French company interested in TransContainer
French container transport and shipping company CMA CGM Group has expressed an interest in the controlling stake in Russian intermodal […]
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4 bids for Klang Valley MRT Circle Line
Three Malaysian consortiums and a Chinese JV have submitted their turn-key tenders with financing for the MRT Circle Line. The […]
China to open a new rail link
A new railway line connecting Chongqing and Guiyang in southwest China will be opened in January, China Railway Chengdu Group […]
Iran to open two railway lines
In February, Iran will put into commercial operation two railway links connecting Malayer-Firouzan-Kermanshah and Mahabad-Urmia, the Deputy Head of Construction […]
Iran to purchase freight locomotives from India
The managing director of India’s IRCON, Mohan Tiwari, and the Deputy Minister for Railways of Iran, Pourseyed Aghaei, signed a […]
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 […]
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 […]
RZD purchased 459 new locomotives
In 2017, Russian Railways invested RUB 58.5 billion (USD 1 billion) to modernise its rolling stock fleet. Last year, the […]
India’s rail movements tracked by a new application
India’s Ministry of Railways launched Smart Freight Operation Optimisation & Real Time Information (SFOORTI) application for monitoring and managing freight […]
Cubic expands India operations
Cubic Transportation Systems announced that is expanding its Hyderabad, India, operations into a larger facility, expecting double the current headcount […]