March 30, 2021
Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has announced plans to launch a global tender for the implementation of the Alexandria Metro project.
March 5, 2021
Egypt’s Ministry of Transport and the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) have awarded a contract to RATP Dev for the management, operation, and maintenance of the Salam City–10th of Ramadan City Electric Train.
March 4, 2021
The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has started a gradual takeover of operations of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Africa Star Railway Operation Company (AfriStar), a subsidiary company of China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC).
February 22, 2021
The Kingdom of Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) has launched a procurement process for the construction of the Bahrain Metro Project.
February 15, 2021
Casablanca’s Inter-Municipal Cooperation Establishment (ECI) and the Regional Council of Casablanca-Settat have deployed a total of 700 buses (450 new buses and 250 used buses).
February 4, 2021
Engineering Automotive Manufacturing Co. (EAMCO) and El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company, and Egypt’s Brightskies have signed a cooperation protocol to develop an electric bus model.
January 31, 2021
Unitsky String Technologies of Belarus has unveiled the UAE’s first high-speed electric sky pod network in Sharjah. The 2-km (1.24-mile) suspended track has been constructed in the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park.
January 19, 2021
The government of Egypt has announced that preliminary works, including update of the design, detailed studies, and tender documents, for Phase I of Alexandria’s metro line are expected to start by April 2021.
January 15, 2021
The National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany-based Siemens Mobility and Egypt-based Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors to design, install, and commission the first high-speed rail (HSR) project in Egypt.
January 13, 2021
An Africa-based subsidiary of MOTA-ENGIL has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Nigeria to develop a rail line connecting Kano, the second largest city in Nigeria, with Maradi, the second largest city in Niger.
January 13, 2021
Russia-based Transmashholding has delivered 22 passenger railway coaches to the Egyptian National Railways (ENR), thus bringing the total number of its railway carriages to 208.
January 6, 2021
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with Huawei Consumer Business Group, has launched the first digital nol card in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.