KYIV. Feb 13 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Tatra-Pivden LLC (Odesa), the manufacturer of tram wagons, will supply 15 articulated tram wagons to the transport department of Alexandria (Egypt), the enterprise has reported on its website.
The customer accepted the offer early this year. The contract was signed on February 6, 2017 in Alexandria in the presence of Alexandria Governor Reda Farhat and Ukrainian Ambassador to Egypt Hennadiy Latiy.
“The long tender process preceded this, including the visit of the Egyptian commission to production facilities and inspection of tram wagons made by Tatra-Pivden. Finally, the quality and reliability of the products played the key role,” the company said.
The company said that Switzerland’s Stadler, China’s CRRC Corporation and other large manufacturers from Europe and Asia took part in the tender. The company received the order to upgrade the oldest tram system in Africa.
“The project is unique not only from the technical point of view. This is the first order of such scale by African countries with the Ukrainian tram wagon manufacturer,” the company said.
“The contract with Alexandria is a benchmark for Tatra-Pivden in spreading high-quality Ukrainian products to the MENA region,” the press service said, citing Director General Anatoliy Kerdivara.
He said that Tatra-Pivden has a 24-year experience in tram production and its production location in Ukraine is 95%.
The company will supply the trams to Alexandria within two and a half years from the moment of receiving the advance payment.
Tatra-Pivden LLC was founded 23 years ago. The tram wagons made by the company operate almost in all cities and towns of Ukraine.
