Russian Railways introduced , Russia’s first hybrid locomotive called TEM9N , which was developed by an engineering company, Innovation Development Centre CTM, which is a part of Sinara-Transport Machines. According to the Center of Innovative Development that the SinaraHybrid will devour 30% less diesel fuel and releasing 55% less discharge into the atmosphere than present models.
The locomotive will include four axles and electric transmission with a variable alternating current individual drive to each wheel pair and total capacity of 1,200 horsepower.… Read more
As Interfax reports, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is planning to invest in the development of the transportation infrastructure. The planned modernization of railroads, roads and airports, and ports in the next decade will have significant changes on the logistics and supply chain system in Asia and Europe. Also new routes will be established in the preparation of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games and Football 2018 World Cup.
According to Russia Infrastructure Report Q2 2012, the Infrastructure associated with the export of commodities, ports and transport infrastructure to support oil and gas output east and west of the Urals has the highest growth potential.… Read more
RCL Agencies is proud to be a member of the Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce! We look forward to meeting and working together with Chamber members.… Read more
The RZD-Partner reports, that Latvian Railways (Latvijas Dzelzceļs, LDz) are planning to complete four large infrastructural projects in 2012 with the total investment budget of 267.97 million USD.
LDZ will refurbish the Shkirotava marshalling yard, modernize the Bolderaya 1 – Zasulauks link, build the Bolderaya 2 station and extend the East – West route by building a second track in between Skriveri and Skrutpils .… Read more
As our partner Maxx Intermodal Systems informs, currently there is a wagon shortage in Riga. The recent railway accident is not the only reason that causes destabilization of the platform situation in Riga. As we know, the volume shipped via Riga during the last decade was extremely high compounded by the fact that Kazakh and Uzbek railways are not returning Latvian platforms preferring to route them instead to other countries. As a result, the ability to move the backlog and dispatching of freight is slow.… Read more
According to our partner Maxx Intermodal Systems , the railway accident that happened on the 8th of January has paralyzed all inner and outer movement through Latvian ports.
LETA reports that around 360 tons of oil products and solvent were spilled on the Kraslava-Daugavpils railroad section during the freight train accident in Naujene County, Daugavpils Region (eastern Latvia). A protective dam has been erected to contain the spill, limiting the area to around 4,000 square meters.… Read more
Please be advised about the new additional Qingdao station railway increase and storage application.
Our partners, Maxx Intermodal Systems report that starting from January 1st , 2012 an increase of USD 100 / Platform (2×20’ctrs or 1×40’ctr) will be applied for all transit and export cargo en route to Qingdao – Alashankou based on actual dispatch date. As a direct order of Chinese Railways, the tariff increase is applied it to all cargo that will be leaving Qingdao, as from January 1st (regardless of arrival date to Huangdao).… Read more
As BBC reports, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Saturday declared a state of emergency in the Caspian town of Zhanaozen after clashes between police and laid-off oil workers killed at least 11 people.
The state of emergency will last until January 5 to “ensure public safety, rebuild law and order, and defend citizens’ rights and freedoms,” said a decree posted on the president’s official website.
As the authorities report, “hooligans” attacked local residents who gathered near a stage set up in the town’s main square for the 20th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union. A number of buildings including local government offices, a hotel and the office of the state oil company were set on fire, Kazakhstan’s General Prosecutor Askhat Daulbayev said.… Read more
Please see the below announcement from our partners, Maxx Intermodal Systems in Tashkent.
Be advised about the new regulation for custom application and documentation requirement that are attached with the cargo.
1. As from 2012.1.1, all transportation cargo to/via Customs Union (Kazakhstan, Russian Federation and Belarus), should fill in the custom application form.
2. All documents that are attached with the cargo should have the following info:… Read more
As our partner TCR reports, the delays at the crossing of Alashankou and Dostyk continue due to the large volumes of containers coming in from Qingdao and Lianyungang. There are currently 4,600 TEU in Qingdao and 10,546 TEU in Lianyungang. Reloading between Alashankou and Dostyk is still 200 wagons per day and barging from Huangdao to Qingdao is still very slow, because slow dispatching from Qingdao does not allow the station to free up space to accept barges with more containers from Huangdao.… Read more
