Approximately 9,500 wagons with various goods were found waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on September 20 compared with 8,800 wagons in late August.
At a meeting between Ukrzaliznytsia and Hungarian operators, RCH (Rail Cargo Hungaria) announced that on September 26 the first test train was sent on the Kyiv-Vienna route.
Last week, logistics operator Treeden Group put into operation the first stage of a freight rail terminal in Wola Baranowska (Poland), which will operate as a customs warehouse.
On September 14, Ukrzaliznytsia and Rail Cargo Group (a freight subsidiary of Austrian Federal Railways, ÖBB) signed a memorandum of understanding and planned to develop a Kyiv-Vienna route that would pass through Lviv and Budapest.
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe and Alstom signed an agreement during the TRAKO trade fair in Gdansk to supply parts, spare parts and devices for railway traffic control and maintenance.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV) are planning to implement the Infrastructure Modernization Program between 2025 and 2030.
Hapag-Lloyd, the German container line operator, is setting up a unit that will combine the company’s infrastructure and terminal assets – Hapag-Lloyd Terminal Holding, based in Rotterdam.
From September 20 and until this decision is revoked, a convention will be in effect for transportation of all cargo to Kahamlytska station (Southern Railway) for the PJSC Ukrtatnafta consignee.
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group is offering new routes within the Middle Corridor connecting Central Europe and Asia. Sixteen new intermodal connections with competitive transit times of around 30 days will provide an alternative to sea freight.
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.