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Modernization of a TIMBER flat car

into the FITTING flat car

About Us

"EU-Trans" Company was registered in 1998.


For more than 24 years, the company has been providing services for organizing railway transportation, provision of own rolling stock for use, organizing sea and ferry shipments, forwarding container trains.

EU-Trans LLC maintains close partnerships with Ukrzaliznytsia, is an active user of UZ infrastructure and repair depots. It has contractual relations with UZ branches, such as CTL, OSC RT, MICC, SRDTI, CTS Liski.

Among the long-term clients and partners of EU-Trans are Ukrainian shipping companies, railway operators, wagon owners, companies from the CIS and Baltic countries, carriage factories, scientific and certification centers.

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Container trains

UKRAINE – EUROPE


LLC "EU-Trans" together with partners offers services comprehensive transport and forwarding services for the transportation of goods as part of container trains.

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Clients and Partners

EU-Trans

More than cargo transportation!

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Railway logistics

Rail transportation. Fast, safe and accurate shipping.

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Company-owned carriages

Use our own wagons and solutions to ship your goods.

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Perspective projects

Rolling stock modernization. Special platforms of own design for transportation of timber cargo.

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Consultations

Not sure how to transport the goods, or do you need someone to fully manage the supply chain? Please contact us. Our team of professionals will be happy to help.





About us

"EU-Trans" Company was registered in 1998.
For more than 24 years, the company has been providing services for organizing railway transportation, on the provision of our own rolling stock for use, on the organization of maritime and ferry shipments, container train forwarding.
EU-Trans LLC maintains close partnerships with Ukrzaliznytsia, is an active user of UZ infrastructure and repair depots. Has contractual relations with UZ branches, such as CTL, OSC RT, MICC, SRDTI, CTS Liski.
Among the long-term clients and partners of EU-Trans are Ukrainian shipping companies, railway operators, wagon owners, companies from the CIS and Baltic countries, carriage factories, scientific and certification centers.
The main slogan of the company is: providing services to customers at the highest organizational level, through expanding the fleet of its own rolling stock, application of innovative methods in organizing transportation, modernization and certification of rolling stock, containerization, use of special types of carriages for the most complete pleasure customer needs.



Publication in the magazine "MINTRANS" №9-10, October-November 2021


Speaker:
Evgeny Balashov, General Director «EU-Trans»
Topic of presentation:
Creation of competitive working conditions in the market of container transportation by rail.





Evgeny Balashov, General Director of «EU-Trans», about the experience of transportation:

●   More destination stations for UZ for import

●   Terminals as a tool for generating exports

●   Internal checkpoints between terminals - cargo imported by rail should be transported by rail, and not by road.

●   Counteraction to customs authorities. SMGS - a single customs document!




August 21, 2022



YouTube-bloger about EU-Trans timber carriers:
“The platform turns... into an elegant timber carrier!
"Railwayman"



 





Owned rolling stock

The fleet of "EU-Trans" own cars is 384 units.
Of them:

Gondola cars - 148

Gondola car — railway freight open without a roof car with high sides, designed for the transport of bulk cargo (ore, coal, fluxes, timber, etc.), containers, other goods that do not require protection from precipitation..

Gondola car’s body generally has no roof (there are models with a removable roof), which provides ease of loading and unloading cargo. Gondola car may have unloading hatches in the floor and drop-down end walls or a solid body.

Gondola cars are:

✦ Hatches — with unloading hatches in the floor and front doors opening inside the car (or without doors).
✦ Solid-bottom — with a body without a hatch and doors (solid body), which are used to transport bulk cargo on closed routes with unloading on the car-tippers. Also popular is the use of this type of gondola cars in container transportation by rail.

Wagon models:
  • JSC NPK "Uralvagonzavod" — 12-141 - 23 шт.
  • JSC NPK "Uralvagonzavod" — 12-119 - 40 шт.
  • Romania (Caracal, Arad, Severin) — 12-127 - 8 шт.
  • JSC NPK "Uralvagonzavod" — 12-532 - 9 шт.
  • PJSC "Kryukov Carriage Building Plant" — 12-753 - 47 шт.
  • PJSC "Kryukov Carriage Building Plant" — 12-757 - 5 шт.
  • OJSC "Mariupol Heavy Machine Building Plant" — 12-1592 - 16 шт.


  • Fitting flat cars - 151 Designed for transportation of large-capacity containers, equipped with specialized units for their fastening ("fitting stops")..

    Wagon models:
  • JSC "Metal structures plant", OJSC "Dneprovagonmash" — 23-469-07 – 47 шт.
  • OJSC "Dneprovagonmash" — 13-401М - 6 шт.
  • OJSC "Dneprovagonmash" — 13-4012М – 19 шт.
  • PJSC "Abakanvagonmash" — 13-470 - 6 шт.
  • PJSC "Abakanvagonmash" — 13-9004 - 10 шт.
  • OJSC "Dneprovagonmash" — 13-401-17 - 14 шт.
  • OJSC "Dneprovagonmash" — 23-469M3 – 8 шт.
  • OJSC "Dneprovagonmash" — 13-401М2 – 29 шт.
  • OJSC "Dneprovagonmash" — 13-4012-51 – 12 шт.


