BNSF Logistics has expanded its fleet with a TEXX 900 wagon for transporting abnormal loads. The 20-axle shiftable well wagon has a capacity of more than 400 tonnes and can be moved 330 mm up, 280 mm down and 355 mm sideways. ‘The TEXX 900 is one of three similar cars in North America and the only of its kind available for booking outside a private fleet’, said BNSF Logistics President Dan Curtis. ‘We are so proud of our engineers for their relentless work to restore this car to be a lighter, stronger asset.’
The Eurorail Logistics subsidiary of the Romanian Grampet Group recently has expanded its operations in Serbia to include the line from Subotica on the Hungarian border to Surčin near Beograd and from Surčin to Vršac on the Romanian border, using four electric and three diesel locomotives bought second hand. The company entered the Serbian market in May, operating from Jimbolia in Romania to Kikinda and on the Vršac – Pančevo route.
ČD Cargo has become the sole owner of transport and forwarding company ČD Logistics, after purchasing the residual 28% stake from PKP Cargo-owned operator AWT for an undisclosed price. The company will be renamed to ČD Cargo Logistics. ČD Logistics recorded a profit of KC13m on a turnover of KC735m in 2017, with its activities including managing regular intermodal services between Yiwu in China and the ČD-DUSS terminal in Lovosice.
On November 13 2018 first container train was dispatched from Zibo in China’s Shandong Province to Selyatino near Moscow, with an expected journey time of 14 days. RZD Logistics organised the ‘first mile’ road delivery of 36 40 ft containers with consumer goods, machinery and vehicles to Zibo. A regular service is planned.
Work to expand railway facilities at Aqina on Afghanistan’s border with Turkmenistan was officially launched with a ceremony on November 21.
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