Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM), Mauritania

Railway Capacity Study

CANARAIL established a diagnosis of the current railway operation in order to identify potential improvements. This entailed an assessment of the operating plan and methods of the rolling stock fleet and of the infrastructure. CANARAIL's specialists elaborated strategies that would allow doubling the annual tonnage transported at the lowest cost, taking into consideration safety and reliability. These strategies encompassed improvements to infrastructure, rolling stock and operations. Tariffs for the haulage of minerals for a third party were also elaborated.