The German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV) has presented a project for the construction of an alternative route for freight trains in the Middle Rhine Valley on the right bank of the river. The project proposes a new direction with a length of approximately 150 km from Mainz
A total of 82.7 million tonnes of various goods were transported in the Ukrzaliznytsia railway network in the period from January 1 to July 30, 2023, down 13% year-on-year.
A total of 235,000 tonnes of grain were exported from Ukraine by railways during the period started August 1 and ended August 10, 2023. Note that the corresponding transportation volume averaged about 805,000 t in July.
A dry port is planned to be built in the village of Horonda in the Mukachevo community. The Horonda Platform project will be implemented together with Italian partners. Located 29 kilometers from the border with Hungary and Slovakia
The railroad connecting the city of Bari with Naples in southern Italy is one of the key sections of the Scandinavian – Mediterranean TEN-T corridor. The line is currently being modernized to accommodate 750-meter-long freight trains.
On August 9, a total of 1,639 wagons were waiting in a queue at the Izov station (556 wagons with ore, 329 wagons with metals, 434 wagons with cakes, 108 containers), while 1,046 wagons (483 with metals, 369 containers, 163 with grain, 30 with cement) were standing at the Mostyska-2 station.
CWE Ltd, a company specializing in the supply, maintenance, repair and logistics of components for rail transport, has signed a one-year framework agreement with DB Cargo UK. In particular, the British operator, which transports up to 6.7 million tonnes of cargo per year
TransANT GmbH, a joint venture of Austrian steel company Voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Ukrainian financial and industrial group TAS Group and logistics company ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, together with Polish leasing company EUROWAGON, has signed an agreement to supply 25 new freight platforms.
There were about 8,300 wagons with various goods waiting to be transferred through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points as of August 9 compared with 7,390 wagons seen in late July.
About 3,500 wagons with grain were waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports as of August 10. Taking into account that approximately 119 wagons per day are accepted at the stations, it will take about 29 days to process all these wagons.