LDZ CARGO offers grain hoppers for rent in Ukraine
LDZ CARGO (a subsidiary of the Latvian railway concern Latvijas dzelzceļš) offers 46 grain carriers of its private fleet (models 19-7016, 19-7052-02) for rent in Ukraine.
Railway transportation
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group leases 600 additional container wagons from MFD Rail, Switzerland
The Rail Cargo Group, a part of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), and the Swiss company MFD Rail have signed a framework agreement to provide the operator with 600 additional container wagons. In particular, the first 100 container cars are already ready for use. The next batch of 100 cars is expected to be delivered…… Read more »
With acquisition of Exploris Deutschland Holding, TX Logistik becomes second largest rail freight operator in Germany
TX Logistik AG (part of the Mercitalia Group, a subsidiary of Ferrovie delle Stato Italiane, the Italian state railroad) has completed the acquisition of Exploris Deutschland Holding GmbH Hamburg, a European company specializing in rail freight transportation (and, accordingly, the companies HSL Logistik, Delta Rail and Via Cargo Logistics that are part of it).
TransANT receives open bodies manufactured by Dniprovagonmash
Rolling stock manufacturer TransANT (Austria) has received the first two 48-foot open bodies (MultiBOX modular units) manufactured by the Ukrainian plant Dniprovagonmash after the necessary tests for compliance with European standards.
NIBULON invests in modernization of elevator operations and logistics development
NIBULON plans to invest about $12 million in the modernization of its elevator business. The main funding will be used to build a new elevator at the Khmilnyk branch, reconstruct Vradiyivskyi and Kolosivskyi elevators.
Kryukovsky Railway Car Building Works receives certificate to launch production of Sggrss 80′ platforms for European gauge
Kryukov Railway Car Building Works has fulfilled the requirements of the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) in force in the EU and received a certificate of compliance for the production of freight cars of the European gauge (1435 mm). In particular, the company’s specialists have created an intermodal platform of the Sggrss 80′ type…… Read more »
Expanding capacity of checkpoints between Ukraine, Moldova and Romania
The Ministry of Reconstruction of Ukraine, representatives of Romania, the United States, Moldova, and the European Commission are working to increase the capacity of Ukrainian rail and road checkpoints, including the possibility of opening a “green corridor” between Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania through Reni, Giurgiulesti, and Galati.
PKP Cargo carried 62 mmt of goods from Jan to Sept
The Polish operator PKP Cargo finished the third quarter of 2023 with the actual transportation of a total of 62 million t of goods throughout the period from January 1 to September 31, showing a 18% decrease compared with the same period of the previous year
Transportation of agglomerated ore and iron ore to Slovakia through Ganiska station near Košice banned
From December 8 and until the decision is canceled, transportation of agglomerate ore (ЄТСНВ 141139), Martenivska iron ore (141158), blast furnace ore (141143) and iron ore concentrate (141092) from Ukraine to Slovakia through the Uzhhorod-exp. station (ZSR) to the Ganiska station near Košice for the consignee U.S.Steel Kosice is banned.
Poland: Almost 194 mmt of goods transported by rail in ten months
More than 21 million tonnes of various goods were transported by rail in Poland in October 2023, up 6% month-on-month but down 1% year-on-year. Almost 193.9 million tonnes of cargo were carried by railways in the period from January 1 to October 31, 2023, down 7% year-on-year.