The emirate’s authorities are engaging in detailed planning regarding the future of local transport infrastructure, with the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport having drawn up a range of master plans for the development of the sector. The most prominent of these is the general Surface Transport Master Plan for Abu Dhabi as a whole, albeit with a particular focus on Abu...
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Articles & Analysis | Staying well ahead of passenger and logistics growth from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Faris Al Mazrouei, CEO, Etihad Rail: Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
What more needs to be done to improve the inter-connectivity of key infrastructure so that the industrial sector is able to benefit?
Articles & Analysis | Linking up the various networks from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
In addition to the construction of new transport infrastructure in Abu Dhabi, linkages between different forms of freight and passenger transport are set to deepen substantially in coming years, boosting the efficiency of local and regional supply chains. At the forefront of these improved connections will be planned interfaces between the new national rail network,...
Articles & Analysis | Transport networks are being expanded across the board from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
Several major new infrastructure projects are contributing to the rapid development and growth of the transport sector in Abu Dhabi. These include the imminent launch of a national rail network, as well as the construction of a new terminal that will eventually triple the capacity at the emirate’s main airport, primarily to cater to the ambitious expansion programme of...
The transport and storage sector contributed some Dh35bn ($9.5bn) to the emirate’s economy in 2013, equivalent to 3.67% of overall GDP. Sector GDP for the year was up 7.1% on 2012 figures in real terms, with its real compound annual growth rate for the period between 2009 and 2013 standing at over 12%. Several major new infrastructure projects indicate that the rapid development and growth of...
Hydrocarbons revenues still form the bulk of Abu Dhabi’s GDP and while falling prices are a concern, the emirate has been moving steadily towards its economic diversification targets in line with Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030. The past 10 years has seen the non-oil sector expand strongly on the back of business-friendly government policies, as a result of which non-oil sector growth now outpaces that of the oil sector.