NEWS
Afghan railway starts commercial traffic
03.02.2012 (15:46)
Celebrations were held at Naibabad freight terminal at 12.00 on February 3, when ‘a substantial reception party' greeted the arrival of the first train carrying commercial traffic on the 75 km rail link between Hairatan and Mazar-i-Sharif.Russian Govt updates border-crossing points regulations
03.02.2012 (15:26)
The Russian Government has made a number of amendments to some acts on maintenance, methods and procedure of control of persons, vehicles, cargoes, goods and animals crossing the state border of the country, as well as ensuring that activity, the government decree said.Container carriers set reliability record in 2011
03.02.2012 (15:22)
Container service reliability reached a new high in the final quarter of 2011 with an on-time average of 69% across all the trades covered by Drewry's Schedule Reliability Insight report, just published. The latest result was up by 6 percentage points over the previous quarter, meaning that schedule reliability has improved for three consecutive quarters, a feat only equalled once before between 4Q08 and 2Q09.Siemens hands over first Lastochka emu to RZD
03.02.2012 (13:57)
SIEMENS presented the first completed Desiro Rus regional emu to Russian Railways (RZD) vice-president Mr Valentin Gapanovich at its plant in Krefeld, Germany, on January 27.Port Guangzhou container traffic rose 13.4 percent in 2011
03.02.2012 (13:19)
Container traffic at the Port of Guangzhou in 2011 increased by 13.4% year-on-year to 14.4 million TEU. Its throughput tonnage increased five percent to 448 million tonnes, Xinhua reports.North Sea Route: Zone of cooperation, not confrontation
03.02.2012 (12:30)
The North Sea Route is Russia's transport route, and it is interested in the development of its national transport corridor, Russian experts said, answering to a strange statement of Yuan Tzuntze, a researcher from the China Institute of International Studies, who believes that the North Sea Route is a common property and that individual states have no right to control it.Georgia and Ukraine sign memorandum on cooperation in infrastructure
03.02.2012 (12:21)
Georgia and Ukraine have signed a memorandum on cooperation in the field of road and rail infrastructure, Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia Ramaz Nikolaishvili told journalists in Kiev.Aeroflot looking to double traffic
03.02.2012 (11:11)
Aeroflot Group intends to increase air traffic from 16.7m passengers in 2011 to 30.4m in 2012, the press service of the national flag carrier said.Train driver distraction study awarded funding
03.02.2012 (10:50)
The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a grant worth $250000 to commuter rail operator Veolia Transportation to fund a study into the causes of train driver distraction.Thales to upgrade Turkish high speed line to ETCS Level 2
02.02.2012 (16:11)
National railway TCDD has awarded Thales a €20m contract to install ETCS Level 2 and GSM-R communications on the existing 251 km high speed section of the Ankara - Istanbul route.OOCL hikes Asia - Europe box rates
02.02.2012 (15:21)
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is hiking rates on the Asia - Europe trade as it seeks to bring freight rates back to sustainable levels, Seatrade Asia online reports. The Hong Kong-based line is increasing rates on Asia - Europe by $200 per teu from 15 February.Russia, Georgia restore air link
02.02.2012 (11:35)
Direct flights between Russia and Georgia have resumed after having been disrupted in August 2008 as a result of the war in South Ossetia, RBC Daily reported.Russian Railways transported 992.4 million passengers in 2011, 4.8% up on previous year
02.02.2012 (11:32)
According to the latest figures, in December 2011 82.1 million passengers travelled on the infrastructure operated by Russian Railways, a 5.6% increase over the same month in 2010. Suburban passenger numbers rose by 6.5% to 73.4 million, while the number of long-distance passengers fell by 1.4% to 8.8 million.Russian Railways’ network ships 1.2 billion tons in 2011, up 3% on previous year
02.02.2012 (11:30)
According to the latest figures, the Russian Railways' network shipped of 105.5 million tons of freight in December 2011, up 5.2% on the same month in 2010.Systra to take over SNCF and RATP engineering businesses
02.02.2012 (10:00)
Engineering consultancy Systra, which is owned jointly by main line operator SNCF and urban operator RATP, is to take over the engineering businesses of its two shareholders with a view to enhancing its prospects on the international market.Kazakh airlines to launch 10 new international route
02.02.2012 (09:57)
The Kazakh airlines plans to launch more than ten new international routes, Novosti-Kazakhstan quoted Transport and Communications Minister Askar Zhumagaliyev as saying.RZD JSC should supervise the quality of cars – opinion.
