China to deliver 800 wagons to Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Ministry of Railways and Jinan Railway Vehicles Equipment Company, a China CNR Corporation subsidiary, signed a contract for the […]
Freight
Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia sign agreement for preferential tariffs
Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia signed a protocol on the establishment of competitive preferential tariffs for cargo transportation via the […]
UK: Approval for new rail freight hub in East Midlands
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has approved the development of the East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange near East Midlands Airport, […]
PKP Cargo fined for limiting competition
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) found that freight operator PKP Cargo abused its dominant position, resulting in […]
Russia: FGK to become again independent operator
Federal Freight Company (FGK) is to become an independent operator again, according to the “Kommersant”. For this, RZD would return […]
Alstom is entirely refocused on rail transport
Over the third quarter 2015/16 (from 1 October to 31 December 2015), Alstom booked a strong EUR 2.4 billion of […]
Norfolk Southern established Pocahontas Division
Norfolk Southern is consolidating its Virginia and Pocahontas divisions to form the new Pocahontas Division. The consolidation is part of […]
Chennai Port to increase rail shipment of containers
In order to improve its operational efficiency, the Chennai Port Trust plans to raise container shipping by rail by 25 […]
Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai and Ozsoy Group to collaborate for freight forwarding
Lithuanian railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai and Turkey’s Ozsoy Group signed a freight forwarding agreement. This is expected to help develop […]
RZD records drop in freight traffic in 2015
According to preliminary data, freight handling across the railway network of RZD decreased by 1% to 1.215 billion tonnes in […]