KTZ sells stake in two companies
Kazakh rail company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) sold a 50% stake in Astyk Trans and a 78% stake in Kazakhstanskaya […]
Freight
UTLC to increase its transit traffic volume
For 2017, United Transport and Logistics Company (UTLC) intends to increase its transit traffic volume by 40% compared to figure […]
Oman plans a rail line for freight transport
Oman Rail and the Public Authority for Mining held discussions on building a railway line for transporting minerals to Duqm […]
Lithuanian Railways aims to offer more tariff transparency
Egidijus Lazauskas, the newly-appointed deputy CEO of Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (LG) and director of the state railway company’s Freight Transportation Directorate, […]
ÖBB selects Siemens for the supply of 200 locomotives
ÖBB has announced that Siemens AG Austria is the preferred bidder for the supply of 200 electric locomotives for freight […]
Iran intends to purchase 70 electric locomotives
During the announcement on Iran-Germany agreement for transport cooperation, the Iranian Minister of Road and Urban Development, Abbas Akhundi, said […]
First China – London direct train arrives
As planned, the first test train from China to London arrived on January 18, the direct rail connection being possible […]
Vostochny-Nakhodka railway hub to have expanded capacity
A new document signed by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich contains instructions on the construction of the Vostochny-Nakhodka railway […]
Just one bidder for Montecargo
Montenegro received a single binding bid in its tender for the sale of a 51% stake in state-owned rail cargo […]
Rail freight transport will reach 30% until 2021, in Iran
Railways should account for 30 % of freight transport in Iran by the end of the country’s Sixth Five-Year National […]