Topic: Grain

VTG subsidiaries Grain transport downturn primary cause for Retrack insolvencies

Retrack Slovakia and its subsidiary Retrack Czechia have filed for insolvency. Earlier, in January 2025, logistics company VTG became the sole owner of Retrack Slovakia…
Geographic expansion Texas, Africa, and now Vietnam: Kazakhstan takes freight global via rail

Kazakh freight is reaching more customers all around the world, with rail playing a key role in logistics. Earlier, shipments from Kazakhstan began to Texas…
New terminal Poland gets a new intermodal dry port at intersection of standard and broad gauges

In the Polish city of Chełm, construction work has started on a new intermodal terminal. The site is located in the east of the country,…
Also to Afghanistan Kazakh grain boosts Central Asian rail business this year

Last week, Kazakh Railways (KTZ) appealed to shippers to more actively put grain on the rails. There is a surplus of grain wagons and covered…
New president, new rail freight? Trump to inaugurate bulk train resurgence?

Donald Trump is inaugurated indoors today, to avoid the deep cold of a Washington winter. Keeping the Capitol warm might well mean economic and environmental…
Smuggling Russia reportedly smuggling grain into Kazakhstan after refusal to lower rail transit fees

Russia is reportedly smuggling millions of tonnes of grain into Kazakhstan, according to an investigation by Kazakh Railways (KTZ). Data from the agriculture ministry and…
world in focus Rail freight key to keep Australia’s grain market financially competitive

Bulk transport by rail is among a crop of measures from the Australian GrainGrowers, a national association reprinting the arable farming industry and its supply…
Ukrainian Railways grows exports by 48,8%

Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has exported 30,4 million tonnes of goods between January and April 2024. This is 48,8 per cent more than during the same…
Analysis What spurs the international effort to bridge Afghanistan via rail?

Countries in Afghanistan’s vicinity have grown an interest in developing its rail infrastructure. More and more projects are being launched, or are at the very…
KTZ temporarily bans agricultural exports to China after border overload

Kazakh Railways (KTZ) has temporarily banned the export of agricultural goods via rail to China. KTZ explains the ban by referring to overloaded border crossings.
Khorgos grain terminal starts operating in test mode

A new grain terminal has been opened in Khorgos on the Kazakh-Chinese border. The terminal is currently operating in test mode. In the future, local…
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…