TVSZ’s launches first Barber S-2-R bogie freight cars

Expansion of bulk facilities around the Baltic Sea continues despite the geopolitics, commodity price shifts and environmental pressures.

Russian Railways (RZD) is planning to construct a 5 Mtpa cargo handling terminal at Balikpapan harbour on the eastern shore of the island of Kalimantan (Borneo) by 2020.

Russian Railways (RZD) and Gazprom are about to sign a concession agreement for the construction of the Northern Latitudinal Railway (NLR), a 700 km-long line linking the Polar Urals’ mineral deposits with the country’s Polar harbours.

Russia’s CJSC TikhvinChemMash, part of railway holding United Wagon Company (UWC), has completed the certification procedure of its quality management system, under the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 and interstate standard GOST 9001-2011.

Russian regional authorities are set to commence construction of the Northern Latitudinal Railway (NLR), a 700 km line linking the Polar Urals mineral deposits with the country’s Arctic harbours.

Greece’s new government has confirmed it will invite Russian investors to the privatisation of Greek state-run transport assets. Since March 2013, Russian Railways (RZD) has been in talks with Athens over the possible acquisition of the Greek national rail operator TrainOSE, Hellenic Company for Rolling Stock Maintenance and the country’s second largest seaport of Thessaloniki.