Etihad Rail has hosted two successive seminars in Dubai last week. The seminars are one of several initiatives Etihad Rail is undertaking to provide an opportunity for its team to share industry best practices and build relationships with potential customers. The company also, last month, held a seminar for a number of its key stakeholders to engage with them and involve and update them on the railway’s final stages of planning. Commenting on the rationale behind the industry seminars, Shadi Malak, Executive Director -Commercial at Etihad Rail, said: “We at Etihad Rail are committed to working with our industry partners to fully understand their business needs in order to provide a railway network that meets their requirements. Etihad Rail is equipped to offer customised logistics solutions to ambitious companies seeking greater efficiency, reliability and competitive advantage.”And discussing the stakeholder seminar, he added: “Etihad Rail sees enormous value in strengthening our ties with our stakeholders and working closely with them to understand their goals, business objectives and aspirations. We believe that through such co-ordination and co-operation we will help fuel the national economy and achieve the UAE’s 2021 strategy and Abu Dhabi’s 2030 Vision.”