  • Grain hoppers - 13


    Hopper is a self-unloading freight wagon for transportation of bulk dry cargoes. The body has the shape of a funnel, at the bottom there are hatches through which the cargo is poured during unloading under the influence of gravity, which contributes to rapid unloading.

    Hoppers-mineral carriers are designed for bulk transportation of granular and powdered fertilizers, raw materials for their production and other bulk cargoes that require protection from atmospheric precipitation.

    Wagon models:
  • Romania (Caracal, Arad, Severin) — 19-752 - 13 шт.


  • Timber flat cars - 6


    The specialized timber flat car is designed to transport timber and forest cargo from loading sites to timber processing plants or warehouses throughout the main railway network.

    Wagon models:
  • OJSC "Dneprovagonmash" — 13-4012-06 – 6 шт.


  • Long gondola cars (wood-chip carriers) - 66

    Wood chip gondola intended for the carriage of industrial chips and short-length sticks of wood.

    Wagon models:
  • «Transtec» OU — 23-4000-02 - 66 шт.






  • Container trains

    UKRAINE – EUROPE


    LLC "EU-Trans" together with partners offers services comprehensive transport and forwarding services for the transportation of goods as part of container trains.

    ROUTE MAP:

    ROUTE IN ACTION - IN THE PROJECT - Klevan Zamosc Chop / Cierna Mostys'ka Izov / Hrubieszów Ternopil Dobra Medyka Gdansk Slawkow Bremerhaven Koper / Monfalcone / Rijeka





    DN-1, DN-3 DN-1 (Mostiska-2 - Sknilov) DN-4, DN-5


    Technical characteristics of sea dry cargo containers


    More detailed information about the service -
    on our partner’s website Western Container Terminal LLC:

    IMPORT       EXPORT

    The cost of services can be viewed on the company website  MAERSK


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    May 16, 2023 - NEW METHOD OF LOADING GRAIN INTO A CONTAINER


    Video
    shows a modernized Fitting flat car with a platform.
    An exclusive loading scheme at the elevator without tipping the grain to the transshipment terminals.

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    About issuing a financial guarantee:
    "GARANT-SERVICE" - Complex of customs and logistics solutions





    Transportation of grain

    "EU-Trans" LLC uses its own gondola cars to transport grain cargo using liners and awnings


     

    Cooperation has been established with the business contact platform "EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes"
     


    Liner "Z-4", with four loading valves was designed for the transportation of alumina, in order to minimize the possible ingress of moisture into the liner and the human factor during installation/loading/tying, but is also suitable for transporting grain cargo.
    To load into such an insert you need a special loading frame, as in the photo below ( drawing provided by the seller ).

     

    In other words, it is very difficult for an installer to tie 4 necks incorrectly, this allows you to use such a tab without additional carriage shelter.


    Project to replace bogies from 1520 mm gauge to 1435 mm gauge.





    SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

    We offer a list of scientific and research organizations in the field of railway transport operating in Ukraine.

    "EU-Trans" LLC has experience of cooperation with "IC Resurs" LLC and "UkrNDIV" SE.



    "IC Resurs" LLC (temporarily not working, they do not have their own website)

    Specialization: technical diagnostics to extend the service life of wagons.



    SE "Ukrainian Scientific and Research Institute of Carriage Construction" (abbreviated SE "UkrSRICC")

    Specialization: technical diagnostics to extend the service life of wagons, certification of wagons for compliance with DSTU.



    Branch "Scientific-Research and Design-Technological Institute of Railway Transport" JSC "UZ" (abbreviated Branch "SRDT RT" JSC "UZ")

    Specialization: technical diagnostics to extend the service life of wagons.



    "Ukrtransakad Scientific and Production Enterprise" LLC (abbreviated "SPE "Ukrtransakad" LLC)

    Specialization: technical diagnostics to extend the service life of wagons.



    As part of the scientific work, EU-Trans LLC carries out the following activities:

    I. Certification of our own rolling stock for compliance with the requirements of GOST 26686:2006 on the basis of the State Enterprise "UkrSRICC".

    II. Modernization of rolling stock at the enterprises: LLC "ZCRP "Express", JSC "Dneprovagonremstroy", LLC "PCRC" and LLC " KFCBP " - based on the acquired technical specifications (TS).

    III. Extending the service life of own cars on the basis of official technical solutions (TR) from IC Resurs LLC and State Enterprise «UkrSRICC», agreed with the «Department of Carriage Facilities» of UZ JSC (CV).






    Certification of our own rolling stock

    To comply with the requirements of the Technical Safety Regulations railway rolling stock
    EU-Trans LLC has completed certification of its own rolling stock
    in accordance with the requirements of DSTU GOST 26686:2006.


