Latvia has banned agricultural imports from Russia and Belarus. The Baltic country is the first EU country to go as far as to introduce a total ban on Russian agricultural products. The ban will last until 2025 at the very least. Russia’s neighbouring Baltic country was one of the biggest importers of Russian grain in […]
Category: Rail freight
Polish operator bills farmers blocking its tracks: 1,3 million PLN for a day
PKP LHS, the operator and manager of the Polish Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa (LHS) line, has billed protesting farmers over a million Polish złoty for blocking its tracks. Polish farmers are protesting the import and transit of Ukrainian agricultural products. They have been blocking various types of infrastructure, but PKP LHS is now hitting back. PKP […]
Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan create INSTC joint venture
Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan plan to create a joint venture for the development of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). The plan aims to improve the delivery of transportation services, shorten cargo delivery times and streamline customs services. The INSTC is a transport corridor that connects Russia and Iran along the western and eastern coasts […]
Indian freight train goes rogue; travels 70 kilometres without a driver
A freight train in India took off on its own on Sunday 25 February after the crew momentarily exited the train and left the engine running. The train traveled 70 kilometres, taking 50 freight wagons with it. The train started its solo adventure in northern Jammu and Kashmir, departing in the direction of Punjab on […]
Ukraine to start building European gauge railway connecting to Poland
Ukraine will start building the much-expected 1,435 mm gauge railway line connecting to Poland and the TEN-T network this year. The railway will run from Ukraine’s western city, Lviv, to the Polish border. Originally, Ukraine wanted to start building the line in 2020. The construction of the railway will start this year, according to Ukraine’s […]
Duisburg Gateway Terminal handles first ever containers
The Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT) has unloaded its first-ever containers as part of a test run. The DGT, which will be the largest inland terminal in Europe upon completion, will start operations in summer 2024. The container unloading was an important step towards that end, according to DGT. The DGT was announced by Duisport, the […]
Rail Baltica Estonia signs new contracts, optimistic about progress
Rail Baltica Estonia has signed new construction contracts for a part of the Rail Baltica mainline in the northernmost Baltic country. According to the project’s organisation, the newly signed contracts covering 16 kilometres of its Estonian section are a ‘significant milestone’. The organisation also expresses optimistism about the construction progress of the rail line. The […]
Polish farmers spill 160 tonnes of Ukrainian grain from rail wagons
While Polish farmers continue their protests against incoming Ukrainian goods, they do so more and more intensely. A recent spilling of 180 tonnes of Ukrainian grain from freight wagons marks a new low for the transit of Ukrainian products through Poland. Ukraine has now appealed to the Polish government to ‘do everything under the sun’ […]
Polish farmers spill 160 tonnes of Ukrainian grain from rail wagons
While Polish farmers continue their protests against incoming Ukrainian goods, they do so more and more intensely. A recent spilling of 180 tonnes of Ukrainian grain from freight wagons marks a new low for the transit of Ukrainian products through Poland. Ukraine has now appealed to the Polish government to ‘do everything under the sun’ […]
Great British Railways prepares for freight growth target
The UK Government freight growth target, aimed at almost doubling overall volume by 2050, will help unlock demand to move more goods by rail. That’s the view of the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT), the management already in place to oversee the move from the existing infrastructure agency, Network Rail, to a new overarching […]