Due to being a landlocked nation, Armenia needs a heavy freight route to trade its way out of poverty. It is due to join a Customs Union with Russia but has a major hurdle to cross - Georgia, and specifically Abkhazia. Abkhazia is a state within Georgia which has been fighting physically and politically for […]
With the UAE’s new national railway network starting full operations soon, Etihad Rail has begun a national safety campaign to warn people who go near its tracks of the dangers of trains. Many thousands of people a year are hit by trains all over the world, and so far on the construction phase of the […]
With signs of a thaw in relations between Iran and the West likely to improve outside investment opportunities in the country, officials from India are in talks with the Iranian government to upgrade and improve Iran’s railway network. Iran currently has 13000 km of lines but plans to increase this to 25000 km by 2025. […]
24 Jun 2014 Atkins has signalled its intent to further develop its Middle East rail sector services with the appointment of Dr Abdeljabbar Ben Salem as Head of Rail Systems. While Atkins already has established rail systems expertise in the Middle East, the company’s investment in this new role marks its determination to respond to […]
23 June 2014 Alstom, as part of a consortium [1] , has been awarded a contract by Qatar Railways Company (QRAIL) to supply a turnkey tramway system for a 4-line tram network in Lusail, Qatar. The contract was signed in Paris, France in the presence of the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, French […]
UAE officials have confirmed that the first phase of the Etihad Rail Network will be operational in the “near future”. This includes the 266 km lines between Shah and Habshan sulphur fields and the port of Ruwais. Construction is complete on the lines and testing has been underway for some months. Meanwhile a new Federal […]
The Oman Railway Company is rumoured to be considering running diesel trains on it new railway network. Though the government will not confirm or deny this, it is believed that Oman may use diesel locomotives because the other 5 nations participating in the GCC Railway Network are considering the same for the regional network. Oman […]
Engineering company Mota-Engil has won a USD $3.5bn contract to build a deep water port and railway in Cameroon so the country can export high grade iron ore to trading partners. There will be a branch line linking Congo - Brazzaville to the new railway network. The contract will involve design, construction, testing and commissioning the […]
As part of the city’s plans to reduce congestion, the Dubai Metro Red Line is to be extended to the Expo 2020 site near Mirdiff’s city centre and the Green Line is to be extended to meet the Yellow Line, which in turn will end at Dubai Academic City. The extension to Mirdiff is because […]
British engineering firm Atkins profits rose by 3.8% due to new orders in infrastructure and an improved property development business for its Middle East division, which increased profits by 22% in the last year. The Middle East division’s profits have risen to GBP £14.4 million at year end March 31. This is due to very […]
