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Timber carriers for Kronospan

News1 Oct 2017

Russia's United Wagon Company will supply Kronospan,the world’s leading producer of chipboard,with 267 1520mm gauge timber platforms befor...

News2 Jun 2016

It looks like the worst could be over in the Russian container transportation sector...

News30 Mar 2016

The Russian intermodal company's results reflect the deterioration in the Russian economy in 2015...

News9 Jun 2014

A new heavy bulk haul operator has been set up by United Wagon Company...

News7 May 2014

Ruscon, part of the GCS Group, has launched a weekly fixed day block train between Moscow and the Russian Far East...

News2 Feb 2014

Russia’s federal authorities have voiced their readiness to start building a rail bridge between Sakhalin Island and the mainland in 2016...

News4 Nov 2013

Summa Group is reportedly seeking to sell its 23.7% interest in Russia’s leading rail container operator...

News1 Sep 2012

Today, when more than half of all world freight is shipped in containers, most Russian cargo is still transported in bulk. Containerisation ...

News1 Nov 2010

“The economic recovery is well underway and world output levels have improved notably. In April, the IMF’s World Economic Outlook projec...

News1 Aug 2010

Last month FESCO sold its 50% stake in National Container Company (NCC), Russia’s biggest container handler, for US$900M. This is almost 2...

News13 May 2010

The European Union’s Commissioner for Transport, Siim Kallas, believes it would be reasonable for his native Estonia to switch over from t...

News28 Mar 2010

Russian Railways (RZD)’s wholly-owned subsidiary Freight One (FO), which accounts for 21% of Russia’s total rolling stock, is mulling va...

News18 Sep 2009

The Russian Federation has made an application for accession to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF) and hence t...

News28 May 2009

The new high-level agreement covers freight and passenger services...

News8 Apr 2009

The Tikhvin Railway Car Building Plant has produced new freight cars using designs from Standard Car Truck Company and Starfire Engineering ...