About 6,200 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on November 9. Taking into account that approximately 980 wagons are daily accepted at the stations, it might take up to 6 days to serve all these wagons.
TX Logistik AG (part of the Mercitalia Group, a subsidiary of Ferrovie delle Stato Italiane, the Italian state railway) intends to continue developing intermodal freight transportation to Turkey. Therefore, the company is planning to present updated information about its projects at the Logitrans exhibition in Istanbul on November 15-17.
On November 11 and 12, the Sulina and Bystre canals were closed due to bad weather, but navigation resumed on November 13. This was reported by Kateryna Kononenko, manager of Avalon shipping.
About 11,400 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on November 8, down overwhelming 1,468 wagons compared with October 31. In particular, as many as 2,173 wagons were standing loaded with grain on November 8
The Riedbahn railway connecting Frankfurt and Mannheim will be completely closed for train traffic from January 1 to 22, 2024. In addition, over the next five months, the line will be partially closed for reconstruction in order to complete the work by the summer
A total of 12,800 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on October 31, down 147 wagons compared with September 30.
About 11,480 wagons with various goods were found waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on November 1 compared with 11,600 wagons in late October.
Due to heavy rainfall, the water level has gradually risen in the upper and then in the middle section of the Danube river. At present, water levels allow working throughout the Danube, and the fleet is being loaded at full draft of 2.5-2.7 meters.
According to Kateryna Kononenko, manager of Avalon shipping, there were less than 50 vessels in the Sulina and Bystre Canals as of November 7. However, the number of ships waiting to enter Romanian ports has recently increased; their idle time at the roadstead reaches five days.
Spain’s Ministry of Transport (MITMA) has allocated €36.2 million to upgrade sidings at seven stations between Zaragoza and Tarragona to accommodate 750 m long freight trains. This initiative should increase the capacity for international rail freight transportation along the Madrid-Barcelona route