Serbian terminal operator MBOX Terminals and German carrier Kombiverkehr are launching a new rail connection between Niš (Serbia) and Wels (Austria). The aim of this partnership is to integrate the terminal in Niš into Kombiverkehr’s extensive European network and to create new opportunities for further expansion of the geography of operations to South-Eastern Europe.
Between June 3 and June 10, transportation of plant materials for the manufacture of wicker goods and other products of plant origin (HS 14) from Ukrainian stations via the Izov-Exp border crossing (PKP) to Wola Baranowska LHS in Poland is prohibited for all consignees.
The overall transportation volume of mineral fertilizers to Ukrainian consignees dropped by 20% or 49,000 t to 190,000 t in April compared with March due to reduced inflow of imported mineral fertilizers into Ukraine (down 25% month-on-month to 73,000 t) and lower domestic supplies (down 19% month-on-month to 113,000 t).
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Ukrzaliznytsia has received the first batch of P-65 rails from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under the Emergency Recovery Program from the Government of Japan.
Rental rates for freight wagons have held steady in the Baltic countries in May compared with April. Rental rates for box cars with a body capacity of 161-175 cu m and fitting platforms have changed slightly only due to currency fluctuations.
The total volume of railway transportation of rolled products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and scrap of ferrous metals increased by 11% to 800,000 t in Ukraine in April compared with March.
Latvia has officially launched the construction of the Rail Baltica project. On May 21, the Rail Baltica team, representatives of the European Commission, and international partners from France, Italy, Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia gathered in Riga to celebrate this event.
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