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Intermodal transport across Lake Victoria has received a fresh boost with the launch of the newly built wagon ferry MV Uhuru II. Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta was on hand to witness the ferry’s launch as he commissioned Kenya Shipyards Limited’s (KSL) refurbished shipbuilding facility at Kisumu on Tuesday.
Construction of t… read more
The President of the Republic of Zambia Hon. Hakainde Hichilema recently visited Tanzania and had the opportunity to visit the construction project of the modern railway - SGR first piece Dar es Salaam - Morogoro at the modern railway station in Dar es Salaam on August 02, 2022.
Speaking on behalf of President Hichilema during the v… read more
Zambian Minister of Transport and Logistics Hon. Frank Museba Tayali, MP, conducted a tour of the newly constructed Tanzania Railway Corporation station facility that will be using electric-powered trains to cover a distance of 900 Km from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza. The tour was led by country Manager Eng. Fuat Kemal Uzun of Yapi Mer… read more
According to various media reports Zimbabwean Railway and government officials recently travelled to India to finalise a deal for new rolling stock from state-owned rail and infrastructure company Rites Limited.
The delegation visited the Rites manufacturing plant and held talks with Indian government officials to firm up bilateral … read more
Moroccan national railway operator ONCF has completed a feasibility study into a new high-speed railway to link Rabat, the country’s capital with the eastern city of Fez.
The study covered the first phase of the project which involves building a 150km line from the capital to Meknes.
The rail operator now plans t… read more
The Accra-Tema shuttle train has commenced operations after two years following the rehabilitation of the rail lines. A visit to the Odawna train station in Accra yesterday morning by the Ghanaian Times showed few passengers with some officials of the Ghana Railways Company Limited (GRCL) on board the train.
Some … read more
The President of the Republic, Nana addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 5th July 2022, cut the sod for the commencement of work on the construction of the five hundred-million-euro (€500 million) Manso-Huni Valley section of the Western Railway.
Describing it as the highest single investment for rail development since Ghana gained i… read more
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania Hon. Samia Suluhu Hassan has witnessed the signing of two contracts. These are for the construction of a modern railway - SGR sub-division of Tabora - Isaka as well as a practical training contract for employees of the Tanzania Railways Corporation - TRC, State House in Dar es Salaam July 4… read more
A few weeks ago the Chinese Director-General for African Affairs, Mr. Wu Peng, toured TAZARA, taking a train ride from Dar es Salaam to Yombo and into the Port of Dar es Salaam, where the railway facility interfaces with port operations.
Summing up the visit, the Managing Director of TAZARA, Eng. Bruno Chingandu, who accompanied Mr. Wu and… read more
Ghana’s new 98km standard gauge railway line between Tema and Mpakadan is expected to be completed by the end of 2022, the country’s railway development ministry told reporters this week.
Construction of the line, part of a broader plan to link Ghana with Burkina Faso by rail, has suffered repeated delays since it was … read more
Kenyan Rail Ferries To Boost Intermodal Transport Links In African Great Lakes Region
TRC continues to partner with Zambia through rail transport
Zambian Transport Minister tours newly constructed Tanzania Railway Corporation station facility
NRZ Sources Rolling Stock From India
Moroccan National Rail Operator Completes Feasibility Study Into New High-Speed Line
Accra-Tema Shuttle Train bounces back
