RITES, a leading transport infrastructure consultancy and engineering firm, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UAE-based Etihad Rail to enhance business collaboration with its subsidiary, National Infrastructure Construction Company (NICC).

The partnership aims to combine RITES’ five decades of expertise in consultancy, transport infrastructure, and engineering with NICC’s execution capabilities, creating synergies for infrastructure projects across the UAE and other regions.

The MoU was signed by HE Shadi Malak, CEO of Etihad Rail, and Rahul Mithal, Chairman and Managing Director of RITES Ltd., in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Etihad Rail, and H.E. Sunjay Sudhir, Ambassador of India to the UAE, during the Global Rail Transport Infrastructure Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi.

This agreement strengthens RITES’ international presence under its strategic initiative ‘RITES Videsh’, expanding its footprint in the global mobility and infrastructure sector.

News source: The Week