    Laws and resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine:

        1. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 1194 of December 30, 2015.
    2. Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs   No. 767    from   October 24, 2019
    3. List of certification authorities 




    Modernization of rolling stock

    As part of the program of an innovative approach to modernizing its own fleet,
    Based on the new adapted specifications, EU-Trans continues pilot modernization timber platforms into fitting platforms.
    Over the entire period, 60 platforms have been modernized
    1. At the LLC “Zhmerinsky Car Repair Plant “Express”:
    (53 platforms have been modernized, 19 of them in 2023)





     
     
     
     

    Samples of modernized platforms



    2. At the JSC «Dneprovagonremstroy» and LLC «Private Car Repair Company» (PCRC):





    3. At «Kharkov Freight Car Building Plant» LLC (KFCBP):



    Changes have been made to the frame design








    NORMATIVE DOCUMENTS

    European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) – an EU agency aimed at providing technical assistance to EU member states and the European Commission in the field of railway safety and functional interaction of railway networks to promote the creation of a European railway area without borders.


    OSJD (Organization for Cooperation between Railways) - is an international organization created at a ministerial meeting on June 28, 1956 in Sofia (Bulgaria) by ministers in charge of railway transport. The basis for the existence and work of the OSJD is the OSJD Statutes , which have the character of an international treaty.
    OSJD members are transport ministries and central government bodies in charge of railway transport in 29 countries (including Ukraine).






    DOCUMENT FLOW

    As part of the unification of Ukrainian railways to EU standards "EU-Trans" LLC turned to JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" with a proposal:

    “start the processes of unifying the registration and accounting of wagons taking into account the system in force in the EU countries, namely, assigning a unique 12-digit number to freight wagons (today in Ukraine it is an 8-digit number) and unifying the technical operational requirements for freight wagons that exist on European railways.”

    REVIEW:
    Appeal     Answer





    TRAFFIC ORGANIZATION ON EU RAILWAYS

    OpenRailwayMap - WORLD RAILWAYS MAP:





    TSI – General requirements

    Within the framework of pro-European orientation and integration
    EU-Trans LLC is exploring the requirements that exist in the EU for railway cars (TSI).
    You can read the English-language original of these requirements below on our website.

      Section 2   ERA – TF ACTIVITIES, EVIC CATALOG FOR RAILWAY AXLES, WHEELSET TRACEABILITY (EWT), AXLES MAINTENANCE CRITERIA (ECCM)





    News




    Results of UZ meeting with Slovak carriers

    - both crossings with Slovakia are underloaded, operating at 50-60% capacity.
    - in Slovakia, near the Uzhgorod/Matievce crossing, scheduled repair "windows" have ended.
    - difficult weather conditions continue in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Germany, therefore there are problems with frozen ore and the plants have to heat the cargo in greenhouses for at least 30-48 hours, as a result, conventions for receiving ore have been introduced.
    - the Liberty-Ostrava plant is still not working due to restructuring.



    Results of UZ meeting regarding the transportation of grain cargoes

    - 491,000 tons of grain were loaded in 6 days of December (=18% of the total load, average load = 79,000 tons/day).
    - queue of wagons for western crossings = 9,300 wagons (of which 1,200 with grain), average delivery = 1,619 wagons/day.
    - queue at Ports = 12,000 wagons (7,150 of them with grain), average unloading = 973 wagons/day.
    - the repair "window" on the "Pomichna-Podilsk" section has ended, however, there is a difficult situation with the return of empty wagons from Odesa ports.
    - Ukrzaliznytsia launched a test trailer train with 23 trailer trucks, now the train is being inspected by Polish customs officials.



    Results of UZ meeting of the Export office

    - a total of 6.08 million tons of goods were transported for export in November: 2.68 million tons - through western crossings and 3.4 million tons - through ports.
    - top 3 western crossings: Izov-740500 tons, Chop-463000 tons, Uzhhorod-450900 tons.
    - top 3 ports: Berehova-1029000 tons, Chornomorsk-Port-740500 tons, Odesa-Port-732500 tons.
    - the most loaded junctions: Vadul-Syret, Yagodin, Izov, Mostyska-2 - almost 100% loaded.
    - queue for western crossings = 9,800 wagons.
    - port queue = 11,500 wagons (6,000 of them with grain), average unloading = 950 wagons/day.



    Happy Armed Forces of Ukraine Day!

    The whole world knows about your heroism and exploits. You are the Strength, Strength and Invincibility of the entire country. Every Ukrainian goes to bed and wakes up thinking about you.

    The whole country feels incredible Pride when the blue-yellow flag flies over the liberated territories again. And great peace and hope when we hear such welcome words: "These are ours coming."

    It is a great honor to speak with you. It is a great honor to shake hands with you. It is a great honor to say to you: Thank you!

    You are our Warriors of Victory. We will never forget at what cost you bring this day closer, centimeter by centimeter freeing our land.

    Glory to the ZSU.
    May God protect you.
    And eternal memory to every Hero.



