أبوظبي، الإمارات – نفّذت شركة “المسعود للسيارات”، بالتعاون مع شركة قطارات الاتحاد للشحن، إحدى العلامات التجارية التابعة لـ “قطارات الاتحاد” والمسؤولة عن خدمات الشحن. نفذت أول عملية نقل بالسكك الحديدية لوكلاء السيارات في دولة الإمارات. في خطوة نوعية تمثّل تطوراً مهماً في قطاع الخدمات اللوجستية.
وشملت العملية نقل شحنة من مركبات “نيسان” من موانئ الساحل الشرقي إلى الميناء الجاف في مدينة أبوظبي الصناعية – “إيكاد”. مؤسسة بذلك فصلاً جديداً في عمليات النقل داخل الإمارات.
Al Masood Automotive, the authorized distributor of Nissan, Infiniti and Renault brands in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra, cooperated with Etihad Cargo Trains« to carry out this operation. To be the first car dealer in the country to adopt train transportation to ship ready-made vehicles.
A growing role for railways
This achievement reflects the continued expansion of the Union Freight Trains business to include, in addition to transporting basic goods, diverse and high-value goods. This highlights the growing role of rail transport within modern, integrated supply chains from source to final destination.
This cooperation allowed vehicles to move directly from the port to their final destination. Which led to improving the levels of efficiency and accuracy of delivery times at Al Masoud Cars.
Develop operational processes
Irfan Tinsel, CEO of Al Masoud Motors, said, “Every stage in the customer’s journey is important, including the efficiency and reliability of the vehicle’s access to its owner”. This initiative reflects our commitment to developing our operational processes to enhance the customer experience.
For his part, the CEO of Etihad Rail Freight, Omar Al-Subaie, said: “This achievement embodies the primary goal of rail freight, which is to provide a reliable, accurate and scalable solution that integrates seamlessly into existing supply chains”.
He pointed out that “the UAE’s national railway network was designed to enhance the flexibility and efficiency of the logistics sector, the results of which we are witnessing today on the ground, through the achievements made by our national network.”
