The Dostyk border crossing between China and Kazakhstan closed for modernisation work on April 1, with trains redirected through Korgas.
In mid-March, TX Logistik launched a weekly 4 000 km triangular service for intermodal traffic connecting Arad Railport at Curtici in Romania with the Quadrante Europa terminal at Verona in Italy, Logport III at Duisburg in Germany and than back to Romania. The services to and from Italy call at the TSSU terminal at Hall/Tyrol in Austria. The service has been designed for two large Romanian forwarding companies and an Italian carrier to address imbalances in the flow of goods which mean there is not always sufficient volumes to run trains for a round trip with appropriate backloads.
European Loc Pool and Stadler Valencia have obtained type approval for Euro9000 electro-diesel locomotives in Germany and Austria. Launch customer ELP has so far ordered 30 of the locos under a framework agreement for at least 100, with initial certification planned for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Matt Walsh, Executive Vice-President for Global Corporate Development at Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, has been appointed Chairman of the American & Short Line Regional Railroad Association with effect from April 3. He succeeds Watco Chief Commercial Officer Stefan Loeb who is to join Norfolk Southern in the new role of Vice-President First & Final Mile Markets.
Transmashholding’s Engels plant has delivered 31 Type 13-9751-01 well wagons for heavy containers which were ordered by AVK-Trans in October 2022.
In August, Green Cargo’s Chief Commercial Officer Richard Kirchner is to leave the Swedish freight operator after 15 years to become production director at Keolis Sweden.
Scanlog has appointed Lars Lerstorp as Commercial Director Rail & Road Freight Solutions.
KTZ Express and China Xinjiang Electronic Port Co have signed a memorandum of co-operation covering the transfer of data for customs clearance and the improvement of cross-border rail services.
Maritime Transport has appointed Alex Williams and Tom Williams as Deputy CEOs, and John Bailey as Managing Director of the newly created Intermodal division which brings together the container businesses of Road, Rail and Terminals.
