Paneuropa Transport has successfully completed the first intermodal transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail to Poland, testing a new route between the Benelux countries and Eastern Europe.
The Slovenian Parliament has approved a project to double the track on the Divaca-Koper railway line. The total investment in the project will amount to €354 million, with the European Investment Bank covering most of the costs (€250 million).
During the conference “Production, Operation and Repair of Rolling Stock”, Oleg Yakovenko, Director of the Strategy and Transformation Department at JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, reported on main stages of the development of European TEN-T transport corridors in Ukraine.
The general contractor ATLAS WARD POLSKA has completed the modernization of the Loconi intermodal terminal in Radomsko (Poland) after 18 months of work.
On October 17, the Moldovan Railways (Calea Feratã din Moldova) received a vessel carrying 2,400 tons of P-65 rails from Aktobe Rail and Section Works LLP (Kazakhstan) under a contract signed earlier this year. They will be used for the overhaul of railways in Moldova.
Following the bankruptcy of the state-owned railway carrier CFR Marfa, the Romanian government announced the creation of a new state-owned railway freight company, Carpatica Feroviar. It will play a key role in commercial rail freight transportation and crisis logistics, especially amid the war in Ukraine.
Rail Baltic Estonia OU has announced a tender worth up to €932 million for the construction of the Rail Baltica main line infrastructure. The tender will result in two contracts for the construction of intercity railways Ulemiste – Parnu and Parnu – the border with Latvia.
On October 1, a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, Alexandroupolis LNG, with an annual throughput capacity of 5.5 billion cubic meters, began commercial operation in the Greek port of Alexandroupolis.
On September 29, the Moldovan Railways (Calea Ferata din Moldova) received the second batch of P-65 rails in the amount of 1,400 tons from the Aktobe Rail and Section Works LLP (Kazakhstan) as part of an agreement signed earlier this year. The rails will be used for the overhaul of railways in Moldova.
Both sea and river traffic has been suspended in Romania due to adverse weather conditions such as strong winds. This was reported by the country’s General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations.