The project has already secured contractors for the establishment of new rail logistics facilities and the supply of high-performance freight wagons earlier this year, as well as freight uptake agreements for the transportation of raw materials.

#2- Iran tapped Turkey + Afghanistan to develop railway lines: Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan have inked a new agreement to explore the development of joint railway lines and bolster trilateral cargo transits, Iranian news outlet Mehr reported on Saturday. Under the agreement, technical and financial support will be plugged into revamping the Khaf–Herat railway line up to Mazar-i-Sharif.

AVIATION-

Kuwait International Airport gets a new runway: Kuwait’s Civil Aviation Authority has launched operations for a new control tower and third runway at Kuwait International Airport, Kuna reports. Kuwait completed construction on the two facilities last March, alongside a new air cargo city with the capacity to accommodate more than 77 cargo carriers. The new facilities come as part of a larger development plan to update the airport’s infrastructure and operational capacity to facilitate increased commercial aviation activity in the country.

ICYMI- Dubai-based engineering consultancy Dar Al Handasah nabbed a five-year contract with Kuwait’s DGCA to supervise construction and design for several facilities in the development project back in June 2024, with all the developments scheduled to be inaugurated by 4Q 2026.

SHIPPING + MARITIME-

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) added Culines’ SJA shipping service to Jeddah Islamic Port, linking it to two regional ports, it said in a statement yesterday. The new route — with a capacity of 900 TEUs — will connect Jeddah with Sokhna in Egypt and Aden in Yemen.

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