Starting from February 26, the carrier ZSSK Cargo will be prohibited from transporting goods of any nomenclature from Ukrainian stations to the Strazske station in Slovakia for “Chemko, a.s. Slovakia” and “Diakol Strazske s.r.o.” consignees.
Metrans, the rail subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is investing in the expansion of its European network, particularly in the southeast. It has acquired 49% of Adria Rail Group, so it now owns 100% of the operator working in Serbia and Croatia (51% has been owned by Metrans since March 2023).
On February 20, RAILPOOL and Siemens Mobility signed a framework contract for the supply of up to 250 Vectron locomotives according to the press services of the companies. The order for the first batch of 70 traction units (24 MS multisystem locomotives for use in AC and DC networks, and 46 AC locomotives) was…… Read more »
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Almost 6.4 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in January 2024 (down 11% or 0.8 million t compared with December 2023), including 5.4 million t of grain (down 10% month-on-month or 0.6 million t), 0.55 million t of vegetable oil (down 22% month-on-month or 0.15 million t)
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As of the early morning of February 22, all Polish border crossing points are operating normally, despite the protesters’ occasional attempts to block the traffic. Local police respond to illegal activities, which helps control the situation.
With ports shut down at the beginning of the war and the limited infrastructure of neighboring Western countries, the agricultural trading company Eridon decided to create its own means of exporting grain through land border crossings.
The representative office of Amsted Rail, a US company that manufactures rolling stock components, is currently negotiating with Ukrainian enterprises to set up a used bearing remanufacturing line at its existing facilities.
It is allowed to load fats and oils of animal and vegetable origin, prepared edible fats and waxes of animal or vegetable origin into fitting platforms and transport in transit through Skawkow LHS station (GNV 15). This is stated in Ukrzaliznytsia’s telegram No. ЦДЗ/28 of February 20.