Tag: aib, Bill, Marine accidents, rail, Senate
Bill to empower AIB investigate road, rail, marine accidents before Senate
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has disclosed that a bill to empower the bureau to investigate rail, road and marine accidents and serious incidents is currently...
DP World in Turkey linked by rail connection with China and London
DP World’s Yarmica container terminal in Turkey is now connected to China and London via a new rail link. Mehmet Cahit Turhan, Turkish Minister of Transport and...
Amaechi leads government delegation to inspect 64 rail coaches in China
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has led a delegation to China to inspect 64 coaches under construction at the Chinese Railway Rolling Stock Corporation...
APM Terminals boost rail connectivity of its facilities
The recent introduction of new rail connections between a number of deep-sea terminals and the hinterland is making the transfer of goods faster and more secure, while...
South Africa shuts rail export line over train derailment
South Africa’s Transnet said on Thursday that a 200-wagon coal train derailed, shutting down the rail line that links mines to the Richards Bay export terminal....
China okays $43.3bn urban rail projects
China’s state planner on Wednesday said it had approved new urban railway projects worth ¥298.35 billion ($43.28 billion) in Shanghai. The projects include six subway...
Police arraign man for damaging Ijora bridge hand rail
A 25-year-old man, identified as Abdullahi Auwanu, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court for allegedly damaging the Ijora bridge hand rail,...
General Electric backs out of $2bn rail concession deal
General Electric has pulled out of a long-term concession deal with the Federal Government to maintain and operate narrow-gauge rail lines in Nigeria, a procurement...
APM Terminals Rotterdam launches rail connection with Venlo
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II has set up a new rail shuttle to the Cabooter Terminal in Venlo. Under the new schedule, a total of three trains will be loading and...
Buhari directs linking of seaports to rail
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday hinted that his administration is committed to rebuilding infrastructure that supports multimodal means of transportation from the...
Buhari directs linking of seaports to rail
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday hinted that his administration is committed to rebuilding infrastructure that supports multimodal means of transportation from the...
Need for rail link at Lekki port
The Lekki deep seaport has been hailed as a strategic addition to the nation’s network of ports; needless to add that many of them have remained underutilised. Studies...
