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
Greece-Bulgaria share plans for new rail line and hub
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
Middle Corridor room for 60-80 weekly trains this fall, is this enough?
From September this year, the number of vessels sailing between the ports of Aktau in Kazakhstan and Baku in Azerbaijan will increase to six, which means a doubling of the capacity on the Middle Corridor,...Read more
Terminal Vest Oradea expands facilities and services
Terminal Vest in Oradea, Romania, is on the set of expansion due to increased intermodal demand between the region and western Europe. The almost tripled roundtrips offered by the terminal and the addition of new...Read more
Metrans trains between Hungary and Romania are on the move
Metrans has successfully launched its new connection between Hungary and Romania. Three days per week a blocktrain moves between Budapest and Arad, in both directions. It is one of the new services that Metrans launched...Read moreMetrans starts new connection Hungary-Romania
Starting from Friday 15 October, Metrans starts a new roundtrip service between Budapest and Arad in Romania. The service will run three times a week and is a regular line on the timetables.Read more
Curtici in Romania becomes key for transit to and from Turkey
The connection between Curtici in Romania and Istanbul will operate with two weekly roundtrips starting from this month. The service is offered by Rail Cargo Group and is part of the connection between Istanbul and...Read more
TX Logistik adds two weekly roundtrips between Cologne-Curtici
The Cologne-Curtici rail connection will depart daily starting from 10 May. The service, operated by TX Logistik, has been in place since 2018. It started with three weekly roundtrips, then it upgraded to five. According...Read more
Hupac takes the train from Geleen to South-Eastern Europe
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
From Belgium to Istanbul in less than six days thanks to new railway link
H.Essers and Rail Cargo Austria have joined forces to launch a new direct rail link between the Romanian city of Curtici and the Turkish city of Istanbul. H.Essers already has an existing connection between Genk in...Read more
Rail Cargo Group launches new China connections via Turkey to Europe
Rail Cargo Group has launched two new connections from Turkey to Europe. The Romanian hub of Curtici and the Hungarian capital of Budapest are now connected to respectively Istanbul and Köseköy. With the new rail...Read more
Tatravagónka delivers 50 flat wagons to PKP Cargo
Slovak manufacturer Tatravagónka has delivered the first 50 flat wagons to the Polish rail freight carrier PKP Cargo. This batch is part of the big deal concluded in March 2019. According to the agreement, the...Read more
Middle Corridor: more options for transit from China to EU
Six years after the official launch, the Marmaray Tunnel that connects the European and Asian part of Turkey has been opened for rail freight operations. As a result, containers from China to Europe could be...Read more
Polish rail freight operators move forward to Black Sea
After strengthening its position on the Baltic-Adriatic corridor, Polish rail freight operator PKP Cargo intends to increase its activities in Romania. This will support its ambition of becoming a leading firm in the so-called Three...Read more
First orders for Smartron freight locomotives in Bulgaria and Romania
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
DB Cargo initiates new shuttle train from Germany to Romania
German rail company DB Cargo has launched a new freight service to Romania. The shuttle train connects Bavaria and the Ruhr region with Craiova, an important railway junction in southwestern Romania, and other parts of...Read more
Belarus plans new container train to Romania
Belintertrans, a freight forwarder of Belarusian Railway, intends to launch a regular container train to Romania. The company is jointly undertaking the project with its foreign partners – the Slovenian subsidiary of Rail Cargo Logistics...Read more
Romania gambles on Ro-La trains to neighbouring countries
Romanian freight railway company CFR Marfa has intensified its Ro-La transportation activities. The carrier launched two trains for truck transportation this year and intends to continue these initiatives. It has invited neighbouring countries to cooperate.Read more