Did the global financial crisis have an effect on the DoT’s Surface Transport Master Plan (STMP)?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Abdulla Rashed Khalaf Al Otaiba, Chairman, Department of Transport (DoT) from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013
Articles & Analysis | Keeping things moving: Investments to improve connectivity on land, sea and air from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013
As it continues to develop and diversify its economy, transport is playing a central role in the long-term development of Abu Dhabi. Not only does the growing population mean investment is required to keep Abu Dhabi City moving, but transport in the broader sense occupies a significant position in both the emirate’s economic diversification strategy...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Ali Majed Al Mansoori, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013
What steps are being taken to improve passenger and cargo transportation at airport facilities?
Articles & Analysis | Eye on aviation: Carriers and airport operators are investing in infrastructure, while efforts to establish a local aerospace industry proceed apace from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013
A big part of the emirate’s economic strategy is based around aviation. Building up good air connections is key to its bid to position itself as a regional business centre, attract growing numbers of tourists and, more generally, to enhance its image abroad.
Articles & Analysis | An integrated approach: The new port and industrial complex is designed to aid diversification from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013
One of the largest projects currently under way in Abu Dhabi concerns maritime transport. Khalifa Port (KP), a new facility to replace the emirate’s current main port of Mina Zayed, opened in September 2012, together with a new integrated industrial complex known as Kizad. These facilities are aimed at revolutionising Abu Dhabi’s transport and...
Articles & Analysis | All aboard: A revolutionary project to strengthen transport links across the GCC from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013
Putting a definitive end to the historic reliance on road vehicles for land transport prevalent in both the UAE and the wider Gulf region, a state-backed firm is currently in the process of building an ambitious national rail network that will significantly expand and improve freight and – in the longer term – passenger transport options across the...