SEJONG — The government is intensifying efforts to export the nation’s railway technology, related infrastructure and locomotives to Panama and Morocco, aiming to expand the industry’s global footprint into Africa and Central America, the land, infrastructure and transport minister said Thursday.
The minister’s remarks followed his visits to the two countries earlier this month, during which he discussed the potential for such exports.
“The Moroccan government is trying to expand the country’s railway system on a big scale as it’ll host the 2030 World Cup together with Spain and Portugal,” Minister Park Sang-woo said during a press conference in Sejong.
According to him, Hyundai Rotem is bidding for the Moroccan train project worth $1.6 billion, which involves the provision of 168 trains.
The Korean company is now vying with France’s Alstom, Spain’s CAF and Talgo and China’s CRRC.
On July 4, Park met Moroccan Minister of Transport and Logistics Mohammed Abdeljalil and Mohamed Rabie Khlie, general director of the country’s state-owned railway operator the Moroccan National Railways Office.
The meeting also took place as Morocco plans to expand its existing railway system, aiming to add 4,410 kilometers of new railways overall. 커뮤니티 About a 1,100 kilometers-long section will be specifically for high-speed trains, 1,600 kilometers for regional trains, 100 kilometers for port-connecting trains and 1,610 kilometers need of repair or upgrades.