    The schedule of online meetings of Ukrainian and foreign railway workers in December has been published

    Author: Rail.insider / Freight transportation, railway worker, meeting, carrier



    The order of the Ministry of Reconstruction on simplifying the transportation of goods by rail has entered into force

    Author: Rail.insider / Freight transportation, Ministry of Reconstruction, order
    A telegram from the CM is also attached



    "EU-Trans" LLC took part in the European Silk Road Summit 2023

    The program of the summit

    Presentations from summit speakers



    Results of UZ meeting regarding the transportation of grain cargoes

    - for 29 days of November, 2.36 million tons of grain were loaded (=19% of the total load, average load = 90 thousand tons/day).
    - 2.43 million tons were exported (70% through Odesa ports and 30% through western crossings).
    - queue of wagons for western crossings = 11,000 wagons (1,640 of them with grain); queue at the Port = 12,000 wagons (6,550 of them with grain).
    - repair "windows" in the "Pomichna-Podilsk" section continue - in the mode of 2/2 days, until December 6.
    - new rates for the use of CTL wagons for December were announced today.




    Results of UZ meeting with Hungarian carriers

    - the delivery of ore, grain and cement was slightly lower in Batyovo, but the delivery of oil, containers and gas increased.
    - queues at both junctions are minimal, there are no any problems.
    - there is some disagreements between the UZ and the MMV carrier regarding the calculation and payment of fines, so the UZ has frozen the approval of plans for December on the MMV for a few days, until this issue is resolved.



    Indexation of the railway tariff to the level of ICV is a dangerous idea

    Rail.insider



    Results of UZ meeting with Slovak carriers

    - the availability of ore has significantly decreased at the Chop/Cierna junction, the queue is minimal.
    - on the contrary, the availability and average daily delivery of ore increased at the Uzhhorod/Mativtse junction.
    - both transitions are under-loaded and the queue for both has decreased, they are operating at about 50-60%.
    - the Liberty-Ostrava plant never started working; Bratislava Port, Linz and US Steel are doing well.
    - repair "windows" continue throughout Slovakia on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. near the Uzhgorod/Matievce junction and will continue throughout November.



    Results of UZ meeting regarding the transportation of grain cargoes

    - for 22 days of November, 1.77 million tons of grain were loaded (=19% of the total load, average load = 89.5 thousand tons/day).
    - 1.74 million tons were transferred for export (70% through Odessa ports and 30% through western crossings).
    - queue of wagons for western crossings = 10,000 wagons (of which 1,540 with grain); queue at the Ports = 11,000 wagons (5,800 of them with grain).
    - repair "windows" continue:
     1) on the "Shepetivka-Zdolbuniv" precinct – 24/7, until November 27;
     2) on the "Pomichna-Podilsk" section - in the mode of 2/2 days, until December 6.
    - the issue of tariff indexation from January 1 is still open.



    Results of UZ meeting with the carriers of Romania and Moldova

    - There are positive changes at the Vadul-Syret/Dorneshti crossing:
    1. The queue decreased by 500 wagons in 2 weeks and = 1850 wagons;
    2. Freight trains began to depart almost on schedule;
    3. The downtime of locomotives has decreased, almost to the normative level.
    4. For the past 5 days, they have been working on reducing the queue of forest cargo at Unicom Transit by increasing delivery.
    - The accumulation of cargo at the port of Reni has fallen to 250 wagons.
    - On November 19-20, the port of Constanca was closed due to weather conditions, so the number of trains to the port increased.
    - The MIU's order regarding the cancellation of "special conditions (20%)" has not yet been made public.



    Results of UZ meeting regarding the transportation of grain cargoes

    - for 15 days of November, 1.17 million tons of grain were loaded (=20% of the total load, average load = 87 thousand tons/day).
    - 1.2 million tons were transferred for export (70% through Odesa ports and 30% through western crossings).
    - the queue of wagons for the western crossings decreased by more than 2,300 wagons and amounts to 10,500 wagons (2,000 of them with grain); queue at the Port = 11,000 wagons.
    - repair "windows" continue: 1) on the "Shepetivka-Zdolbuniv" precinct - 24/7, until November 27; 2) on the "Pomichna-Podilsk" precinct - on a 2/2 day basis.



    Results of UZ meeting with Hungarian carriers

    - there is almost no queue, there are also problems, there is little cargo, the connections are underloaded.
    - repair "windows" according to UZ are ongoing.
    - on Chop overloading of all mass bulk cargoes (coke, kaolin, slag, coal, dolomite) is carried out by the "Lviv" MS, the terminal is now heavily congested.
    - the government approved resolution No. 1132 "On the implementation of an experimental project on the verification of subjects of the agro-industrial complex under martial law". The resolution came into force on November 10, 2023



    Results of UZ meeting with Slovak carriers

    - at the junction of Chop/Cierna, the availability of ore has significantly decreased, but the availability of grain has increased.
    - on the contrary, the availability and average daily delivery of ore increased at the Uzhhorod/Mativtse junction.
    - both transitions are underloaded, they work somewhere at 50-60%.
    - the convention on 02.11 was canceled at the Liberty-Ostrava plant. however, the ore never began to be shipped. However, from 13.11. there will be a restart of the blast furnace and maybe the plant will still work.
    - repair "windows" continue throughout Slovakia on weekdays near the Uzhgorod/Matievce junction and will continue throughout November.
    - transportation along the Danube River in Slovakia has already started and is working normally.



