Transport Minister Hisham Arafat sat down with a delegation of executives from Siemens, headed by CEO Michael Peter, to discuss the latest developments in the company’s USD 153 mn railway signaling project, according to a ministry statement. The project involves building an electronic interlocking system (EIS) to automate signaling along the Banha-Port Said and Zagazig-Abou Kebeer railway lines. The statement makes no mention of the project’s current status.