CER Austria Cargo GmbH was successfully registered in the Austrian Corporate Register as a 100% subsidiary of CER Cargo Holding SE. The next step is to apply for an Austrian railway license with the Austrian Ministry of the Environment, a positive decision is expected by April 2025.
A ceremonial departure of a container train from China to Europe via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor (TITR) took place in the Chinese city of Xi’an. According to AZERTAC, the train with 55 forty-foot containers left the Xi’an International Port station and is heading to Budapest.
Ukrzaliznytsia and Rail Cargo Hungaria Zrt. are joining efforts to increase freight traffic between Ukraine and the EU via Hungary. The corresponding memorandum of cooperation was signed by UZ subsidiary UZ Cargo Poland and the Hungarian railway company during the InnoTrans 2024 exhibition in Berlin.
On 16 September, the Rail Baltica Working Group of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Transport and Mobility met in Brussels. The participants discussed the progress and future development of the global Rail Baltica project, reviewing updates from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The focus was on key achievements, current challenges and upcoming milestones, and the commitment of the participating countries to complete the project by 2030, which will significantly change transport mobility in the region and improve freight transport.
By the end of 2026, Spanish rail operators Adif and Adif AV plan to invest €24.1 billion in infrastructure development. More than half of this amount, €12.1 billion, will be spent on modernizing traditional rail, suburban and freight lines. The main works concern the renewal of signaling, electrification and communication systems, as well as the reconstruction of logistics hubs in key transport areas such as Vicálvaro, Valladolid and Fuente de San Luis.
A meeting of the heads of railways of Kazakhstan and China was held in Xi’an, where strategic cooperation in the field of railway transportation was discussed. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in freight traffic between the two countries, and in 2023, the volume of transportation reached a record 28.3 million tons.
At the end of May, RCG completed the acquisition of the Dutch rail operator Captrain Netherlands B.V., significantly expanding its network to 14 countries. Now RCG is celebrating another success: its Dutch subsidiary has successfully completed its first international transport within the group.
JSC Ukrzaliznytsia and the European Railway Agency (ERA) signed a memorandum of cooperation aimed at improving the safety and interoperability of the Ukrainian railway system. This is an important step towards integrating Ukrainian railways into the European transport network in accordance with EU standards.
Finnish road and rail design experts from Sitowise visited Latvia to exchange experiences, including a tour of the Rail Baltica station construction site at Riga Airport (RIX). During the visit, they met with Rail Baltica Airport Project Manager Arnolds Timofejevs and PR Manager Linda Pastare from Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas, who spoke about the current stages of the project and its significance for the airport’s development.
The 200th container train along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) arrived in Aktau. It departed from the Kazakhstan-China terminal in Xi’an and was heading to Azerbaijan. This route has become an important part of the logistics chain between China and Europe.
