Contargo initiates Rotterdam-Basel direct rail service
Contargo AG has launched a new rail shuttle service to the German town of Weil am Rhein on the Swiss […]
2018
Nippon Express to add Europe-China rail transport service
Japanese company Nippon Express seeks to capitalize on China’s Belt and Road Initiative to offer speedy, low-cost transport of auto […]
Skinest Rail’s bid for taking over DLRR approved
The Latvian Finance and Capital Market Commission has given permission to Estonian company Skinest Rail to make a final takeover […]
Peru considers rail project for mineral transport
Peru’s government is evaluating a 600-km railway project to transport mineral concentrates from a copper-rich region in the Andes to […]
Massachusetts Transport Authority to modernise its procurement processes
The Massachusetts Bay Transport Authority (MBTA) has announced its partnership with FairMarkIT, a new public e-bidding forum, in order to […]
Siemens – Alstom merger is on-going
Releasing its financial results, Alstom said that the merger with Siemens continues, as the Works Councils’ information and consultation procedure […]
KTZ and GE sign USD 900 million contracts
General Electric Transportation signed two contracts, valued at over USD 900 million, with Kazakhstan’s state-run railways Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ)—the […]
The first Coradia Polyvalent for Algeria was shipped
On 18 January, Alstom has shipped the first of the 17 Coradia Polyvalent ordered by the Algerian national rail transport […]
GazpromTrans buys 112 tank cars from UWC
United Wagon Company has won the tender on the supply of 112 tank cars to GazpromTrans valuated at RUB 952.48 […]
Sudan receives two DMUs from China
The President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, officially launched the two DMUs delivered by CRRC Ziyang at the beginning of this […]