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Ukrzaliznytsia JSC has signed contracts with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation (HGBF) worth $9.2 million for the purchase of modern spare parts manufacturing equipment. According to Yevhen Shramko, a member of the company’s board of directors overseeing the Repair and Production division, the agreements provide for the supply of over 20 units of high-precision industrial and innovative equipment, including lathes and milling machines, 3D printers, scanners, thermal units, and other technologies.

The revised corridor—Malmö–Älmhult–Jönköping–Oslo—will operate five round trips per week and includes stops for loading and unloading at all points along the route.

The Romanian Freight Forwarders Association (User) has launched an interactive online map of intermodal terminals, accessible on the organization’s official website. The project was presented at the intermodal transport panel at the TransLogistica Romania 2025 exhibition and is the first tool to consolidate all data on the country’s terminal infrastructure.

Founded in 1919, family-owned Heisterkamp Transportation Solutions is expanding its European presence with the opening of a new office in Moldova. Today, the operator manages a fleet of over 800 trucks and 9,000 trailers, employs over 1,300 people, and has offices in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Latvia, and Romania. The company combines road transport, equipment leasing, maintenance, and digital logistics solutions.

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The signatories call for immediate political engagement to tackle these points and signal readiness for dialogue with decision-makers.

LTG Cargo, a rail freight company within LTG Group, has launched a pilot project using a specially trained robotic dog equipped with artificial intelligence. The robot will autonomously inspect trains and use cameras to identify defects in railcar components, analyzing the condition of bogies, axleboxes, brakes, and automatic coupling devices.

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd announced the completion of a three-year construction program for the Hamburg Express series of container ships, comprising 12 vessels with a capacity of 23,660 TEU. Each vessel is equipped with modern dual-fuel engines running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and biomethane, which will reduce CO₂ emissions on its Asia-Europe service by up to 25%.