News Mongolia and China agree plan to connect rail networks Mongolia and China will build a rail link to connect their networks to reduce trade costs, particularly for Mongolia’s coal, Railway Supply reports. The line will extend a 240km track…
News Vinci team to build ‘cat flap’ for river boats at France’s Le Havre port A consortium led by Vinci subsidiaries has won a €183m contract to build a protected channel in the Seine River estuary to give river boats access to the port of…
News Tanzania picks Chinese contractors to build $2.2bn rail link to Burundi Tanzania has signed a $2.2bn deal with two Chinese firms to build a standard gauge rail link between the port of Dar es Salaam and a nickel mine in Burundi,…
News Chile looks for contractor to build $1.5bn breakwater Chile’s main freight port at San Antonio is looking for a contractor to build a 4km-long breakwater for a planned $4bn expansion, the Latin News website reports. The $1.5bn breakwater…
News Colombia to name winner of $600m rail scheme in March Colombia’s national infrastructure agency (ANI) is to award a $600m public–private contract to build, operate and maintain a freight rail corridor, business website BNAmericas reports. The 10-year PPP contract will…
News Work starts on main stretch of €5.1bn French canal for super-barges Work has begun on the main section of a broad-gauge, 107km-long canal for super-barges in France that is intended to significantly improve freight flows between France, Belgium and the Netherlands,…