Topic: CFR Marfa

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…
New Romanian operator Carpatica Feroviar begins large recruitment drive

Carpatica Feroviar, the successor to the bankrupt Romanian rail freight operator CFR Marfă, is starting a large recruitment campaign to begin operations.
Romanian rail crisis CFR Marfă enters insolvency proceedings

Romanian state-owned rail freight operator CFR Marfă is entering insolvency proceedings. The company is severely indebted, with its fate being near-certain: liquidation. Insolvency proceedings are…
Romania CFR Marfă’s maintenance subsidiary IRLU goes bankrupt

Romania’s CFR IRLU, the maintenance company that services CFR Marfă rolling stock, has gone bankrupt. The company did not get enough orders from CFR Marfă…
Last report ever? CFR Marfă reports operating profit in 2024

The bankrupt Romania state rail freight operator CFR Marfă has achieved an operating profit in 2024. Its results are worse than those of 2023, and…
The Carpatica Feroviar question Rail industry lodges complaint against Romania at EU Commission

The Romanian rail industry has had enough of it. The government’s plan to establish a new state rail freight operator is likely in breach of…
Establishment of Carpatica Feroviar Romanian advisory body warns of possible risks on current plans for Carpatica Feroviar

Rail freight in Romania is currently undergoing a massive overhaul with the transition from CFR Marfă to the new state-owned operator Carpatica Feroviar (CF). Not…
exclusive ‘Illegal state aid is continuing in Romania’

The situation concerning rail freight in Romania continues to be controversial regarding the transition from soon-to-be bankrupt state-owned operator CFR Marfă to the newly established…
Establishment of Carpatica Feroviar Fear of illegalities remains in Romania’s rail freight relay

The newly founded Carpatica Feroviar (CF) stands to take over from Romania’s soon-to-be bankrupt state rail freight operator CFR Marfă. The takeover plan is mired…
Awaiting Commission approval Romania confirms controversial plan: CFR Marfă assets to go to Carpatica Feroviar

What was expected now seems to be confirmed, as Romania’s newly founded state-owned rail freight operator Carpatica Feroviar is supposed to take over assets from…
Establishment of Carpatica Feroviar Romania’s controversial plan to save state rail freight

CFR Marfă, Romania’s state-owned rail freight operator, will soon be liquidated following bankruptcy. In its place will now come a new state-owned operator by the…
Half-year results Romanian CFR Marfă sees losses increase by 70% in first half year

The Romanian state-owned rail freight operator CFR Marfă did not have a great first half of 2024. It saw its losses spike by 70 per…