http://www.zawya.com/middle-east/transporten-usCopyright 2012 Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.Wed, 16 May 2012 03:59:00 GMT4714476http://www.zawya.com/middle-east/transporthttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story/DHL_sees_strong_growth_prospects_in_ME_Africa-ZAWYA20120516035949/DHL Express sees strong growth opportunities in Middle East and Africa, and would continue to invest in its operations to meet the ever-changing needs of the region's key industries, its top official said. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:53:45 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20120516035949Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Aviation_Horizons_scaling_new_heights-ZAWYA20120516034356/Further to the cooperation agreement signed between Saudia Private Aviation (SPA) and Aviation Horizons limited in Jeddah, SPA and Aviation Horizons continue their efforts of cooperation in the private aviation industry. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:05:09 GMTArab News ZAWYA20120516034356Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Jeddah_port_to_become_metals_shipping_hub-ZAWYA20120516032619/The port of Jeddah may list as a delivery point for London Metal Exchange metals as soon as early next year, Steven Spencer of UK-based metals trading company Ambro Limited said. Wed, 16 May 2012 05:40:22 GMTArab News ZAWYA20120516032619Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Jadwa_Global_factors_derail_TASI_momentum_May12-pdf_150512133635/The fall in the TASI over the past month or so has been primarily due to global factors. First quarter earnings were reasonable and domestic fundamentals are strong, so we retain our end year forecast of 8,050.Tue, 15 May 2012 13:26:00 GMTJadwa Investment pdf_150512133635Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/الإمارات_توقع_اتفاقية_للتعاون_الجمركي_مع_كازاخستان-WAM20120515121917203/قال خالد على البستاني مدير عام الهيئة الاتحادية للجمارك بالإنابة إن توقيع الاتفاقية يأتي في إطار خطة الهيئة لتوسيع رقعة التعاون مع العالم الخارجي من خلال الاتفاقيات الجمركية الثنائية.Tue, 15 May 2012 13:25:02 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20120515121917203Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/DTDC_acquires_majority_stake_in_Eurostar_Express-ZAWYA20120515043208/DTDC Courier & Cargo Ltd, India's premier express courier company, on announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Eurostar Express of the UAE. Tue, 15 May 2012 11:01:43 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20120515043208Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/مدير_إدارة_الطرق__السعودية_دراسة_وتنفيذ_131_مشروعا_بـ_35_مليارات_ريال-ZAWYA20120515065827/لم يقتصر دور الوزارة والإدارة على التنفيذ بل تقوم كذلك بالإشراف والمتابعة للمشاريع تحت التنفيذ وصيانة المشاريع المنفذة. Tue, 15 May 2012 08:32:48 GMTAl Watan ZAWYA20120515065827Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Topaz_delivers_2_windfarm_support_vessels_to_ASP_Work-ZAWYA20120515032013/Renaissance Services subsidiary, Topaz Engineering, a UAE-based full service ship building, ship repair and engineering services company, has completed the delivery of two wind farm support vessels (WFSV) to ASP Work Boats Ltd, part of the global ASP Ship Management Group.Tue, 15 May 2012 06:12:13 GMTEmirates 24|7 ZAWYA20120515032013Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Air_India_cancels_13_Saudi_flights-ZAWYA20120515032020/Air India has canceled 13 flights to and from Saudi Arabia amid an ongoing pilots strike that has left thousands of passengers stranded at several Gulf and Indian airports.Tue, 15 May 2012 06:04:46 GMTArab News ZAWYA20120515032020Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Egypt_to_resume_offering_Rod_El_Farag_highway_project_next_month-ZAWYA20120515055049/The Egyptian government will resume offering Rod El Farag highway project in June 2012, after the cabinet approved it, a senior finance ministry official told Zawya.Tue, 15 May 2012 06:03:49 GMTZawya ZAWYA20120515055049Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Saudi_Arabia_GACA_extends_RFP_deadline_for_airline_licenses-ZAWYA20120515032654/Aviation companies and foreign airlines will get another two months to present their proposals to secure licenses for operating both domestic and international services from Saudi Arabia.Tue, 15 May 2012 05:58:16 GMTArab News ZAWYA20120515032654Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/NUEC_wins_OMR21m_Sohar_interchange_project-ZAWYA20120515032606/Sohar's