Spain’s state company studying the Gibraltar rail tunnel plans to lab-test about 125 rock samples from offshore boreholes for swelling clays and abrasive rock that could complicate tunnel boring.
MOROCCO: Vossloh Services France and Futrifer have created a Casablanca joint venture to deliver rail maintenance covering welding, grinding, milling and switch work on national and urban networks.
NAMIBIA: The Karibib logistics hub is anchoring a new TransNamib–Kaleido freight corridor that consolidates inland cargo for rail movement to Walvis Bay, with initial volumes expected at up to 25,000 tonnes a month.
SOUTH AFRICA: Eight Wabtec C28 locomotives have reached the Port of Durban from New Zealand, opening Traxtion’s four-shipment programme to rebuild and deploy 46 units for freight service.
ALGERIA: SNTF has completed the modernisation of 20 EMD diesel-electric locomotives with Progress Rail support, returning the upgraded units to the national rail network after work by local technicians.
MOROCCO: Vossloh and Futrifer have launched a Casablanca-based joint venture to maintain national and urban rail networks, with local recruitment and training due to begin in 2027.
Texmaco Rail plans to open its first overseas factory in 2027, with the Texmaco Rail South Africa plant producing locomotives and freight wagons under a major export contract.
The Hyundai Rotem maintenance contract with Morocco’s national rail operator ONCF covers new electric trains destined for use on the country’s railway network.
Roman statues found during railway works near Binyamina in northern Israel date back about 1,700 years and were uncovered during archaeological work before major railway infrastructure works.
Strategic rail corridors in Egypt will be modernized under four contracts signed by a consortium led by Alstom with Egyptian National Railways. Rowad Modern Engineering and Concrete Plus are also part of the consortium.
The Traxtion capital raise has secured $86 million in backing, with Standard Bank investing alongside Stanlib and Harith to support the company’s expansion in South Africa’s rail freight sector.
Kenya-Uganda railway cooperation has been renewed to improve Northern Corridor freight flows and cross-border cargo movement.