    Results of UZ meeting regarding the transportation of grain cargoes

    - in 8 days of November, 636,000 tons of grain were transported for export: 2/3 - through Odesa ports and 1/3 - through western crossings (494 wagons with grain are transferred daily).
    - problematic junctions: Vadul-Syret, Yagodyn, Mostyska (a large accumulation of containers on both sides), Izov (there is a certain accumulation of oil and oilcake).
    - repair "windows" continue: on the Slavuta station - until November 25, on the "Pomichna-Podilsk" line and in Romania near the Vadul-Syret junction.
    - the reorientation of grain cargoes to Odesa ports and the accumulation of queues continues.
    - rates on grain hoppers continue to grow.



    Results of UZ meeting with the carriers of Romania and Moldova

    The situation in Vadul-Syret is critical:
    - there are problems in the delay of locomotives for 15 more hours.
    - the freight train schedule is not observed.
    - oil transfer complexes were put into operation - transfer of 3 trains/day.
    - the increase in the import of petroleum products by 1435 mm displaces the delivery of freight cars by 1520. Now there are about 2 trains of 1520 mm and 3 trains of 1435 mm.
    - from 01.11 to 11.11 there are windows in Romania, so from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. there is no traffic at all (neither at 1435 mm nor at 1520 mm).
    - there are restrictions on the approval of plans for forest cargo.



    Results of UZ meeting of the Export office

    - a total of 4.9 million tons of goods were transported for export in October.
    - top 3 cargoes: ore-39%, grain-35%, ferrous metals-7%.
    - top 3 border crossings: Izov-793,000 tons, Chop-497,000 tons, Uzhhorod-436,000 tons.
    - the busiest junctions: Vadul-Syret, Yagodin, Izov, Mostyska-2.
    - port queue = 10,000 wagons (6,100 of them with grain): 2,000 wagons to Izmail and 8,000 wagons to Odesa ports.



    Results of UZ meeting with Polish carriers

    - the average daily delivery of wagons at the Yagodyn, Izov junctions, and especially at Mostyska-2, has increased.
    - at the Mostyska-2/Medyka junction, 6 trains/day were handed over, and a new record was set for the average daily carriage handover. However, it is possible to take 8 trains/day, provided that the train schedule is strictly followed.
    - at the Zdolbunov, in connection with the repair "windows", the number of trains per day was reduced: from 35 to 12.
    - the repair "window" at the Slavuta station continues, now it is night, but later it will become 24-hour and will end at the end of November.
    - the repair "window" in the "Podilsk-Pomichna" section is ongoing.



    Results of UZ meeting regarding transportation of grain cargoes

    - from now for imported goods that are reloaded from 1435mm wagons to 1520mm wagons, the fee for transportation on the territory of Ukraine will be charged not "at the destination station" but "at the transshipment station" at the border.
    - On October 19, Order No. 788 dated September 5, 2023 (repeal of "Special Conditions", etc.) was approved. We are waiting for publication, approximately Nowember 11, 2023.
    - in connection with the increase in demand and continued growth of rates for grain trucks - from now on UZ will sell at auctions its own mineral trucks (370 wagons) for the transportation of grain cargoes.
    - 2.5 million tons of grain were transported in October (of which 1.6 million tons were exported: 60% through ports and 40% through western crossings).
    - queue for western crossings = 12,000 wagons and for ports = 10,000 wagons.



    Results of UZ meeting with Hungarian carriers

    - queues are small, there are no problems, there is little cargo, the connections are underloaded.
    - there is a decrease in the availability of cargo on both broad and narrow tracks.
    - at both junctions, there is a drop in grain delivery due to the operation of the temporary grain corridor.
    - the planned repair "window" at the "Kozyatyn-Zdolbuniv" precinct has ended.



    Results of UZ meeting with carriers of Slovakia

    - the presence of ore and grain has significantly decreased at the Chop/Cierna junction.
    - on the contrary, the availability and average daily delivery of ore increased at the Uzhhorod/Mativtse junction.
    - both junctions are underloaded, they work somewhere at 50-60%.
    - there are problems at the Liberty-Ostrava plant - failure to fulfill the plan by 47,000 tons, other ore plants are working normally.
    - the volume of ore delivered to Slovakia is expected to increase in November, by at least 50,000 tons by October.
    - repair "windows" in Slovakia continue and will continue throughout all November, which affects the passage of trains, but not very significantly.



    Results of UZ meeting on grain transportation

    - from November 1, the speed of movement of CTL wagons will change, namely, they will increase by 1.2-3.7 times.
    - the demand for CTL grain trucks at auctions increased due to the peak of grain transportation and the operation of the temporary grain corridor.
    - grain cargoes are redirected to Odesa ports and their share is already 54%.
    - for October, 1.5 million tons of grain have already been loaded, the queue for the western crossings = 13 thousand wagons and for the ports = 9 thousand wagons.
    - the situation at the port of Reni and the Vadul-Syret/Dorneshti and Yagodin/Dorogusk crossings is persistently difficult.