02.02.2012 (09:47)
Decision of RZD JSC to suspend the operation of cars of the Ukrainian manufacturers can lead to serious difficulties on deliveries of raw materials and export of petrochemical production, the program of recycling of passing gas can be broken, - "Sibur-trans" has declared.Government of Canada invests in ports
01.02.2012 (19:13)
The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Wai Young, Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, announced that the Government of Canada is continuing its commitment to limit air emissions from the Canadian transportation sector, Transport Canada reports.FESCO lifts TransContainer stake
01.02.2012 (19:06)
Container transportation and logistics group FESCO has raised its stake in container shipping company TransContainer, which is controlled by Russian Railways, from 18.5% to 21.5%, the company said in a statement.Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus discuss possible single currency
01.02.2012 (13:21)
The Customs Union countries - Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus are discussing the possibility of introducing a single currency, the deputy minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Grigory Karasin told reporters on Monday in Minsk, RIA-Novosti reported.Russian airlines' traffic jumps in 2011
01.02.2012 (12:58)
Russian airlines flew 64.12m passengers in 2011, up 12.6% year-on-year, the Federal Air Transportation Agency said in a report today.Rail Garant starts building container terminal in Muuga
01.02.2012 (12:57)
Yesterday one of Russia’s leading rail transport companies Rail Garant officially started construction for a new large container terminal in Muuga, writes Eesti Päevaleht daily.Ukrainian Railways orders 300 electric locomotives
01.02.2012 (11:44)
Transmashholding is to supply state railway UZ with 230 Type 2ES4K electric freight locomotives for 3 kV DC routes and 70 Type 2ES5K locomotives for AC routes.EUROGATE's CTW anticipates delivery of world’s largest container gantries
01.02.2012 (11:41)
The world's biggest container gantries are the core of the future EUROGATE Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW), Germany's only deepwater container terminal. Four out of the eight container cranes altogether that will go into operation at the first two berths in August 2012 have set sail from Shanghai on a special transporter vessel headed for the German North Sea coast, the Company's press release said.Yakunin takes part in meeting of Public Council for the Preparation of the Sochi Olympic Games
01.02.2012 (11:20)
Vladimir Yakunin, President of Russian Railways, took part in a meeting of the Public Council for the Preparation of the Olympic Games in Sochi. The meeting was also attended by Anatoly Pakhomov, the mayor of Sochi, Oleg Tony, Vice-President of Russian Railways, and Vladimir Goloskokov, head of North Caucasus Railways. The meeting was held on 31 January 2012.Yakunin takes part in meeting of Government Commission on High Technology and Innovation at Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant
01.02.2012 (11:18)
Vladimir Yakunin, President of Russian Railways, took part in a meeting of the Government Commission on High Technology and Innovation held at the Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant CJSC. The meeting, in Tikhvin in Russia's Leningrad Region, was chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and took place on 30 January 2012.Shell wins Rosneft tender to load ex-Primorsk-trade
31.01.2012 (16:30)
Royal Dutch Shell won six crude cargoes on offer at Russian state oil company Rosneft's February spot tender for the 100,000 tonne parcels to be loaded at the Baltic port of Primorsk, trade sources said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. BP won one 100,000-tonne cargo to be loaded on Feb. 17-18, while Shell's parcels are due to be loaded on Feb. 11-12, 12-13, 14-15, 15-16, 19-20 and 21-22.Lyon – Torino funding agreed
31.01.2012 (16:15)
French Transport Minister Thierry Mariani met Italy’s Vice-Minister for Infrastructure & Transport Mario Ciaccia in Roma on January 30 to sign a supplementary agreement covering the final route, phasing and funding of the high speed line between Lyon and Torino.Weight challenge for Wuppertal monorail car designer
31.01.2012 (12:40)
Swiss-based engineering group Prose is taking responsibility for all the mechanical aspects of a rolling stock project for the first time, in its role as Vossloh Kiepe's mechanical engineering partner for the development of a new fleet of cars for the schwebebahn suspension monorail in Wuppertal.Port of Tallinn Poised for Containerized Growth
31.01.2012 (12:13)
With liquid cargoes down in the past five years, chairman of the Port of Tallinn AS management board says containerized shipping on the Baltic has much room for growth and said the company's recession-era investment in Muuga had been vindicated.
