Russia to halve railway transport to Estonia
The volume of rail transit traffic between Estonia and Russia is going to be halved, from 12 to 6 train […]
Freight
Trenitalia interested in Trainose
Italy’s state-owned company Trenitalia has confirmed its interest in the acquisition of Trainose, by sending a letter to the Hellenic […]
Cosco and HRADF sign agreement for the sale of Piraeus Port
On April 8, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) and China Cosco Shipping Corporation signed the agreement for the sale […]
Alpha Trains orders six Vectron multisystem locomotives
Alpha Trains Luxembourg has placed an order with Siemens for six Vectron type multisystem locomotives. The contract includes a full […]
Republic of Moldova: locomotive purchase tender launched this month
Moldovan Railways (CFM) plans to launch a tender for the acquisition of 10 new multi-system locomotives in April, said Iurii […]
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to implement flexible tariffs for rail freight
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have agreed on a flexible tariff policy for rail freight. The policy is aimed at further increasing […]
BMZ delivers diesel locomotives to RZD
Bryansk Engineering Plant (BMZ), part of Transmashholding, has shipped 25 mainline freight locomotives 2TE25КМ to RZD. This is the first […]
Canadian Pacific terminates efforts to merge with Norfolk Southern
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) announced that it has terminated efforts to merge with Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS), including the withdrawal […]
Transnet delivers 45 wagons to Swaziland
Transnet has delivered 45 wagons to Swaziland, and in May the company will supply another 45 wagons to conclude the […]
FRA launched competitive grant funding for PTC implementation
The US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a USD 25 million competitive grant funding available to railways for the implementation […]