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The News UASC ENTERS NORTH ATLANTIC TRADE Jorn Hinge
RTA, ETIHAD RAIL IN STRATEGIC AGREEMENT
WORLD’S LARGEST CONTAINER RO-RO VESSEL CALLS AT KHALIFA PORT Abu Dhabi Terminals, recently celebrated the maiden call of the world’s largest container Roll-On/Roll-Off (Con-Ro) vessel; Jolly Titanio owned by shipping line Messina Line. Captain Scotto Di Fasano Francesco was presented with the traditional port plaque associated with a maiden call in the presence of Abu Dhabi Terminals’ CEO, Martijn van de Linde, Captain Giordano Gelasini, Regional Director, Messina–Dubai and several representatives and guests of both companies. The 2014 built, Italy flagged;
50,300 gross tonnage Jolly Titanio is 240 meters long by 37.50 meters wide with 6,350 meters of Ro-Ro cargo capacity designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, trucks and trailers. Capable of carrying 3,900 TEU, it is the largest container Ro-Ro vessel to call in the UAE. The vessel will call at KPCT every fifteen days with a port rotation of Castellon-GenoaSalerno-Aqaba-Port SudanJeddah-Djibouti-Bandar Abbas-Jebel Ali-Abu DhabiJubail-Djibouti-JeddahMisurata (Libya).
Jolly Titiano: The world’s largest Container Ro-Ro Vessel
Dimensions: 240 m long 37.5 m wide 3,900 TEUs Container Capacity 6,350 m Ro-Ro Capacity ......................................................... 6 | Logistics News ME | March 2015
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Etihad Rail have signed a significant strategic agreement that will focus on cooperation in securing railway alignments, station locations and defining the contractual and operational responsibilities for both parties. Signatories to the agreement were HE Nasser Ahmed Al Suwaidi, Chairman, Etihad Rail and HE Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director, RTA. As part of the agreement, RTA will assign representatives to coordinate issuing Non-Objection Certificates (NOCs) of any road works required by Etihad Rail in line with the timeline and framework agreed by both parties. Etihad Rail has committed to conducting technical studies and presenting the findings in the form of architectural reports and blueprints to the responsible governmental authorities in Dubai. Upon completion, the Etihad Rail network will span approximately 1,200 kilometers across the UAE, transporting both freight and passengers.
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has announced that it has agreed a new partnership with CMA CGM and Hamburg Süd to enter the North Atlantic trade. Through this new vessel sharing agreement, the three partner companies will operate a service on the Transatlantic North trade, linking Northern Europe with the United States East Coast. The service will call at the ports of Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Le Havre, Southampton, New York, Norfolk, Charleston and Savannah and viceversa, offering competitive transit times and a weekly capacity allocation of around 3,300 TEU. Jorn Hinge, President and CEO at UASC, commented: “Collaboration with other leading carriers ensures that we can provide our customers with the widest scope of global services and the lowest possible unit costs, whilst growing in a responsible fashion and without adding unnecessary capacity.”
US $ 27 BILLION
EXPECTED VALUE OF THE UAE LOGISTICS SECTOR IN 2015 6 % - LOGISTICS SECTOR AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE UAE’S GDP 7.8 %- THE MIDDLE EAST’S PROJECTED ANNUAL PERCENTAGE GROWTH UNTIL 2017
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