    Results of the UZ meeting with Romania and Moldova carriers

    - the situation in Vadul-Syret and Reni is steadily difficult, with no changes.
    - on Vadul-Syret, there are problems with the delay of locomotives and the unevenness of the daily load of wagons for reshuffle, destined for this junction. The planning department of CTL promised to look into making changes to the Mesplan regarding the limitation of the maximum daily loading of wagons with the rearrangement of trolleys to no more than 2 trains/day = 56 wagons/day, which = the daily throughput capacity of the rearrangement of this joint. It will take at least 10 days.
    - representatives of the CFR infrastructure do not allow 1435 mm wagons to be hauled by the UZ locomotive from Dorneshti to Vadul-Syret.



    Results of the UZ meeting with Polish carriers

    - the queue at the Izov and Yagodin crossings grew a little.
    - from 23.10. PLK starts repairing the 1520 mm track along Dorohusk.
    - this week, day time windows are held at the "Kozyatyn-Zdolbuniv" precinct, but next week they will be moved to night time.
    - at Slavkóv, the accumulation of transit meal, oil and cake continues, because the terminals do not have time to overload them. The Poles report that they do not have the opportunity to increase the volume of transshipment of these cargoes because all warehouses are completely full.
    - according to Mostyska, the time for the technical inspection of wagons by customs officials was reduced from 1.5 hours to 1 hour, but this did not give significant results (although they achieved a record rate of daily delivery of wagons), because there are still such problems:
    1. Polish border guards cannot scan passenger and freight trains simultaneously due to lack of personnel;
    2. there are cases of a lack of free receiving tracks of 1520 mm according to Art. Medicine;
    3. it is necessary to improve means of communication and methods of information transfer under Art. Mostyska-2.



    Results of the UZ meeting regarding the transportation of grain

    - 24.10. there will be English auctions: 10 lots of 50 grain wagons owned by CTL, starting rate = UAH 600/day, speed of movement for November will be changed;
    - from 01.11. the cost of renting CTL grain trucks will be UAH 1,000/day;
    - total queue for 14 western crossings = 12,660 wagons, including 2,555 wagons with grain;
    - the temporary grain corridor continues to operate, therefore the reorientation of grain cargoes to ports continues, the daily load of grain has increased by 30% (up to 66,000 tons/day);
    - the port of Gdansk from 23.10. reduces the amount of container handling in connection with the planned works in the port.



    The results of the meetings of the UZ with the carriers of Poland and Slovakia

    - at the Yagodin/Dorohusk junction without changes: new lines of the schedule of passenger trains interfere with freight work, locomotives are idle for up to 20 hours and even more (both owned by UZ and Polish carriers), including due to the lack of customs personnel in Poland, which they promise to increase.
    - there are 69 wagons with spoiled grain in Dorokhusk and occupy 2 receiving-departure tracks. UZ and PKP are making efforts to take these wagons somewhere as soon as possible.
    - at Slavkuv, the accumulation of transit meal, oil and cake has increased, because the terminal does not have time to overload it, so the flow of cargo is restrained along the UZ and accumulates.
    - on Mostys'ka-2 there is a large increase in handovers and a new record was set for handovers of wagons, at the same time there are problems with handovers on track 1520.
    - there is a decline in the delivery of ore and grain in Chop and Uzhhorod.
    - both transitions are underloaded, they work somewhere at 50-60%.'



    "EU-Trans" restored the car after the derailment in Moldova

    The car derailed in Moldova on Augast 08, 2023 due to the unsatisfactory condition of the track. It was repaired at the Basarabyaska workshop, and today it returned to Ukraine and is on its way to the next load...



    "Dniprovagonmash" shipped the first MultiBOX wagons for operation in the EU


    The results of the meetings of the UZ with the carriers of Romania, Moldova and Hungary

    - there is an increase in the passing rates in Vadul-Syret and Dyakovo. At Dyakovo, the queue began to grow.
    - at "Unikom Transit" there is an accumulation of 400+ wagons with wood, and only 19 wagons/day are rented, the queue is more than 20 days, therefore only 50% of the plans for wood at Unikom will be accepted.
    - there is a regular delay of UZ locomotives along Dornesht and CFR locomotives along Vadul-Syret.
    - Art. Reni is completely paralyzed, the situation has worsened almost twice in a week. The average delivery to Giurgiulesti/Galac fell from 90 wagons/day to 60 wagons/day. CFM does not provide advance planning for reception - not that 5-6 trains in advance, but a maximum of 1 train and that every other day. Therefore, through the Serpneve/Basarabiaska crossing, trains bound for Giurgiulesti/Galac are not yet allowed to pass, but only local cargo on Reni.
    - delivery of wagons to Hungary dropped significantly, because there is no cargo.
    - "sugar" was excluded from the convention on the import of goods to Hungary.
    - repair windows are ongoing throughout the EU, which has a negative effect on the movement of freight cars, but will have a positive effect in the future.
    - a temporary corridor through the Odesa ports became operational, in particular, 17 ships have already departed.'



