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.
During the InnoTrans 2024 exhibition in Berlin, Ukrzaliznytsia and the European Union Agency for Railways signed a memorandum of cooperation to further integrate Ukraine into the European railway network.
During the InnoTrans 2024 exhibition in Berlin, UZ Cargo Poland, a subsidiary of Ukrzaliznytsia, and Rail Cargo Hungaria Zrt (ÖBB), a Hungarian railway operator, signed a memorandum to increase the volume of intermodal and conventional rail freight transportation between Ukraine and Hungary.
Alebor Group intends to expand the capabilities of its terminal on the border with Romania (built in the first year of the full-scale war) to actively work with soybeans. While in the last marketing year, the company mostly worked with corn and wheat at Vadul-Siret Terminal LLC
During the InnoTrans 2024 exhibition in Berlin (September 24-27), Ukrzaliznytsia and PKP Group agreed to develop intermodal routes between Asia and Europe. The companies plan to work on increasing the capacity and efficiency of border crossings and expanding the border railway infrastructure.
About 10 vessels are standing at the roadstead of the Sulina and Bystre canals as of September 17, waiting to sail to the Danube ports, with 15 ships waiting to head for Ukrainian seaports.
On September 11, the Government of Moldova approved the draft Investment Grant Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Investment Bank “Moldova Solidarity Lanes” for the reconstruction of the north-central railway corridor Velchinets – Ocnita – Balti – Ungheni – Chisinau – Cainari by Decision No. 629.
International energy terminal operator KN Energies has extended for another five years the strategic partnership agreement with Polish energy company ORLEN on the use of the Klaipeda liquefied natural gas (LNG) transshipment station.
Railroad operator Lemtrans has completed the first stage of construction at its container terminal in Vinnytsia. In particular, a container yard with a capacity of 30,000 TEU per year and a warehouse with a capacity of 2,000 TEU were built.
With the support of USAID’s Moldova Institutional and Structural Reforms Activity (MISRA), a feasibility study has been developed for a future multimodal logistics complex at the Berești railway station in Ungheni, on the border with Romania.