Polish intermodal operator Laude Smart Intermodal has launched a new connection between Turkey and the EU via Ukraine (the port of Chornomorsk). The company announced this on its LinkedIn page. The first train with 50 specialized 20-foot containers departed from Chornomorsk on November 5 this year.
According to CLIP Group, CLIP Terminals and a consortium of companies comprising TorKol, Poleko Budownictwo, and GFS Engineering, an agreement has been signed to implement the project “Construction of an intermodal terminal in Zabrze, together with the reconstruction and modernization of the system of access and departure tracks and related infrastructure, on a design-build… Read more »
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Alstom and Ukrzaliznytsia have signed a contract for the supply of 55 Traxx Hauler electric locomotives, specially adapted to Ukrainian infrastructure. According to Ukrzaliznytsia, the deal is worth around €473 million. The relevant documents were signed on November 17 in the presence of the presidents of Ukraine and France.
Eesti Raudtee and Leonhard Weiss OÜ have signed an agreement to carry out major repairs on the Tartu–Reola railway section. According to Estonian Railways, the total investment will amount to €5.2 million, with the construction work being co-financed by the EU Cohesion Fund.
In early November, LTG Cargo Ukraine and N`UNIT signed a long-term agreement for the lease of 250 railway platforms at the TransLogistica Poland 2025 exhibition.
Last week, the European Commission awarded grant agreements for the financing of transport infrastructure in Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova. These intentions were announced in early July this year.
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Global Ocean Link (GOL) and Timac Agro Ukraine are implementing a joint project to build a specialized complex for processing, packaging, and storage of mineral fertilizers, which will be located 20 km from Odesa, on the Kyiv highway.