European Rail Sector CEOs – members of the Management Committee of the Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies (CER) – gathered this week to discuss priorities for the new European legislature. Guest of honour Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute and former Prime Minister of Italy, joined […]
Nacala Logistics (NL), one of the pillars of Mozambique’s rail-port system, announced on Monday 1 April a significant increase in its fleet with the acquisition of 200 new HL6 wagons. This strategic investment, which reinforces the country’s logistics infrastructure, comes from a partnership with internationally renowned manufacturers – Qiqihar from […]
Ahead of the EU elections, CER is putting forward to all EU policymakers its Manifesto ‘On Track for Europe’ to inspire rail-friendly policy initiatives from the first day of the new legislature. The Manifesto outlines the CER vision for well-functioning rail passenger and freight services, as well as for a […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) plans to establish a Development and Financing Fund for the transport and energy sectors (FODETE) by the end of the year. This subject was discussed at the first ECOWAS Investment Forum (EIF) held on Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Lomé. According to […]
For the 2024 edition of the Women in Rail Award, the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking together with the co-organisers, ALE, CER, DG MOVE, ERA and UNIFE will bring the spotlight on winning combinations, inspiring role models, and outstanding research and innovation achievements for Women and by Women that are bringing […]
China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has begun work on a 575km railway through the Sahara desert, between the Algerian iron ore mine at Gara Djebilet and the Moroccan rail system, the South China Morning Post reports. CRCC is working with Cosider Travaux Publics, a state-owned civil engineer, to deliver the […]
Cambodia has ambitions to improve its railway system, especially high-speed rail. Regarding the railway development project in Cambodia, Peng Ponea, Minister of Public Works and Transport, said that Cambodia has already studied and prepared a plan. The railway development plan in Cambodia is divided into two phases: the medium phase […]
Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has said the Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ART) project is now 97 percent completed and would be ready for commissioning by May 29. The minister disclosed this on Friday after an inspection tour of the Metro Station in Central Area and the […]
Rail services were hit to large parts of the UK, including key tourist routes, as train drivers launched a new strike amid cost-of-living pressures and decades-high inflation. Members of the Aslef union representing train drivers are taking part in a three-day rolling strike which will also affect express services to […]
There are high hopes that “The Green Line” will revolutionise a decaying transport system in the Arab World’s most populous country. Introduced to Egypt in 1851 during the reign of Khedive Abbas, the railway service the first in the region and the second in the world after the UK. [Getty]The Egyptian […]