Globe Roundabout - one of the industrial port city's best-known public landmarks - will soon make way for a major interchange designed to address peak hour traffic congestion at this key junction.Tue, 15 May 2012 05:54:27 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20120515032606Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Panel_reviews_Riyadh_transport_project-ZAWYA20120515032453/The high committee for supervising the implementation of the public transport project in Riyadh has held its first meeting. Tue, 15 May 2012 05:52:15 GMTArab News ZAWYA20120515032453Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Qatar_Airways_in_strategic_alliance_with_Flexjet-GN_14052012_150538/Qatar Airways yesterday said it has signed a “strategic alliance” with fractional jet programme provider Flexjet, a unit of Canadian planemaker Bombardier, in order to expand its private jet business.Tue, 15 May 2012 05:16:29 GMTGulf News GN_14052012_150538Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Qatar_Airways_puts_Bombardier_Cseries_talks_on_hold-ANA20120514T131246ZTXT99/Qatar Airways said it had put on hold negotiations with Canadian planemaker Bombardier over the purchase of its new CSeries craft as the airline deals with other issues.Tue, 15 May 2012 05:05:50 GMTAFP ANA20120514T131246ZTXT99Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/الحكومة_المصرية_تستأنف_طرح_مشروع_محور_روض_الفرج_الشهر_القادم-ZAWYA20120515042820/تستأنف الوحدة المركزية للشراكة بوزارة المالية، طرح مشروع روض الفرج الشهر القادم بعد موافقة اللجنة العليا علي إعادة استئناف المشروع، وفقا لما صرح به عاطر حنوره رئيس الوحدة لزاوية.Tue, 15 May 2012 04:30:39 GMTZawya ZAWYA20120515042820Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/RAK_airport_records_59_traffic_growth-ZAWYA20120514041555/Ras Al Khaimah International Airport has continued to show significant growth in the first quarter of the year. Passenger numbers have grown by 58.5 per cent compared with the same period last year.Mon, 14 May 2012 07:40:33 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20120514041555Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Domestic_air_travel_to_get_more_expensive_in_KSA-ZAWYA20120514044523/Frequent travelers inside Saudi Arabia may be in for an unpleasant surprise as news is out that the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is looking to raise the airfare on local flights.Mon, 14 May 2012 07:35:46 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20120514044523Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Airfares_on_MuscatNew_Delhi_route_to_increase_from_May_15-ZAWYA20120514061712/Airfares on the Muscat-Delhi sector will increase by around RO4 as the User Development Fee (UDF) at Delhi International Airport has been increased by 346 per cent, from May 15. "Muscat-Delhi fares will increase by RO3.8 from May 15," an official at a travel agency in Muscat said.Mon, 14 May 2012 07:26:46 GMTMuscat Daily ZAWYA20120514061712Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/450_dhows_can_berth_at_new_wharf__in_Dubai-GN_13052012_140542/The Dubai Municipality has announced the Dhow Wharfage Development Project, which will create an additional integrated infrastructure that will facilitate increase in dhow trade through Dubai.Mon, 14 May 2012 05:50:34 GMTGulf News GN_13052012_140542Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Private_jet_operator_to_move_to_Dubais_DWC_by_2013-GN_13052012_140530/Private jet operator Majestic Wings Private Airplane Charter plans to move to the Dubai World Central (DWC) in mid-2013, a statement from DWC said.Mon, 14 May 2012 04:30:49 GMTGulf News GN_13052012_140530Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Business_Bay_canal_in_Dubai_gets_the_goahead-GN_13052012_140531/The Business Bay canal will be completed and connected to the sea as the Dubai Municipality takes up the project that is expected to be finished within two years.Mon, 14 May 2012 04:29:53 GMTGulf News GN_13052012_140531Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Emirates_dominates_UAE_air_transport-ZAWYA20120513030800/Dubai-based Emirates remained the dominant national carrier in the UAE as it controlled a fleet of 168 aircraft at the end of 2011, nearly 58 per cent of the total 286 planes owned by the country's five national carriers.Sun, 13 May 2012 11:29:08 GMTEmirates 24|7 ZAWYA20120513030800Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Royal_Jordanian_and_Gulf_Air_Enter_into_full_codeshare-ZAWYA20120513111057/Royal