    The results of the meetings with carriers from Poland and Slovakia

    – the line grew along Yagodin and Izov.
    - according to Yagodin, 4 passenger lines have been added since September - pass. traffic interferes with cargo work, locomotives (both owned by UZ and foreign carriers) are idle due to a lack of customs personnel in Poland. The transition situation is difficult.
    - the window continues on the Lviv-Krasnoe section according to the development program for the Yagodin-Dorohusk crossing, there is no strong impact on train traffic.
    -Transit meal and cake are being accumulated in Sławków.
    - in Mostiska, the Polish side has slightly increased the staff of customs officers, so the situation has improved somewhat and we are seeing a record figure for the delivery of wagons this year.
    - regarding the transfer of the place of inspection of trains by Ukrainian customs officers under Art. Mostys'ka upon delivery to Poland, in order to reduce the time of inspection of wagons, the issue has not been resolved - customs officers and border guards are against it.



    Results of the UZ meeting on the transportation of grain cargo

    - on the use of UZ 1435mm bogies only for TsTL cars: UZ has 1820 bogies in stock, which are currently also provided to private carriers, but UZ plans to mainly use them for grain carriers of the TsTL fleet when exporting grain, while reviewing and reducing rates. And for large companies that regularly use the cart rearrangement belt, UZ suggests accumulating their own carts at border stations, because there are not enough for everyone.
    - the queue at the port of Izmail has decreased and the average daily unloading of wagons has increased.
    - the situation with the Odessa ports has also improved: the queue has decreased and the unloading of wagons at the ports has increased.



    Results of the meeting between UZ and carriers from Romania, Moldova and Hungary

    - according to Reni, the problem of providing the Railways with premature plans for receiving trains to Giurgiulesti and Galati has not been resolved, they give a maximum for 1 train, it is needed for 4-6 trains.
    - there is a large accumulation of wheat in Galati - 500 weight, that is, the queue is almost 30 days.
    - situation in Vadul-Siret: the queue has dropped by 300 weight, the crossing is loaded at maximum, 2 shifts are working at full capacity (they shift up to 90 weight/day).
    - There is no way to establish a connection with the infrastructure of the CFR, it has practically withdrawn itself and does not fulfill its functions as a regulator for carriers.
    - there are almost no queues at the Hungarian crossings (Batjevo and Chop), there are also few problems with cargo, the joints are underloaded.



    Results of the meeting with Romania and Moldova

    – Planned “windows” are being carried out on the Lviv-Krasnoe section, but they do not have a strong impact on the movement of cars.
    - There was a case of stopping the activity of the Vadul-Siret/Dornesti crossing almost overnight. The reason was that the Romanian carrier CER Fersped sent containers to Ukraine. loaded into gondola cars. However, Romanian customs did not allow them to enter Ukraine because that she was unable to open the doors and inspect the cargo in the containers, and the train stood still for almost day together with the UZ locomotive, which was also not released. And this is despite the fact that there is a queue at this junction 2000 scales, and it is the busiest of the other transitions.
    - Other problems occurring at the Vadul-Sired/Dornesti junction are:
     1) unproductive downtime of locomotives for up to 12 hours, on both sides;
     2) maneuvers according to st. Vikshany for 4-5 hours, organized by the CFR infrastructure, about which st. Vadul-Siret and trains blocking traffic;
     3) failure to comply with the train schedule on the part of the CFR infrastructure, that is, when trains are not delivered along the lines of the schedule “either no one is traveling or everyone is traveling at once,” so only one train is accepted and the rest stand in line and block the site.
    - Ukrzaliznytsia also made an announcement: in order to increase profitability, Ukrzaliznytsia plans more actively use CTL cars for transportation with rearrangement of bogies, and eventually prohibit the provision of UZ trolleys for rearranging private carriages. As a way out, UZ offers wagon owners to create their own trolleys for rearranging and for its part is ready to provide storage space for such private carts at border stations.



    Results of the meeting with Slovakia

    – there is a decline in the delivery of wagons at both junctions.
    - Grain shipments continue to grow in Chop, but there is a decline in ore, which accounts for only 40% of all cargo. Liberty Island has problems, so the redhead doesn't go to them.
    - in Uzhgorod we see a decline in grain delivery, 80% of ore goes to US Steel.
    - for October, the plan for ore delivery to Slovakia will decrease by 2.6-3 times (from 260-300 thousand tons to 100 thousand tons) due to the recession in the metallurgical industry, lack of demand for ore in Slovakia and syllables with ore at the plants. Until the end of the year, plans for receiving ore will be small.



