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Additional Bus Routes Launched During Eid in Dubai

The Public Transportation Agency (PTA) of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has announced that it will launch new bus routes during the Eid holiday....

Dubai Metro Route 2020 to Start Operation on 1/1/2021

• RTA will start operating 4 stations (Jabal Ali, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, and Al Furjan) • The selection of stations for operation was based...

Google’s self-driving cars hit the roads

Self-driving cars are ultimately safer than those driven by humans In the United States, the future got a little closer this week. The state of...

Dubai World Central customer numbers top 1.2 million in H1

Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC) surged to 1.2 million during the first half of 2019, compared to 517,813 during the same period...

RTA Marine Agency ferries 10 million passengers in eight months

Statistics compiled by Marine Agency at Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) revealed that 10,884,007 passengers have been lifted in 621,082 trips made by marine...

Crossing two toll gates in an hour will be charged once

Motorists crossing Al Barsha and Al Safa toll gates in a span of one hour will be paying Salik just once. Salah Al Marzouqi, Director...

Online Taxi Booking Service launched in Dubai

RTA’s Public Transport Agency; which oversees taxi sector in Dubai Emirate, has recently launched Online Taxi Booking service, known as e-Taxi. RTA offers this...

Emirates SkyCargo Creates New Thailand Trade Lane with Phuket Launch

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, one of the fastest growing international airlines, has strengthened its operations in Thailand, with Phuket to become...

Dubai Metro payment dispute with Japanese contractors settled

Disputed payments estimated at about $2 to 3 billion Construction of the Dubai Metro has restarted after a settlement was reached with the Japanese-led consortium...

Driverless Cars to Hit Dubai Roads for Expo 2020

Soon Dubai may become one of the few places on Earth, where you can see driverless cars on the streets, but not only during...

Dubai Metro fare and zone structure

Dubai Metro is set to roll out it debut services on 09-09-2009 with 10 stations operational on the red line. Phil Blizzard looks at...

Dubai Cruise Terminal wins World’s Leading Cruise Port Award

Dubai Cruise Terminal has won the World’s Leading Cruise Port award at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2011 for the fourth consecutive time.

New decree to regulate the use of roads and federal facilities

Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, today has issued a new...

RTA Offers Complimentary Transportation to Participants at the UITP Dubai 2011

Delegates from around the world who will be attending the UITP Dubai 2011, the 59th UITP World Congress and Exhibition, entitled “Boosting Public Transport:...

Second phase of the Dubai Metro naming rights initiative launched

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the Dubai Metro naming rights project made their mark worldwide in 2008 with the kick start of...

What Do You Need to Know About Driverless Cars

Driverless cars or automated vehicles is one of the most widely discussed topics by the media lately. More and more companies are announcing that...

DP World, UAE region achieves top recognition from ACCA

DP World, UAE Region has been globally recognised by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) as providing outstanding training and development opportunities for...

Why the MENA Region Could Be The Future of Global Logistics?

The region’s potential continues to attract global investors into trade and logistics The region as a whole continues to move up the Logistics...