Industry publication for railway transport specialists
limit the service life of wagons

10.01.2022

The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has registered an order to limit the service life of wagons

On December 28, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine registered the order of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine No.
LTG Cargo Ukraine

10.01.2022

LTG Cargo Ukraine will lease two diesel locomotives to the Agro-Region concern

On December 16, LTG Cargo Ukraine signed a preliminary agreement with the Agro-Region agricultural concern on the lease of two shunting diesel locomotives.
Global Ocean Link and Maersk launch a route from Gdansk to Ukraine

06.01.2022

China postpones the elimination of subsidies for rail transportation on the Silk Road to 2023

Elimination of subsidies should prompt the industry to focus on rail service quality. The Chinese government will end subsidies for rail travel to Europe in 2023, so 2022 will be the last time subsidies are provided centrally, informs Railway Supply, citing The Loadstar.
freight car

29.12.2021

Discounts for the empty mileage of a number of freight car models have been canceled in Russia from the beginning of 2022

The new document introduces changes to the order of 2017 on the long-term tariff policy in the field of railway transportation of goods.
Rail link between Pakistan and Turkey resumed

28.12.2021

Rail link between Pakistan and Turkey resumed

The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad train has not been operating for the last 10 years. Pakistan, Iran and Turkey have launched a joint rail project to facilitate trade and regional connectivity.
transportation of Kazakh coal

23.12.2021

Additional capacity for transportation of Kazakh coal

The terminal of the Russian port of Ust-Luga is ready to allocate additional capacity for the transportation of Kazakh coal.
Russia, Hungary and Austria create a joint venture on the New Silk Road

22.12.2021

Russia, Hungary and Austria create a joint venture on the New Silk Road

Russia, Hungary and Austria have formed a joint venture to take on the role of freight forwarder and logistics provider on the New Silk Road.
LTG Cargo

21.12.2021

New operator of the Viking container train in Ukraine

LTG Cargo Ukraine has become the operator of the Viking container train across the territory of Ukraine. This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to LTG Cargo Ukraine.
intermodal terminal

16.12.2021

East-West Gate completes construction of an intermodal terminal on the Hungarian-Ukrainian border

Hungary wants to return to the world map of logistics, how will Ukraine take advantage of this? In a few weeks, the construction of the East-West Gate intermodal terminal (EWG) will be completed, and in the second quarter of 2022 it will begin accepting the first trains, according to the railway magazine Railway Supply.
railway transit to China

09.12.2021

Ukrzaliznytsia will partially restrict railway transit to China

From December 8, Ukrzaliznytsia introduces a new convention - for the transportation of all goods to China from the CIS and Baltic countries through three border crossings between the Russian Federation and the PRC.
UZ conventions

09.12.2021

International operators change their train routes through UZ conventions

Due to the restrictions imposed by Ukrzaliznytsia on the transit of goods to the EU countries, international forwarders and container operators are changing the routes of their trains.
border railway crossings

08.12.2021

The cargo accepting is stopped at two border railway crossings between Russia and China

Border railway crossings Grodekovo - Suifenkhe and Zabaikalsk - Manchuria stopped accepting all types of cargo. The timing of the renewal of the acceptance for the Russian side is unknown.