TX Logistik AG (part of the Mercitalia Group, a subsidiary of Ferrovie delle Stato Italiane, the Italian state railroad) has successfully implemented a new freight transportation project, the so-called “triangular” service, which connects the markets of Italy, Austria, Germany, and Romania.
A total of 14,150 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s land border crossings on April 5 (up to 2,350 units less than on March 31 and 3,030 units below February 28).
This year, the Rail Cargo Group, part of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), is investing in 300 new multimodal tilt swap bodies that are suitable for rail and road transport.
The railway line connecting Beaucaire with Marseille was reopened on March 28. This railroad section has been out of use for ten years and now it has got reopened for transportation of grain cargo by the French agricultural group Arterris.
Container terminal operator APM Terminals (part of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group) plans to expand its Maasvlakte 2 terminal in the port of Rotterdam (Netherlands).
Izmail Cellulose and Cardboard Plant plans to build its own berth on the Danube with the appropriate infrastructure to increase the volume of transshipment and storage of grain, bulk and general cargo.
COSCO, the owner of the Greek port of Piraeus and one of the world’s largest container operators, insists that Hellenic Train and infrastructure operator OSE resume the operation of the railway route connecting the port terminal Neo Ikonio with the cargo and logistics center Thriasio (northeastern suburb of Athens).
On March 25, an additional border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova, namely the Berezyne – Basarabeasca (Serpneve-1 – Basarabeasca), was launched as an alternative to Sokyriany – Oknytsia and Mohyliv-Podilskyi – Velchynets.
On March 31, Ukrzaliznytsia performed a test run of a piggyback wagon on the Kyiv-Liski – Chop route to confirm the temporary scheme of loading and further development of such transportation.
The state-owned Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK; Poland) has chosen the investor option for the construction of a new Katowice-Ostrava line between Poland and the Czech Republic.