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Arab News
29-05-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Graduation of logistics academy trainees celebrated
RIYADH: The Saudi Logistics Academy in Riyadh recently celebrated the graduation of more than 490 trainees from various programs. The ceremony, held under the patronage of Minister of Transport and Logistic Services Saleh Al-Jasser, also featured the inauguration of two new branches of the academy in Jeddah and the Eastern Province, and the signing of five agreements with the private sector for training and rehabilitation in the academy. Moreover, the academy received the final institutional accreditation from the Education and Training Evaluation Commission, in the presence of ministers, deputies and representatives of logistics companies. The academy clarified that it granted the entry-level employment associate diploma to 435 trainees in eight training specialities. This includes supply chain and logistics management, marketing and customer service, shipping brokerage, warehouse management, customs clearance, port operations, procurement, e-commerce, and last-mile delivery.
Arab News
21-05-2025
- Arab News
Shoura Council calls for metro systems in major Saudi cities
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Shoura Council has called for studies into developing metro systems in the Kingdom's major cities, Asharq Al-Awsat has reported. On Tuesday, the council urged the Public Transport Authority to expand the training programs offered by the Saudi Logistics Academy. Council members also emphasized the importance of improving the standards used to evaluate the quality of shuttle transport services for pilgrims to ensure efficiency. They stressed the need to increase the passenger capacity of the Kingdom's railway network and to raise train speeds to match those of the Haramain High-Speed Railway, which spans the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah and offers transport for pilgrims. Riyadh's metro network opened in December last year and became fully operational in January. The Kingdom also has a passenger railway network connecting Riyadh with the Eastern Province and Northern Borders regions. One of the country's goals under Vision 2030 is to improve the public transport network with the aims of easing traffic congestion in cities and lowering carbon emissions.
Argaam
21-05-2025
- Business
- Argaam
Shura Council calls for TGA's study of metro projects in major cities, urban communities
Shura Council meeting Saudi Arabia's Shura Council urged the Transport General Authority (TGA) to study the development of metro networks in major cities and urban clusters, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). In a resolution passed May 20, the Council also called on the TGA to expand and diversify logistics training programs offered by the Saudi Logistics Academy to meet the sector's evolving needs. The Council stressed the importance of increasing passenger rail capacity across all railway lines and raising train speeds to match those of the Haramain High-Speed Railway. It also recommended that the TGA coordinate with relevant agencies to review service quality standards for shuttle transport provided to pilgrims. The resolution came after the Council reviewed the Transport, Communications, and Information Technology Committee's response to member feedback on the TGA's annual report for 2025.
