PJSC Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company is strengthening its cooperation with the world’s largest grain traders; agricultural products will be transported from the Danube ports of European countries to Constanta.
Freight forwarding company and multimodal container operator Levada Cargo (Lemtrans) is investing in a network of terminals across Ukraine.
In September, transportation-expedition company Vertical launched a new route for the transportation of rapeseed in transit through Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The first train with grain was delivered to Germany.
The Gateway Basel Nord trimodal terminal in Kleinhüningen, a district in the north of Basel, located at the corner of the borders of Switzerland, France and Germany, has received permission from the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (BAV) to continue construction.
There were about 8,840 wagons with various goods waiting to be transferred through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points as of September 13 compared with 8,800 wagons in late August.
Up to 3,100 wagons with grain were waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on September 14. Taking into account that approximately 201 wagons per day are accepted at the stations
Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has commissioned seven 740m sidings on the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunto line to better serve freight traffic at the stations of Cariñena (Zaragoza), Ferreruela, Teruel, La Puebla de Valverde (Teruel), Estivella, Navajas and Barracas (Castellón).
CargoBeamer, the leading operator of rail transportation and terminals for craneless semi-trailers in Europe, is expanding its service line. The route between Kaldenkirchen (Germany) and Domodossola (Italy) has been served since the end of August with 17 weekly round trips or four daily departures in each direction
The Port of Riga has purchased new containers – six SDC 40 units – from Graviti, a Latvian company specializing in loading and unloading equipment. The containers have now been delivered and are ready for operation; the port also plans to purchase six more units.
Duisport Group plans to commission a new Railport terminal (Railport Terminal Isletmeleri A.S.) in Kartepe, Turkey (Kocaeli region) by the end of 2024, and construction is currently underway.