{"id":418674,"date":"2026-05-01T20:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=70957"},"modified":"2026-05-01T20:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:06:19","slug":"etihad-rail-freight-completes-first-ever-finished-vehicles-shipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=418674","title":{"rendered":"Etihad Rail Freight completes first-ever finished vehicles shipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Etihad Rail Freight, a subsidiary of Etihad Rail, has completed its first-ever shipment of finished vehicles for an automotive dealership in the UAE -in what has been described as \u201ca significant step\u201d in the development of the logistics sector in the Gulf state. Nissan brand cars were shipped from ports on the eastern coast to the dry port at the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD), on behalf of the automotive arm of local conglomerate Al Masaood.<\/strong><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-70957\"><\/span>\u201cThis milestone demonstrates exactly what rail freight is designed to do: offer a reliable, predictable, and scalable solution that integrates seamlessly into existing supply chains,\u201d commented Omar Alsebeyi, CEO of Etihad Rail Freight. He said the UAE\u2019s national rail network was built to strengthen the resilience and efficiency of the country\u2019s logistics sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd today, we are seeing that ambition translate into real-world impact. We look forward to building on this partnership and enabling more businesses across the UAE to benefit from rail.\u201d The \u201cmilestone\u201d also signalled the continued expansion of Etihad Rail Freight\u2019s activities beyond bulk commodities into high-value, diversified cargo, while demonstrating how rail can be integrated into modern, end-to-end supply chains. Beyond operational efficiency, the move also marks a step towards more sustainable logistics.<\/p>\n<h2>Public-private sector collaboration<\/h2>\n<p>In a company statement, Irfan Tansel, CEO of Al Masaood Automobiles, noted: \u201cEvery part of the customer journey matters, including how reliably and efficiently a vehicle reaches its owner. This initiative reflects the steps we are taking behind the scenes to strengthen that experience. He said collaboration with Etihad Rail Freight was a prime example of what can be achieved when national infrastructure and private sector capabilities come together with a shared focus on progress and long-term value.<\/p>\n<h2>Largest inland terminal in the UAE<\/h2>\n<p>Etihad Rail is developing the largest inland rail freight terminal in the UAE at the ICAD. It is designed to facilitate the movement and distribution of goods across the UAE and the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries, linking quarries in the northern Emirates with industrial centres in Mussafah, as well as connecting Ruwais and Khalifa Port, and container handling companies in Dubai\u2019s Jebel Ali Port. Operating 24\/7, the terminal will have the capacity to handle around 15 million tonnes of bulk raw materials, 1.5 million tonnes of general cargo, and approximately 116,000 twenty-foot equivalent containers (teus) annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Etihad Rail Freight, a subsidiary of Etihad Rail, has completed its first-ever shipment of finished vehicles for an automotive dealership in the UAE -in what\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10863,72,10058,20193,471,47,2962],"tags":[12634],"class_list":["post-418674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-europe","category-business","category-etihad-rail","category-etihad-rail-freight","category-news","category-rail-news","category-united-arab-emirates","tag-railfreight"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=418674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":418675,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418674\/revisions\/418675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=418674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=418674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=418674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}