The resumption of relations between Spain and Morocco, consecrated by the visit of Pedro Sanchez to Rabat in April, could revive the project to build a railway tunnel in the Strait of Gibraltar, on which the two countries have been working for decades.
After three years of interruption, the work on the Rabat-ville railway station should resume in the very near future.
Alstom, which has one of its factories in Morocco, is part of the TMT consortium to which the NTA public transport agency has awarded the contract to build the green line of the Tel-Aviv light metro. This project is in line with Israel’s investment plan in transportation to reduce traffic jams in Tel-Aviv.
The French company Colas Rail Company has been awarded a new 15 million euro contract by Casa Transport SA. This concerns the realization of the low voltage systems of the T3 and T4 lines of the Casablanca tramway.
In a context of resumption of passenger maritime traffic with Morocco, the port of Algeciras is seeking to finalize the rail connectivity with Aragon (northeast of Spain), in particular to ensure the traffic of trucks (semi-trailers) between Algeciras and Zaragoza.
Morocco is in discussion with a railway equipment manufacturing company for the implementation of a project that will employ 1,000 people.
In response to certain "erroneous" information on the developments of the Marrakech-Agadir high-speed line, the National Railway Office (ONCF) provides clarification.
Morocco is active in the design of the third section of the HSL that will connect the cities of Marrakech and Agadir. This work has been entrusted to a South Korean company.
The Moroccan high-speed train (TGV), Al-Boraq, is one of the seven fastest trains in the world, along with those of France, Spain and China.
The French company Alstom will face industrialists, particularly Chinese, in the upcoming tenders to be launched by Morocco for these two new high-speed rail lines.
Morocco is seeking financing to launch two new high-speed rail lines. Its ambition is to build 1,300 kilometers of new high-speed lines by 2040.
The government is planning the construction of the rail link connecting Marrakech and Agadir. The preliminary studies commissioned for this purpose have been carried out.