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China, France: The two largest players in the global rolling stock market both published full-year results in April and May.
China, Nigeria: A handover ceremony for three eight-car trainsets has taken place at the CRRC Dalian works.
Portugal: The European Commission has wrapped up its investigation into CRRC. It concluded that the Chinese manufacturer received state subsidies that enabled it to submit the lowest bid in the design, build and maintain tender for the Violet Line in Portugal's capital.
China: Two four-car trains have been shown at a CRRC facility in Ningbo. The purple-and-blue train is destined for Line 10, the blue-and-green one for Line 12. Both lines are due to open before the end of the year.
China: CRRC has showcased the first six-car CR151 metro trainset to Singapore's Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow at its Qingdao facility.
China: A six-axle 3,000 kW shunter is now in service at a marshalling yard of the Port of Lianyungang. Lithium iron phosphate batteries with 3,360 kWh capacity provide traction, offering a 100 km range.
Contracts and deals in the locomotive markets.
USA: On 16 May, the Chinese manufacturer placed 142 out of 430 employees at its American facility on a two-month unpaid leave. However, US Customs and Border Protection released the components two days after the worker furloughs started.
Serbia, Hungary: At the end of February, the first mainline Bison locomotive hauled a 20-tank wagon consist on the upgraded Belgrade–Budapest line.