Passenger train hits and derails freight train in Romania
A railway accident involving a passenger train and a freight train transporting cars in Romania left around 12 people injured, fortunately not severely. The accident occurred on 13 March in the Roșiori train station in...Read more
Record for Ukrainian Railways: 470 km of new railway in 2022
In 2022, Ukrainian Railways reconstructed and overhauled 470 kilometres of railway track, and electrified another 82 kilometres, a record for the Ukrainian infrastructure manager. Connections to neighbouring European countries played a key role in its...Read more
Ukraine-Romania open new cross-border line linking to Constanta
Ukrainian Railways inaugurated the newly restored Rakhiv-Berlebash cross-border line connecting Ukraine with Romania. The inauguration took place on Tuesday, 17 January, when Orest Klympush, the first Minister of Transport of Ukraine between 1992 and 1994,...Read more
Ukraine to open 6 more border points for rail freight to Europe
Ukrainian Railways plans to open six additional border crossings for rail freight to Europe. Three facilities will be added on the border with Poland, two on the border with Romania and one on the border...Read more
TX Logistik will increase frequency on Instanbul-Cologne route
TX Logistik, the European subsidiary of Mercitalia Logistics (Group FS), will increase the number of trips between Cologne and Instanbul. The Instanbul-Cologne service was launched in June. “One advantage is the transit time between Cologne...Read more
With this Duisburg-Romania train, Middle Corridor gets new perspective
The brand new terminal of Teiuș in Romania is now connected to Duisburg, with a new weekly roundtrip that started last week. To be precise, a train is running once a week between Teiuș International...Read more
DP World links new location in Romania with Ukrainian grain lifeline
DP World in Romania is working to facilitate grain exports from Ukraine via Romania while keeping a low profile. That being said, the global logistics player will utilise a recently authorised terminal in Dornesti, near...Read more
France reaches out to Romania for export Ukrainian grain
France wants to support the export of Ukrainian grain through Romania. France’s transport minister Clement Beaune said on Sunday night that he would sign a deal with Romania on this matter the next day. The...Read more
Rail Cargo Group brings Benelux and Turkey closer with shorter transit times
Rail Cargo Group’s latest addition to its TransFER network is a connection between Genk in Belgium and Curtici in Romania. The new link offers a direct and regular link between one of Europe’s most significant...Read moreUkraine urges Romania to ‘do its job’ for 2 more cross-border lines
Ukrainian Railways has restored two border crossings with Romania, hoping to establish additional railway routes between the countries. The railway company urges its Romanian counterpart do ‘do its job’ on their side of the border.Read more
First Smartron locomotive of Siemens on Romanian rails
Starting from 25 August, the Smartron locomotive manufactured by Siemens Mobility will be doing rounds on the Romanian network. The unit was officially handed over in Bucharest yesterday to leasing company CARGOUNIT, and to their...Read more
Ukrainian Railways train derails in Romania after unloading grain cargo
A train operated by the Ukrainian Railways derailed in the Iasi prefecture in Romania. The train had just unloaded grain at the Constanta port and was on its way back to Ukraine. The incident took...Read more
RCG boosts rail shipments of Ukrainian grain
Efforts to increase exports from Ukraine are led by rail operators like Austrian logistics specialist ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG), which announced it will step up grain transport from the war-torn country.Read more
4 months of war and sanctions – an assessment of the alternatives
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
Terminal Teiuș Romania launches first links with European hubs
An intermodal terminal in Teiuș, central Romania, is the latest addition to the country’s rail freight infrastructure. Owned and managed by Unicom Tranzit, a private rail freight carrier and forwarder, the terminal was completed in...Read more
COSCO Romania considers launching train from Greece to alleviate Constanța
COSCO Shipping Lines Romania is closely looking at the possibility of launching a container train service between the Greek port of Piraeus and Romanian terminals. This is a response to the heavily congested port of...Read more
Rail investments in Romania ramp up to facilitate Ukrainian exports
The Romanian transport Minister Sorin Grindeanu announced that works will be soon underway to restore the broad gauge railway line between Giurgiulesti in Moldova and the Romanian river port of Galați. The transport ministry has...Read more
DP World kicks off construction of new multimodal terminal in Romania
A new multimodal logistics terminal in Aiud, Romania, is in the pipeline. DP World started the construction stage on Wednesday, 4 May. Located in the region of Transylvania, the terminal “will perform a key role...Read more
Ukrainian Railways slowed down rail freight exports during the Easter weekend
Ukrainian Railways imposed restrictions on rail freight traffic to Poland and Romania. The decision was in force between 16 and 18 April. Traffic closures due to the Easter holidays and wagons pilling up at the...Read more