Jordanian and Gulf Air entered into a full code-share agreement to offer passengers 11-weekly flights between Amman, Jordan and Manama, Bahrain. Under the terms of the agreement, the flights will be operated by Gulf Air but marketed by both carriers.Sun, 13 May 2012 11:27:59 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20120513111057Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Saudi_Post_to_upgrade_mail_infrastructure-ZAWYA20120513031906/President of Saudi Post Mohamed Saleh bin Taher Benten confirmed the company has several initiatives in the pipeline in order to raise its performance and overcome difficulties since the organization started work eight years ago.Sun, 13 May 2012 07:53:46 GMTArab News ZAWYA20120513031906Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Air_Arabias_Taif_service_to_begin_in_June-ZAWYA20120513040451/Budget carrier Air Arabia on Saturday announced introduction of Taif service as it's seventh destination in Saudi Arabia from next month.Sun, 13 May 2012 07:20:52 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20120513040451Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Taxi_drivers_press_Jordans_Transport_Ministry_for_hybrid_vehicles-ZAWYA20120513044950/The Land Transport Workers Association (LTWA) on Saturday called on Transport Minister Hashem Masaeed, who is also chairman of the Land Transport Regulatory Commission board of directors, to exempt taxi drivers from taxes and fees if they replace their cars with hybrid vehicles.Sun, 13 May 2012 06:41:09 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20120513044950Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Oman_Air_cites_more_services_for_rise_in_lost_baggage-ZAWYA20120513050048/Responding to Muscat Daily's May 6 report (Oman Air struggling to store lost baggage), the national carrier has said that the bags were stored at its Headquarters II in Seeb as there has been a considerable increase in their numbers.Sun, 13 May 2012 06:25:54 GMTMuscat Daily ZAWYA20120513050048Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Talks_on_to_operate_CNG_public_transport_buses_on_Oman_roads-ZAWYA20120513050157/Oman, like rest of the region, is witnessing growing demand for a public transport system. Plans to ply CNG (compressed natural gas) buses in the sultanate are being discussed. MAN Lion's City bus, manufactured by German firm MAN Truck & Bus, is currently being tested in Abu Dhabi and the company is now eyeing Oman.Sun, 13 May 2012 06:24:53 GMTMuscat Daily ZAWYA20120513050157Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Al_Khail_Road_interchanges_bridges_to_open_next_year-GN_12052012_130506/Motorists using Al Khail Road will have a smooth run starting next year as all the major interchanges and bridges being built to replace the roundabouts will open by the end of this year.Sun, 13 May 2012 05:58:59 GMTGulf News GN_12052012_130506Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Drydocks_World_and_Maritime_World_implements_new_initiatives_including_ZERO_HARM-WAM20120512130025189/Drydocks World and Maritime World has implemented several new initiatives and deployed new highly advanced environmental friendly technologies.Sat, 12 May 2012 13:56:06 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20120512130025189Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Multimillion_dollar_deals_to_be_discussed_at_Airport_Show2012-ZAWYA20120512075359/Airport Show-2012, taking place in Dubai from May 22, is all set to continue its strong standing as a hugely effective B2B event for the airport build and supply with millions of dollar worth of deals are expected to be discussed during the three-day exhibition.Sat, 12 May 2012 13:39:49 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20120512075359Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/الخالدي_تأسيس_لجنة_كويتية__أردنية_في_مجال_الاستثمار_الأجنبي_المباشر-ZAWYA20120511123155/ أكد الخالدي أهمية إقامة المشاريع المشتركة بين البلدين لتعزيز التعاون الاقتصادي ودعوة رجال الأعمال والمستثمرين من الجانبين، بغرض توسيع آفاق المعرفة بالإمكانات والفرص المتاحة لتنمية المبادلات التجارية والاقتصادية.Sat, 12 May 2012 07:54:33 GMTAl- Rai ZAWYA20120511123155Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Abu_Dhabi_set_to_test_smart_signs_for_taxis_soon-GN_11052012_120514/Abu Dhabi Taxis in the capital will soon sport ‘smart’ electronic signs on their roofs which will help commuters easily determine whether they