The integration of transport and logistic facilities in the Gulf countries has been endorsed by the region's major chambers of commerce and industry, according to Abdulrahim Hasan Naqi, Secretary General of the Federation of GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the body supporting the six Gulf chambers of commerce and the region's private business sector. He said the integration will cover land, air and marine transport activities. “A Gulf transport committee has been formed to study and finally recommend the integration of transport infrastructure in the region,” Naqi said. He said a summit to be attended by leaders of the GCC transport industry, appropriately themed “Transport Vision 2020 – Towards GCC Integrated Transport Infrastructure and Services,” will be convened soon. Included in the integration are the region's shipping companies, land transportation facilities, airlines, and logistics companies, such as, forwarders and carriers. The establishment of a GCC railway system, to be supported by the expansion of the Saudi Railway Organization (SRO), will be part of the integration process, according to a report published today by Saudi Gazette.
