Progress on Moçâmedes line

ZPMC has won a major contract with AD Ports Group for terminal projects in Africa.

Angola builds north-south railway to connect west-east lines, boosting competition among Atlantic coast ports: Luanda, Lobito, and Namibe.

MSC’s Africa Global Logistics now operates Namibian Walvis Bay and Angolan Lobito terminals, expanding its Southern African presence.

On 27 March, history was made when the first container freight train was moved between India and Bangladesh. The train from the north-eastern Indian city of Kolkata to Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka carried 60 TEU, mainly containing animal feed and fast moving consumer goods. The return trip mainly transported containerised textiles and apparel.

The Latvian government has given the go-ahead to the first phase of a major electrification project

VTG Rail Logistics Austria has started to operate heavy haul trains from Hungary for the first time