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October 30, 2023 | Freight

Transnet unveils recovery plan to reverse freight decline

Plan includes separating infrastructure from operations and enabling third-party access.

October 27, 2023 | Financial

Contractor works to fill $US 1.8bn funding gap in Tanzania SGR

Yapi Merkezi joins government to seek European finance for Standard Gauge Railway.

$A 1.96bn Sydney Metro West tunnelling contract awarded

Sydney Metro has awarded the Acciona Ferrovial joint venture a $A 1.96bn ($US 1.44bn) contract to build the central section of the Sydney Metro West line.

October 26, 2023 | Infrastructure

Seven signatories for Lobito corridor extension MoU

Backers include the United States, European Union, African Development Bank (AfDB) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC).

October 3, 2023 | Freight

Portia Derby resigns as Transnet CEO

CFO Nonkululeko Dlamini has also stepped down at South Africa’s state-owned freight operator.

September 26, 2023 | Freight

Freight services begin on Lagos - Ibadan Standard Gauge Railway

The line opened in 2021.

September 12, 2023 | Metros

Services begin on Lagos metro Blue Line

An official inauguration ceremony for the line was held on January 24.

September 12, 2023 | Africa

US and EU back Lobito corridor extension from Angola to Zambia

The United States and European Union will support pre-feasibility studies for the project.

September 6, 2023 | Infrastructure

Kenya and Ethiopia agree to build 3000km Lamu - Addis Ababa SGR

Electrified Standard Gauge Railway would cost $US 13.8bn to build.

September 4, 2023 | Signalling

Thales and Orascom to upgrade Cairo - Beni Suef main line

Contract to undertake resignalling and track renewals is worth €300m.

August 25, 2023 | Telecoms

Huawei supplies FRMCS to Mozambique Ports and Railways

Train dispatching system is world’s first to use FRMCS architecture, says CFM.

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