are available for hire. Sat, 12 May 2012 07:35:48 GMTGulf News GN_11052012_120514Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/طرح_تطوير_مشروع_ميناء_سفاجا_أكتوبر_القادم_باستثمارات_تقارب_200_مليون_دولار-ZAWYA20120512042544/12/ تسعى الحكومة المصرية إلي طرح تطوير مشروع الميناء الصناعي فى منطقة سفاجا بالبحر الاحمر خلال أكتوبر أو نوفمبر القادمين على أبعد تقدير، وفقا لما صرح به لزاوية عاطر حنورة رئيس الوحدة المركزية للمشاركة بين القطاع العام والخاص (Public-Private Partnership (PPP) central unit) بوزارة المالية.Sat, 12 May 2012 05:01:49 GMTZawya ZAWYA20120512042544Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Palestine_airline_resumes_flights-ZAWYA20120511072606/The Palestinian national carrier, grounded since 2005, has resumed operations with flights between Egypt's El-Arish and Amman, its director-general said.Fri, 11 May 2012 12:51:07 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20120511072606Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Saudia_No_reduction_in_Egypt_operations-ZAWYA20120511065854/Saudi Arabian Airlines CEO Khaled Almolhem has denied rumors of reductions in the scheduled and Umrah flights to Cairo and Alexandria in Egypt and said the airline is determined to maintain its planned operations to these stations.Fri, 11 May 2012 12:50:35 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20120511065854Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Iranian_rail_firms_seek_foothold_in_Qatar-ZAWYA20120511061811/Iran has a fairly huge rail system and companies that specialise in the construction of rail networks, so given an opportunity these firms could play a major role in the construction of rail and metro networks in Qatar and rest of the GCC, according to a senior official from Iranian Railways.Fri, 11 May 2012 10:46:53 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20120511061811Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Saudi_Arabia_Domestic_skies_to_be_opened_next_year-ZAWYA20120511042405/Saudi Arabia will award licenses to foreign airlines, allowing them to operate both internationally and domestically, later this year.Fri, 11 May 2012 08:12:43 GMTArab News ZAWYA20120511042405Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/EU_to_review_Iran_oil_embargo_shipping_insurance_ban_in_June-ZW20120510000158/The European Union has put back its planned review of its oil embargo on Iran to June instead of May, EU diplomats said Thursday, when it will also review the timing of a ban on European companies from insuring the transportation of Iranian crude-oil exports. Fri, 11 May 2012 05:21:03 GMTZawya Dow Jones News ZW20120510000158Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Emirates_Group_announces_24th_consecutive_year_of_profit-ZAWYA20120510121820/The Emirates Group has announced its 24th consecutive year of profit and company wide growth amidst unprecedented economic pressure and record high fuel prices.Thu, 10 May 2012 13:29:36 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20120510121820Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Palestinian_airline_resumes_flights_with_Amman_route-ANA20120510T114057ZTLV14/The Palestinian national carrier, grounded since 2005, has resumed operations with flights between Egypt's El-Arish and Amman, its director general said.Thu, 10 May 2012 12:40:22 GMTAFP ANA20120510T114057ZTLV14Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Emirates_airline_group_annual_profit_dives-ANA20120510T080348ZTKZ50/Dubai's Emirates airline group posted a 61-percent slump in net profit in the year to March 31 due to unprecedented economic pressures and record high fuel prices, the company said.Thu, 10 May 2012 10:21:40 GMTAFP ANA20120510T080348ZTKZ50Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Gamas_Sharjah_FBO_posts_significant_growth-ZAWYA20120510064350/Gama Aviation FZE's creation of a new FBO (Fixed Base Operation) at Sharjah International Airport earlier this year has resulted in significant growth in business jet movements through this new United Arab Emirates Executive Terminal facility.Thu, 10 May 2012 09:14:04 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20120510064350Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story/Iran_Ports_capacity_will_increase-ZAWYA20120510054758/The capacity of ports will increase from 20 to 50 million tons by the end of the Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2010-15). Thu, 10 May 2012 09:09:00 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20120510054758Open