Despite an 18,000 slump in handling of general cargo to 172,000 t and a 2,000 t decrease in transshipment of liquid cargo to 21,000 t, the overall cargo turnover reached 665,000 t in Liepaja FEZ in April, showing a 31,000 t rise compared with March.
A total of 2,808 wagons were transferred through the Izov-Hrubieszów land border crossing point from May 1 to May 10.
After the cargo turnover of the Freeport of Riga decreased in April again, it plunged to the minimal volume since July 2021.
Ukrzaliznytsia is launching a new service called Intermodal Train, which allows shippers to sign an agreement with Ukrzaliznytsia on direct regular container transportation.
The cargo turnover dropped to 8 million tonnes at the port of Klaipeda in January-March 2023, down 18% year-on-year.
As many as 136 wagons (two trains on a 1520 mm track gauge and two trains on a 1435 mm track gauge) were transferred daily through the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) border crossing as of May 2.
The Port of Klaipeda finished April with a 432,000 t increase in cargo turnover to 3.8 million t compared with March.
TX Logistik AG (part of the Mercitalia Group, a subsidiary of Ferrovie delle Stato Italiane, Italy’s state railroad) is expanding its intermodal network with a new connection between Duisburg and Padua.
The Freeport of Riga handled almost 1.7 million tonnes of cargo in March 2023, down 121,000 t compared with February 2023.
The Swiss logistics operator Hupac is launching a new feeder train between Busto Arsizio and Padova Interporto (Italy) on April 18.