The decision of granting access to transit the Baku – Tbilisi – Kars rail corridor to third countries will be set through a consensus of the countries involved in the project, declared recently Teimuraz Sharashenidze, the Georgian Ambassador to Azerbaijan. “Many countries are interested in this project, but the decision of granting access pertains to [...]

Shipping freight by railways between Europe, Russia and Asia has a significant transport potential. However, only 1% of this potential is exploited at present, says the International Rail Transport Committee (CIT). Long-distance transport using the common CIM/SMGS consignment note is more and more attractive, especially due to the reduced time spent in traffic and environment [...]

They are over 25 metres long and have up to 60 tonnes of weight, 2 tonnes more than a passenger Boeing 737-300. They are the “monster trucks”, also known as longer and heavier vehicles, mega-trucks or Eurocombi, the vehicles that the profile industry is slowly trying to impose for heavy weight or dangerous goods transport [...]

The process for the privatization of the Greek ports is seen by the authorities as a chance for economic growth and development and by investors as the accession in a market which facilitates access to Europe. Interested in this opportunity, three economically developed countries are paying attention to the tender calls in order to be [...]

The privatization of the national railway freight operators in Romania and Bulgaria has made the authorities constantly change their decisions since the announcement of the sale processes of the stakes of the two companies. Regarding the sale of CFR Marfă, the Romanian authorities estimate that the operator will be sold at the middle of the [...]

In 2013, the social minimum package in railway passenger transport includes only the Interregio and Regio trains; therefore, the compensation granted for the social minimum package approved in railway passenger transport is distributed 20% based on the passenger-km indicator and 80% based on the train-km indicator. The value related to the passenger-km indicator is 20% [...]

Every day, European transport policies focus more on shifting traffic from road to rail triggering the chain development of the railway sector and related industry, together with the positive impact that this transport mode has on energy efficiency, environment and life quality. Encouraging railway passenger transport through policies and the allocation of funds determines operators [...]

The European Commission published its long –awaited 4th Railway Package on 31 January 2013.  It is a comprehensive package of measures covering technical approvals, management of the infrastructure, passenger services and the structure of the railway, all with the intention of creating a fully liberalised competitive rail system in which competition flourished and the rail [...]

The European Commission has come forward with the fourth railway package in order to enhance the quality and efficiency of rail services by removing the remaining market obstacles. Most of the EU’s network was designed at country level to be a single network. Further, efficient use of infrastructure relies on its intensive use. So infrastructure [...]

In the White Paper on Transport adopted in March 2011, the EC presented its vision on the development of a Single European Area for railway transport with a domestic market where companies can deliver services without administrative or technical barriers. Over the last decade, three railway legislative packages have focused on opening national markets and [...]