H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairs Etihad Rail Board of Directors Meeting

H.H. toured Etihad Rail’s facilities in Mirfa and met with a number of employees

05 August 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE:  His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Executive Council Member, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Department of Transport and Chairman of Etihad Rail, recently chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors of Etihad Rail in Al Dhafra region. H.H. was accompanied by H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, and members of the Board. 

H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan reviewed Etihad Rail’s new strategy and goals in the meeting, and was briefed on the company’s operational progress to date, future plans and initiatives. 

Prior to the Board meeting, H.H. toured the Etihad Rail site in Mirfa, visiting and inspecting a number of facilities including the Operations Control Center, the maintenance building, and the company’s fleet of locomotives, wagons. The railway has so far transported 18.2 million tons of sulfur granules from its sources in Shah and Habshan to the export point in Ruwais.

During the visit, H.H. also met with a number of Emirati employees from the Al Dhafra region. H.H heard firsthand of the employees’ pride in working on such an ambitious national project and witnessed their dedication to learning and developing as the project grows in the future.