Etihad Rail is waiting for regulatory approvals to launch commercial operations on railway network. According to the company, full commercial operations were expected to start “shortly”.
Etihad Rail has transported more than 2 million tonnes of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to the port of Ruwais over the past year.
Once it enters into full commercial operations, the amount of sulphur transported by rail is expected to more than triple, with Etihad Rail aiming to shift 7 million tonnes of sulphur every year.
Since the 264-kilometre first phase of the railway network was completed last year, Etihad Rail’s operating partner ERDB has been running freight trials on a daily basis, transporting the sulphur, a major byproduct of oil and gas production, for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
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