The company “DTEK Energo” imported more than 38,000 t of coal from Poland in order to ensure the stable operation of thermal power plants during the heating season. The information was unveiled by Ildar Saleyev, the general director of the company.
About 181 wagons were transferred daily through the the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) land border crossing as of October 24 (down 14 wagons compared with the daily rate a week ago).
Representatives of the ministries of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine held negotiations on the creation of a “Green Corridor” between the checkpoints of Reni (Ukraine) – Giurgiuleşti (Moldova) – Galaţi (Romania) to speed up the cargo traffic and exports of Ukrainian agricultural products.
The Czech railway company EP Cargo (part of the European energy company Energy and Industry Holding) has put into operation a new transshipment terminal on the Slovak-Ukrainian border in the village of Vojany (in the Košice region, eastern Slovakia).
Poland is planning to build a large cargo terminal near the town of Hrebenne, which will be used as a checkpoint jointly with Ukraine. This was announced by Ihor Matviychuk, Deputy Chief of Staff, Head of the Border Control Organization Department of the Western Regional Directorate.
Rolling stock leasing operator Alpha Trains and manufacturer Stadler have signed an agreement to purchase 12 Euro9000 locomotives; the contract was signed by Fernando Pérez, CEO of Alpha Trains Group, and Iñigo Parra, CEO of Stadler Valencia.
Kremenchuk Steel Works produced about 1,200 t of large railway steel castings in September 2023. The total production reached almost 7,900 t during the period started January 1 and ended September 31, 2023.
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises sold 53 freight wagons in September 2023, including 38 flat cars, 10 tank cars, and 5 hoppers.
During the “Railway Club 2023” held last week in Bucharest as part of the “Railway Days 2023” summit, the CEO of Calea Ferată din Moldova (CFM) Oleg Tofilat spoke about the vision of the company’s development.
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in October (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)