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  • Casablanca Officials Inspect World Cup 2030 Preparations
    18 February, by Sylvanus

    Mohammed Mhidia, Wali of the Casablanca-Settat region, ensures the proper implementation of projects related to the 2030 World Cup that Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal.
    During an unannounced inspection visit to the prefecture of the province of Médiouna, on the outskirts of Casablanca on Sunday, Mohammed Mhidia, accompanied by the governor of the province as well as several local officials and representatives of external services, went to verify whether the latest (…)

  • Morocco Snubs Alstom in Major Train Contract, Favors Asian and Spanish Firms
    17 February, by Sylvanus

    The French industrial group Alstom failed to convince the National Railway Office (the Moroccan railway operator) to entrust it with the manufacture of 150 conventional trains.
    A setback for a consortium led by Alstom France, Alstom Italy, Alstom Spain and Alstom Morocco in Morocco. The National Railway Office (ONCF) has excluded the French industrial group from the race to manufacture 150 conventional trains (through three lots: 40 intercity, 60 high-speed shuttles and 50 commuter (…)

  • Morocco Awards Major Contracts to Modernize National Rail Fleet
    27 February, by Sylvanus

    The National Railway Office (ONCF) has awarded three major contracts to three major manufacturers who submitted the most advantageous and economically viable bids as part of its program to acquire new trains.
    The ONCF has finalized contracts related to its program to acquire 168 new generation trains. Morocco intends to renew the existing ONCF fleet and support traffic growth, as well as the development projects initiated by 2030 as part of the program. Three major contracts have thus (…)

  • Morocco Expands High-Speed Rail Network Ahead of 2030 World Cup
    27 February, by Prince

    In Morocco, development projects related to the 2030 World Cup are progressing at a good pace. Among them is the extension of the high-speed rail network, which will impact 59% of users.
    Speaking at the study day organized by the civil engineering club of the Mohammadia School of Engineers (EMI) in Rabat, Badreddine Bertoul, director of infrastructure at the LGV pole of the National Railway Office (ONCF), indicated that the extension of the high-speed rail network will extend from Kenitra (…)

  • Morocco Accelerates Infrastructure Overhaul Ahead of 2030 World Cup
    27 February, by Prince

    Morocco is redefining its priorities in terms of infrastructure, innovation and land management, with a view to the 2030 World Cup. The kingdom is fully committed to upgrading its infrastructure in order to successfully host this global sporting event.
    At the day organized on Tuesday in Rabat by the Mohammadia School of Engineers, Mouad Hajji, representative of Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) who was unable to attend, stressed the importance of (…)

  • Tangier Invests $21 Million in Rail Project for 2030 World Cup
    28 February, by Said

    Tangier is actively preparing to host the 2030 World Cup. A vast rail link project is on track, with the ambition of connecting the city’s nerve centers: the Ibn Battouta stadium, the airport and the station. A significant investment exceeding 210 million dirhams is committed.
    The preliminary studies, launched last week, will last five weeks. They will lay the groundwork for this large-scale project, the launch of which is expected for the end of the year. Several actors are putting their (…)

  • Morocco Unveils Design for New High-Speed Train Connecting Kenitra to Marrakech
    12 March, by Prince

    The French manufacturer Alstom and the National Railway Company (SNCF) have unveiled in Paris the design of the interior of the Avelia Horizon (TGV M) train, ordered by Morocco for the extension of the High Speed Line to connect Kenitra to Marrakech.
    The interior of the Avelia Horizon train was presented to the public at the Gare de Lyon station in Paris. In first class, we see "thicker and more comfortable" seats and "huge luggage racks," informs the French press, adding that the aisles (…)

  • Morocco Expropriates Farmland for High-Speed Rail Expansion from Kenitra to Marrakech
    19 March, by Prince

    The government has decided to expropriate dozens of agricultural lands in the provinces of Kenitra and Essaouira for the construction of the high-speed line (LGV) connecting Marrakech to Kenitra.
    Decision No. 397.25 of the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Abdessamad Kayouh, recording the expropriation for public utility of ten plots in the province of Essaouira, for the extension of the high-speed line between Kenitra and Marrakech, was published in issue no. 7385 of the Official (…)

  • Morocco Signs €781 Million Deal for High-Speed Trains to Connect Tangier and Marrakech
    1 April, by Prince

    The National Railway Office (ONCF) has officially signed a contract worth 781 million euros with the French group Alstom for the acquisition of 18 Avelia Horizon very high-speed trains as part of the project to extend the high-speed line connecting Tangier to Marrakech.
    The ONCF has entrusted the Alstom Transport SA and Alstom Railways Maroc group with the contract to supply 18 Avelia Horizon high-speed trains. The Avelia Horizon trains are the latest generation of double-decker TGVs. (…)

  • Morocco Signs $1.5 Billion Rail Deal with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem
    6 April, by Prince

    In recent years, Morocco has strengthened its economic cooperation with various Asian countries, including South Korea. The kingdom has recently signed an agreement of more than one and a half billion dollars with the company Hyundai Rotem for the development of its rail network.
    "The contract recently signed between Hyundai Rotem and the National Railway Office, concerning the delivery of double-decker electric trains, is a new proof of the attractiveness of investment in Morocco," said (…)