Big merger on Polish rail freight market
Poland’s rail freight market is on the verge of a big merger. Two major operators Lotos Kolej and Orlen KolTrans will be amalgamated into one entity. The combined operator will be a strong player in...Read more
Nexxiot delivers digital monitoring package to Cargo Wagon fleet
Nexxiot, the Zurich-based digital technology specialist, has struck a deal with Cargo Wagon, the Slovakian leasing company. The deal will see the Cargo Wagon fleet of goods wagons fitted with the Swiss company’s Globehopper branded...Read more
From Netherlands to Hungary: further expansion of VTG’s logistics
Hamburg-based wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG has acquired a new asset in Slovakia. It added Carbo Rail, a medium-sized rail freight operator, to its geography of business. The deal allows the German company...Read more
New tenant of Dobrá terminal in Slovakia
After the withdrawal of TransContainer, the Slovak intermodal terminal in Dobrá has got a new tenant. Local logistics company Bulk Transshipment Slovakia (BTS) leased the facility for a 10-year period with an option for five...Read more
TransContainer withdraws from Slovakia
Russian logistics provider TransContainer is no longer interested in renting the intermodal terminal in Dobrá, Slovakia. In this regard, the company has decided to liquidate TransСontainer – Slovakia, its subsidiary in this country. This intermodal...Read more
Rail Cargo Group starts with Polish carrier
Rail Cargo Group, the freight division of Austria’s ÖBB-Holding, has finalised the integration of its latest acquisition in Poland. Its subsidiary Rail Time Polska was rebranded as Rail Cargo Carrier – Poland. It is the...Read more
More rail freight services between Koper and Slovakia
A new freight train has been launched between the Slovenian Port of Koper and the Slovakian capital of Bratislava. It is the third rail service from Koper to Bratislava and the seventh one to Slovakia...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
Slovakia connects to China with new route via Ukraine
Metrans has launched a new regular rail freight service from the Chinese city of Xi’an to Dunajska Streda, near Bratislava in the west of Slovakia. The train runs via Dobra and firstly arrived in the...Read more
‘Ukraine best solution for China traffic to Central and Southeast Europe’
The main route of the New Silk Road bypasses Ukraine, but this is not necessary. The country has a lot of opportunities in transporting containers via its territory, especially to countries in Central and Southeast...Read more
UTLC ERA intensifies cooperation with Slovakia and Lithuania
Logistics company UTLC ERA has signed cooperation agreements with Slovak rail freight operator ZSSK Cargo and Lithuanian Railways. Both deals are dedicated to the improvement of container shipments on the China – Europe – China...Read more
Slovakia has plenty of space to become transit hub on New Silk Road
Slovakia aims to become an important transit country on the New Silk Road. To be precise, it wants to acquire a share of at least fifty per cent of all railway traffic between Europe and...Read moreNew intermodal terminal in Slovakia
Railways of the Slovak Republic (ŽSR), the state-owned railway infrastructure company opened a new intermodal terminal -TIP Lužianky- on 8 October. The new facility is located in Lužianky village, close to the city of Nitra...Read more