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The Transport Ministries of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, together with the European Commission and with the support of the Technical Assistance Instrument (TSI), have launched a project to create a unified Rail Baltica infrastructure management system. The project, implemented by EY, will develop an approach to the efficient management of railway infrastructure and provision of transport services along the entire Rail Baltica line, which will help overcome administrative barriers between countries and improve international connections.

Logistics company A2B-online has announced the launch of A2B-online Express, a new rail service that will run three times a week between Moerdijk in the Netherlands and Melzo in Italy. From April 2025, the frequency of services is planned to be increased to four times a week. This step is aimed at optimizing the supply chain and strengthening the connections between the countries.

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has announced the expansion of its TransNET network by launching a new direct connection between Serbia and Croatia. This connection between two key freight hubs will improve logistics between the countries and simplify the transport of goods.

JCL Logistics, together with Contargo Combitrac and Tchibo, has launched the first all-electric container transport between Hof (Bavaria) and Cheb (Bohemia). Since August, two of the four new 40-tonne electric Volvo FH Electric trucks have been test driving on the approximately 50-kilometre route, which is an important part of Tchibo’s non-food supply chain. The trucks have an output of 666 hp and a range of up to 300 kilometres, enabling up to 50% of the transport on this route to be carried out with minimal environmental impact.

In the first nine months of 2024, the Dostyk operational wagon depot achieved significant improvements in the safety and efficiency of wagon maintenance, reducing the number of accidents and increasing throughput. During this time, 39,672 trains were inspected, which is 4.6% more than in the same period last year, and 132,065 wagons were delivered for loading, which is 16.4% higher than in 2023.

In order to develop international transport corridors through Azerbaijan and increase their competitiveness, Azerbaijan Railways is actively implementing reforms and improvements. The key area has become cooperation with international partners on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route to promote the Middle Corridor, which ensures the transit of goods from East to West. In 2024, work began on the establishment of the Eurasian Transport Corridor Association.

The management of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy held an extended meeting with the heads of the main and freight departments of the roads, where the results of work for the first nine months of the current year were summed up and key production tasks were discussed. The meeting focused on traffic safety, ensuring uninterrupted transportation of goods and organizing labor protection.

At the event, under the theme “Sustainable Transport for the Future”, the state railway company of Azerbaijan (CJSC “Azerbaijan Railways”) presented a report on achievements in the field of environment, social development and governance. The main focus was on the development of sustainable transport in the country, especially in the railway sector, and how the introduction of green innovations and digital technologies contributes to the achievement of decarbonization goals.

Wabtec has reached an agreement, valued at approximately $405 million, with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) to supply Evolutions Series ES44ACi locomotives. The introduction of this new fleet will facilitate the modernization of KTZ’s existing locomotives and address the growing demand for rail transportation in the region..

The XXXIII meeting of the Joint Commissions of Border Railways of Kazakhstan and China was held in Urumqi (PRC). The participants summed up the work of railway crossings between the two countries for the first nine months of 2024 and discussed transportation plans until the end of the year. Preliminary volumes of freight traffic for 2025 and the freight train schedule for 2024-2025 were also agreed upon.