On November 8th, Compass coordinated the load of 10 Wabtec locomotives from Lambert Point, Norfolk to Alexandria, Egypt in conjunction with Bahri lines. A total of 30 locomotives are scheduled to move for this project.
“We were honored to be a part of such a momentous project,” commented Ron Jackson, Sales Director and Breakbulk Projects Coordinator for Compass. “The Egyptian National Railway is the backbone of transportation in Egypt, and we are happy to support them.” Wabtec is a leading supplier of critical components, locomotives, services, signaling and logistics systems and services to the global rail industry.
The Egyptian National Railway is one of the largest economic institutions in the Arab World. Moving 500 million passengers and 6 million tons of cargo, the Egyptian National Railway is the largest transportation provider in the region.