SLOVAKIA, ITALY AND ROMANIA
10 more trains per week in Liège to boost the modal shift
The Belgian city of Liège is going to see more freight trains running thanks to a number of new international services launched in the past…
Interview
‘Romania is about to reap the benefits of infrastructure works and EU financing’
Romania joined the EU in 2007. The accession meant increased availability of European funding for infrastructure projects. What started as a “steep and bumpy road”…
EXPANSION IN THE EAST
Metrans acquires 50% of AFLUENT Arad South Terminal
Intermodal operator Metrans finalised the acquisition of a 50% stake in the AFLUENT Arad South Terminal in Romania, near the border with Hungary. The facility…
BALKAN CONNECTIONS
Bulgaria, Greece and Romania to look for funding for Thessaloniki-Bucharest corridor
“Bulgaria, Greece and Romania will request funding for a joint project to modernise the Thessaloniki-Sofia-Bucharest railway line”, according to the Bulgarian ministry of transport Grozdan…
Carpatica Feroviar
‘Romania rotates rail assets to circumvent EU state aid decision’
Romania continues to move state assets around in order to evade the consequences of the 2020 illegal state aid decision by the European Union. That…
Class 66 locomotives
DB Cargo UK sells diesels to Grup Feroviar Roman
Rail freight operator DB Cargo UK has agreed to sell 25 Class 66 diesel locomotives to Romania’s largest private freight operator, Grup Feroviar Roman (GFR),…
Business expansion
ÖBB RCG expands: “Particularly beneficial for chemical, steel, and paper industries”
The Austrian national rail freight operator ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched new routes. The company strengthens its service offering between Austria, Germany and…
FAVOURING THE ROAD
Rail freight left out in Romanian fuel subsidy scheme
The Romanian government approved a scheme worth 190 million lei (37,3 million euros) to compensate transport companies for the increase of excise duties on fuel.…
BALKAN CONNECTIONS
Greece, Bulgaria and Romania establish new Corridor Platform
“A framework for regional cooperation aimed at enhancing cross-border transport infrastructure and its planning and implementation, as well as facilitating seamless logistics”. This is what…
Trailers on trains
New intermodal Romania-Germany service to be launched by Helrom
Intermodal rail operator Helrom is launching a new service in 2026. The company’s trailer-carrying trains will connect Arad in Romania to Düsseldorf in Germany.
CURTICI-BUDAPEST
RCG launches Romania-Hungary service
Austrian rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group is implementing a new “nonstop connection” between Curtici, in Romania, and the Hungarian capital Budapest. “This new connection…
TRACK ACCESS CHARGES
Romania to cancel TAC discount for intermodal services
The Romanian infrastructure manager CFR has announced new regulations which might see companies providing intermodal services lose discounts on track access charges (TAC). The decision…