Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, rail operators have looked for alternative routes between Europe and China. Nearly four months ahead, these routes have been established. We ask one of the key players,...Read more
Turkey has come one step closer to having a high-speed railway link from Istanbul to the border with Bulgaria. The Halkalı – Kapikule project, which is scheduled to be completed this year, saw the first...Read more
Bulgaria wants an exemption from levying excise duties on electricity and natural gas, in an attempt to soften the impact of high fuel prices on transport. It will request the right for exemption to the...Read more
Greece and Bulgaria will cooperate in launching a railway line extending from northern Greece and through Bulgaria to Romania. “There are possibilities to even extend this line towards North Sea ports”, said Greek transport minister...Read more
Last month, Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) announced it would be merging its passenger and rail freight operations under a single roof. While experts agree that there is a lot of potential for rail freight, in...Read more
The Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) is combining its passenger and rail freight operations into one company to achieve financial stability, transport minister Nikolay Sabev announced earlier this month. ‘Returning to the freight market’ is also...Read more
VTG Rail Logistics expanded its presence in Bulgaria and the broader Balkan region by opening a new branch. VTG Rail Logistics Bulgaria has been operational since 1 November and aims to use the Balkan country...Read more
Maersk has done it again. It launched a weekly intermodal rail service in Bulgaria connecting the port of Burgas with Plovdiv and further to Sofia. The service serves two major customers-Jysk Bulgaria, a Danish retail...Read more
Thursday, 15 July, was the starting point for the construction of the largest Balkan railway tunnel. The tunnel is positioned in Bulgaria, very close to the country’s capital Sofia and on the route between Elin...Read more
As of 3 March, Hupac launched a new intermodal connection between RTC Geleen in the south of the Netherlands and Wells CT and WienCont terminals in Austria. The new rail line offers further possibilities for...Read more
“We made a proposal to the European Union to establish a new TEN-T corridor”, Rumen Markov, owner and general manager of Large Infrastructure Projects said at the RailFreight Summit in Poznan. He presented the concept...Read more
Siemens Mobility has concluded the first orders to supply Smartron electric locomotives to Bulgaria and Romania. The Romanian logistics company E-P Rail purchased four vehicles of this type while its Bulgarian counterpart PIMK Rail booked...Read more
