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A JNPT double-stack formation moved 360 TEU to Varnama, while a 2021 official record limits claims of an absolute first.

23.08.2026

INDIA: JNPT moves 360 TEU in double-stack formation

CPKC locomotive 9375 in the railway’s red livery

22.08.2026

CPKC and IBEW Binding Arbitration Agreement Ends Strike

Low water levels on the Rhine River in Germany

19.08.2026

DB Cargo Lines Up 900 Wagons as the Rhine Hits a Record Low

Container transportation is unprofitable for Ukrzaliznytsia

03.12.2021

New transport strategy of Russian Federation involves the development of container transportation

The Russian government has adopted a transport strategy by 2030 with a forecast for the period up to 2035. As part of the strategy a fourfold increase in the speed of movement of non-raw materials is predicted (up to 1,000 km/day) using container trains.

02.12.2021

Fitting platforms are in the greatest demand in the post-Soviet space

Almost half of the freight cars that were added to their rolling stock fleets of the CIS countries, the Baltic states, as well as Georgia and Ukraine in October 2021, were fitting platforms intended for the transportation of containers.

01.12.2021

Ukrzaliznytsia bans the transit of cargo and wagons to Poland

From November 30 JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" introduces restrictions on the cargo and empty wagons transit through the territory of Ukraine to Poland.

01.12.2021

The project for the implementation of private traction is planned to be extended until December 2022

The Ministry of Infrastructure has prepared a draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to extend the implementation period of the pilot project until December 4, 2022.

26.11.2021

An order to write off worn-out wagons will be signed in the near future – Ministry of Infrastructure

The order of the Ministry of Infrastructure on the procedure for writing off freight rail cars with an exceeded period of standard operation will be signed by the end of November.

Ukrzaliznytsia received UAH 1.4 billion of loss in six months

25.11.2021

UZ imposed a ban on sending its own wagons to the CIS and Baltic countries

Restrictions on the acceptance for transportation of wagons to the Baltic countries and the CIS (except for Moldova) were announced on the website of Ukrzaliznytsia.

Global Ocean Link and Maersk launch a route from Gdansk to Ukraine

19.11.2021

Ukraine intends to develop container transportation with Slovakia

Ukraine is interested in jointly developing of rail container traffic on the Asia-Europe route with Slovakia. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmigal after a meeting with the Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger in Uzhgorod, reports the railway magazine Railway Supply.

19.11.2021

Poland may close railway crossings on the border with Belarus

In connection with the situation with migrants on the Belarusian-Polish border, the Polish authorities announced the possible closure of border crossings, including railway ones, on the border with Belarus.

15.11.2021

Сontainer train from South Korea will run through Ukraine

TransContainer together with the Korean company Pantos Logistics and the Polish PKP LHS have launched a regular service for the transportation of goods in containers from the Republic of Korea to Poland via the Far East and Ukraine.

15.11.2021

Freight train Klaipeda-Chornomorsk will be launched before the end of the year

The first trip of the freight train on the route Klaipeda-Chornomorsk will take place before the end of the year. Picture: LTG Cargo During the Rail EXPO exhibition, LTG Cargo Ukraine presented a project for the transportation of goods by semi-trailers along the route Klaipeda (Lithuania) - Chernomorsk.

11.11.2021

Russian Railways has blocked the transit of thermal coal from Kazakhstan to Ukrainian thermal power plants

Russian Railways has stopped the transit of thermal coal from Kazakhstan to Ukraine, said Andriy Gerus, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy and Housing and Communal Services.

Kazakhstan introduces a ban on transit to China

10.11.2021

The tariff policy of the railway administrations of the CIS countries for 2022 was adopted

The 30th Tariff Conference of the railway administrations of the CIS countries was held online. At the meeting, the parties adopted a new Tariff Policy for the cargo freight in international traffic for the 2022 year.