Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
SIEMENS has announced it will exit the Russian market as a result of the Ukraine war, with the company starting proceedings to wind down its industrial operations and all industrial business activities.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
MOSCOW Metro reports that construction work on the $US 6.79bn Big Circle Line (BCL) is scheduled for completion this year, with commissioning of the remaining section between Nagatinsky Zaton and Klenovy expected take place early in 2023.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Rail freight traffic between China and Russia will soon have another border crossing to choose from.
Posted 3 weeks ago by 8502
Russia has unleashed a string of attacks against rail and fuel installations deep inside Ukraine amid estimates that Russian casualties total 15,000.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) and Chinese Railways have agreed to increase the number of freight trains operating between the two countries according to reports in Russia.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
A railway bridge in the Russian city of Shebekino in the Belgorod region has been destroyed. The region’s governor Vyacheslav Gladkov confirmed the incident through his Telegram account, mentioning that “the railway bridge has been damaged, but there are no casualties”.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
150,000 wagons are currently stranded and remaining inactive in the Russian railway network. The situation is illustrative of the sanctions’ effect on Russia, which also creates a “hard operational environment for rail freight making it difficult to move loaded wagons”, explains a governmental document.
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DB Cargo UK has operated the first train from Britain bound for Ukraine carrying aid for the war-torn country.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
RZD Logistics and UTLC ERA organised the first shipment of refrigerated goods between China and Russia by rail.
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The French logistics service provider Gefco, together with its largest customer, the French-Italian car manufacturer Stellantis (including Peugeot, Fiat, Citroën, Chrysler and Opel), is at the verge of completing a complete takeover of the majority stake (75%) of Russian state railways. French media mention shipping company CMA CGM as the new owner of the car carrier.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
Three days after suspending traffic between Finland and Russia, VR Group can resume it.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
VR Transpoint, the logistics branch of VR Group, suspended rail freight traffic to and from Russia on Sunday, 27 March. VR Group is Finland’s government-owned railway company. The stoppage is in force since Sunday noon and is a result of the sanctions on Russia.
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Ural Locomotives has unveiled its first 3ES8 Malakhit three-section 3 kV DC electric locomotive, which is intended as the basis for a new generation of electric locomotives incorporating domestic technology.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
MOSCOW Metro launched tests with a facial recognition fare payment system at Kutuzovskaya station on the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) on March 16. The technology is set to be available at all MCC stations by the end of the year
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Finnish company Nurminen Logistics has closed its Russian office ‘for the time being’ and is developing a Trans-Caspian route from Asia to Europe as a result of ‘extensive changes in the operating environment’ since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
The international rail association UIC has suspended cooperation with its Russian and Belarusian (Belarusian) members. The organisation says this suspension will remain in force until peace is restored in Ukraine.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
The EU has extended sanctions on Russian banks. Since 2 March, it has excluded seven Russian banks from the SWIFT system. page 6.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
More and more companies are taking a stance and choose to avoid the New Silk Road through Russia, responding to the invasion of Russia in Ukraine.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Oil prices surged again Wednesday, with the CME ultra low sulfur diesel contract settling at its highest level since the end of July 2008.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
The EU has approved heavy sanctions against Russia in response to the military attack on Ukraine.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
Both the EU and the US have included Russian Railways in its sanction list. It is not completely clear what this means for rail freight transactions between Europe and China, but it seems that doing business with the Russian state-owned company will become more complicated.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
A new cold chain train service linking Japan with Europe is spotted along the Trans-Siberian route. It is the product of a joint effort between Russian Railways, FESCO and the Japanese Ministry of Transport to develop a sea-rail cold chain link, which is currently in the testing phase.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
Since the year’s start, the Kazakhstan branch of RZD Logistics sent two dedicated trains with agricultural products to China.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
United Wagon Co has obtained federal certification for a custom-designed liquid chemical and hydrocarbon tank wagon, with the first batch being produced for the RN-Trans logistics subsidiary of oil company Rosneft.
Posted 3 months ago by Railpage System User
The last few weeks have seen political and military tension between Russia and Ukraine ramping up.
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