Mafex coordinates the Spanish joined participation in the TransMEA congress-fair in Egypt

THE SPANISH RAILWAY INDUSTRY PRESENT AT THE TRANSMEA EXHIBITION-CONGRESS IN EGYPT. THIS EVENT HELPS TO STRENGTHEN THE PRESENCE OF SPANISH COMPANIES IN THE COUNTRY.

In this context, the Spanish Railway Association (Mafex) coordinates the grouped participation of 5 companies in the TransMEA congress-fair, which will take place in New Cairo between 7th and 10th November 2021.

There will be companies present in this edition such as Aquafrisch, Hispacold, Talleres Alegría, Typsa and Zitron, in addition to the manufacturers of rolling stock Caf and Patentes Talgo.

TransMEA, organized in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Transport, aims to bring together the main regional and international actors to show on the one hand, the main solution trends, products, and new technologies to achieve more efficient and even faster transport and logistics services. And on the other hand, to offer a congress programme where topics such as digital technology, a vital element to promote innovation, will be addressed, and which covers data analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, automation, digital transformation, or disruptive technologies, among others.

It should be remembered that the country wants to carry out in the coming years various megaprojects such as the start-up of the first high-speed line in the country, the signalling of the lines from Alexandria to Cairo, and from Beni Suef to Nag Hammadi, the modernization of line 2 of the Cairo metro, the future Lines 5 and 6, the Abu-Qir metro project, the extension of the Alexandria tramway, as well as the various opportunities that will arise for the acquisition and rehabilitation of rolling stock.

An opportunity for the railway industry that already has a wide presence in the country due to the numerous systems designed by Spanish companies, as well as in rolling stock and infrastructures.