Port infrastructure

Norway opens its greenest freight terminal, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.On August 29, 2023, the Norwegian Minister of Transport, Jon-Ivar Nygård, inaugurated the country's greenest railway freight terminal located in Nygårdstangen.

Romania is modernizing the Constanta port to facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

"Metinvest" plans to invest in the development of a logistics center in Katowice, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

Unmanned rail trains will be tested on two lines in the USA, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.Two small railways in the state of Georgia, owned by Genesee & Wyoming, have reached an agreement with the US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to carry out a pilot project aimed at testing unmanned rail trains with traction batteries developed by Parallel Systems.

In the United Kingdom, pilot operation of a container with a lift-up roof has commenced, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, together with the international company Lagos Free Zone, have signed a memorandum of understanding and joint participation in the grain terminal project at the Lekki Port (Nigeria), as reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply.

LLC "SP "Nibulon" has incurred losses of approximately $400 million since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, lost almost 40% of its staff, and is currently operating at 32% of its capacity, as reported by the railway journal Railway Supply, citing Rail.

Ukrzaliznytsia has revealed plans for expanding the railway capacity to Izmail Port, according to the railway journal Railway Supply.

The Port Authority of Huelva (Spain) has awarded a contract worth 5. 8 million euros to Comsa for the implementation of a complex project to expand the railway network of gauge 1668 mm in the port complex of El Musel to the northern wharf.

An agreement has been announced between logistics group Arkas Logistics, Duisburger Hafen (Duisport), and Hupac for the development of a railway service between the Halkalı terminals (European part of Istanbul) and Duisburg, according to the railway portal Railway Supply, citing Railway Gazette.

COSCO Shipping Ports and HHLA have reached an agreement on equity participation in the HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) in Hamburg, according to the railway portal Railway Supply.

The project will be implemented by the startup GEGI in collaboration with the manufacturing company Bart, as reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply, citing Rollingstock.