Major General., Engineer Mokhtar Abdel Latif, Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, received Lieutenant General Engineer Kamel Al-Wazir, Minister of Transport, accompanied by the President and leaders of the Railways and Metro Authority, at the headquarters of the railway equipment factory "SEMAF" affiliated to the AOI..

This visit comes within the framework of handing over one of the subway trains (the third line) produced by the Semaf factory under the supervision of the South Korean Hyundai Rotem Company, in addition to inspecting the work of modernizing the manufacturing mechanisms and production lines in the factory according to digitization systems and artificial intelligence, as well as developing production capacities and infrastructure for the manufacturing industry. Railways and metro, as well as projects being implemented to meet the needs of the Ministry of Transport.

During the visit, the Minister of Transport listened to an explanation about the vision and plan of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, which it is successfully implementing to localize the latest manufacturing technologies, increase local manufacturing rates, and modernize production lines for the railway and subway industry according to specific timetables. The implementation rates of existing projects between Transport and Arab Industrialization were also followed up. To meet the increasing demand of the needs of the Ministry of Transport in the field of railway and subway vehicles and missions for a number of ongoing projects, including projects for the manufacture and supply of railway vehicles of various kinds, and the first stage of delivery of surface vehicles for transporting goods, which includes 375 vehicles, as well as vehicles generating power and sliders and updating signals Railways, rehabilitating and upgrading the efficiency of the third-class carriages, as well as the subway carriages of the third line, and raising the efficiency of the first and second line carriages of the subway.

The visit also included a visit to the factory’s workshops, including manufacturing the subway, assembling electrical braids and finishing for the metro, preparing paint, railway and grain trains, rooftop trains for transporting goods, dump trucks, train gates and plasma cutting machines, in addition to the giant manufacturing machine hanger (CNC) in cooperation with (DMG MORI) German international company.

During the delivery of one of the metro trains (Line 3), Major General., Engineer Mokhtar Abdel Latif, stressed the AOI 's interest in implementing the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to enhance constructive cooperation between state institutions and exploit all productive capacities to increase local manufacturing rates and localize technology by benefiting from of global experiences.

He expressed his pride in the visit of Lieutenant General Engineer Kamel Al-Wazir, Minister of Transport, to the SEMAF factory of the authority, and his continued serious support for cooperation with the Arab Organization for Industrialization, the industrial backyard of the state, praising the efforts of the Ministry of Transport to develop and modernize all aspects of transport and road projects in an unprecedented manner, according to a well-studied scientific vision.

He pointed to the importance of localizing the transport industry in Egypt to support the railway system, the metro and smart means of transportation, because of its positive impact on the Egyptian economy and the reduction of imports. Railways and metro and improving the service provided to citizens, with a civilized appearance that is consistent with the goals of the new republic.

Mokhtar Abdel Latif explained the authority's keenness to accelerate the development and modernization of the Semaf factory, by benefiting from specialized international expertise, and to advance the rates of implementation in ongoing projects with the Arab Organization for Industrialization, including the manufacture and supply of cargo vehicles to increase the transport of goods via railways, to reduce burdens on the roads, and speed up transportation from New developed ports to different parts of the Republic.

He explained that the Arab Organization for Industrialization puts all its manufacturing and technological capabilities to meet the increasing demand from the needs of the Ministry of Transport, referring to the great capabilities of the Arab Organization for Industrialization and the distinguished expertise in implementing railway and subway vehicles and requirements in a distinguished technical manner, taking into account the highest technical specifications and modern technologies in manufacturing.

In a related context, Major General . Engineer "Mokhtar Abdel Latif" said that the development of the Semaf factory is carried out in accordance with Egypt's vision for sustainable development 2030, as we aim to cover local needs and all the demands of the Ministry of Transport in terms of various railway vehicles, the subway, and all means of smart transportation, as well as exporting to African and Arab countries. Explaining that we aim to increase the production rates of the factory and develop research and design, stressing the efficiency of the human cadres in the Semaf factory and the advanced technological capabilities, and in cooperation with international expertise specialized in the latest digital manufacturing systems and CNC machines.

He added that the development operations taking place in the Semaf factory are nearing completion, pointing out that we will have a factory comparable to the best international factories specialized in railway and metro industries, noting that the morale of the factory workers is very high, and they are filled with enthusiasm to double work, increase production, and improve the final product. According to the latest international quality standards.

For his part, the Minister of Transport confirmed, in press statements on the sidelines of his tour, that this visit comes within the framework of implementing the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, to work on the localization of heavy industries in Egypt, including the localization of the mobile units industry for railways and the metro, in order to meet the permanent need for bodies The Ministry (the National Authority for Egyptian Railways - the National Authority for Tunnels) from the mobile units, and all the complements of this industry, whether (new purchase / repair / raising efficiency / maintenance) and railway components (signals - components - electrical panels and circuits for control - electrical braids ... ...etc) within the framework of the state's plan to improve the railway transport service and achieve a large economic return by limiting the import of moving units / spare parts and relying on the Egyptian industry, which saves foreign exchange, in addition to refining, training and qualifying Egyptian cadres (engineers / technicians ), and benefiting from the transfer of experience from international manufacturing companies, and achieving self-sufficiency in railway needs, which has a positive impact on Egyptian national security, with the possibility of expanding the industry and exporting products abroad, which has a significant impact on the Egyptian economy.

The Lieutenant General, the Minister of Transport, indicated that 7 factories are being established in cooperation with major international, international and national specialized companies, such as the French Alstom Company, to establish an industrial complex in Borg El Arab, Alexandria, to localize all the various railway industries. The company will establish this industrial complex, which includes two factories, the first for the production of Electrical systems and railway components (signals - components - panels and electrical circuits for control - electrical braids ... etc.) With the international Spanish company, Talgo, to set up a factory in the Kom Abu Rady area to manufacture passenger cars for railway trains, and to cooperate with the Spanish company Colway to establish a factory for the production of internal components for railway trains and means of mass transportation in Egypt, and to cooperate with the Linza Egypt company to establish a factory for the production of railway spare parts, And cooperation with Hyundai Rotem to produce metro cars at the Nerc factory in East Port Said, and cooperation with Hungarian Jans Mavage to produce railway cars at the Nerc factory, in addition to cooperation with Austrian Fuest Alpine to produce railway switches Porsche Abbasiya by establishing a completely new line, modernizing the existing line in addition to cooperation Al-Qaim with railway equipment factory "SEMAF" of the Arab Organization for Industrialization.