Vossloh has Won Contracts in Libya

German engineering firm Vossloh has secured contracts worth over $151 million for constructing rail networks in Libya, including a coastal link connecting Tunisia and Egypt.

August 10, 2010 11:17 am | Last Update: August 14, 2015 11:21 am

German Vossloh has won two contracts to construct rail networks in Libya.

The contracts are being delivered on behalf of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation. Vossloh will supply rail fastening systems and switches for around 1,300km of the rail network.

The total contract value is worth €115m ($151.4m), with the fastenings contract worth €37m ($48.8m) and the switch system contract valued at €78m ($103.6m).

Vossloh will build two lines, one along the country’s Mediterranean coastline to connect Tunisia and Egypt, and the second will be an inland rail line.

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