    Results of the meeting with Poland

    - according to Yagodin, in September delivery fell by -17 per day due to the import of petroleum products and the export of containers and mineral fertilizers, but there is a slight increase in grain.
    - for Izov in September we see a significant increase in ore delivery (+52 cars/day).
    - in Mostiska in September we see an increase in grain, containers and building materials (a total of +24 cars/day), but there is a slight decline in metals.
    - along Rava-Rus'ka for the week there were practically no changes.
    - according to Yagodin, 3 schedule lines have been added since September (2 service and 1 passenger) - pass. traffic is interfering with freight work, the situation has not changed over the week, locomotives (both owned by UZ and foreign carriers) are idle due to a lack of customs personnel in Poland. There are only 2 ways to resolve the situation: either increase the staff of customs officers, or reduce the number of passenger lines.
    - the long window continues for the Lyubomil-Matseyev section according to the development program for the Yagodin-Dorohusk crossing, they plan to complete it by September 30. Next they must work on the section to Kovel.
    - there is an accumulation of transit meal and cake at Slavkov, because the terminal does not have time to overload it, so the flow of cargo is restrained by the UZ and accumulates.



    Results of the meeting with Hungary

    - there is almost no queue, there is also little cargo, the joints are underloaded.
    - accumulation of grain: 81 cars/day of grain are rented out (50 cars/day through Chop and 31 cars/day through Batevo).
    - according to Chop there is a slight increase in grain delivery.
    - in Batevo there is an increase in grain, containers, metals and imports of petroleum products, but there is a significant decline in ore, so overall the increase is minimal.
    - A lot of track repair work is being carried out in Hungary.
    - The Hungarian leadership, despite the EU decision, extended the ban on grain imports; only transit is allowed, while the transit period of no more than 15 days has been preserved.
    - In Hungary, repair work on the ore transhipment terminal has been completed, and the reloading capacity has been increased by 45 cars.



    UZ abolished the requirement for the redirection of wagons to provide written consent from the owners

    Author: Rail.insider 



    The adjustment of the order of the Ministry of Reconstruction on simplifying freight transportation continues

    Author: Rail.insider 



    Results of the meeting with Slovakia


    - the increase in delivery for Chop continues (+9 cars/day per week) thanks to grain, but we see a slight decline in delivery for ore.
    - in Uzhgorod we see a decline in grain delivery by -10 cars/day, but there is an increase in ore and coal.
    - the general director of the Slovak infrastructure is changing, so until it is approved, there are certain difficulties in the operation of the infrastructure.
    - for October, the plan for ore delivery to Slovakia will decrease by 2.6-3 times (from 260-300 thousand tons to 100 thousand tons) due to the recession in the metallurgical industry, lack of demand for ore in Slovakia and syllables with ore at the plants. Until the end of the year, plans to receive ore will be small.



    Results of the meeting on the Export Office at JSC "UZ"

    1) Statistics for August and for 2023 as a whole:
      - Top 3 export cargoes: ore (42%), grain (27%), metals (11%).
      - Transitions/ports – leaders in Export: Chop/Cierna (21%), Izov (20%), port of Izmail (13%), Uzhgorod (12%).
      - Change per day = 1848 cars in total (+110) / 500-grain (+70)
    2) Queue without changes = 10,100 cars / of which 2,500 grains.
    3) There are 3 problems:
      1. Queue for Vadul-Siret = 2000+ cars, and continues to grow by 200 cars /week (200 cars gauge 1435 and 1800 cars gauge 1520 (of which 500 cars for rearrangement))
      2. Accumulation at Serpneve/Basarabeasca and Reni, there was delivery of wagons to Galats and Giurgiulesti.
      3. port of Izmail: long queue, introduced conventions (if the queue is more than 30 days), constant shelling, small mechanization.
    4) Limitation of plans: in addition to Izmail, also Vadul-Siret and Yagodin (for carriers with queues > 30 days) (due to increased grain accumulation). When calculating the average daily unloading in Izmail to limit plans, an error was discovered - additional deliveries are not taken into account, because the recipient's code is changing, Ukrzaliznytsia promised to look into it and fix it.
    5) The MIU prepared, agreed upon and sent for registration order No. 788 on amendments to Order No. 644.
      The order will be published soon.
      The order to simplify transportation rules cancels 11 sections, such as:
      - rules for transportation in bulk
      - transportation in open type wagons
      !!!- “Special conditions” of 20% for the transportation of grain in wagons not intended for grain transportation are canceled
      !!!- containers can be placed on the fitting flat-cars with the doors facing outwards, this applies primarily to export cargo.
      - and so on...
    6) Regarding the E-portal / E-order:
      - There were many technical problems, testing is still ongoing...
      – Domestic transportation has already been completed, export transportation is not yet working.



    Happy Independence Day of Ukraine to all our partners, customers and website visitors!

    We are proud of our colleague who is currently serving in the Armed Forces and, together with other defenders, defends the independence of his native country. We wish everyone who defends Ukraine on the front lines to return alive to their families as soon as possible. We are waiting, supporting and loving you!



    EU-Trans is the initiator of a new bill!

    EU-Trans is the initiator of a new bill to provide benefits to the owners of railway cars lost as a result of a full-scale Russian invasion. Privileges for customs clearance of imports of modern rolling stock and components for it will help compensate for the damage received and will contribute to the entry into the European rail transport market of its own rolling stock.



    The Transport Logistic exhibition took place in Munich on 07.05.

    Transport logistic - Logistics exhibition which took place in Munich in May this year. EU-Trans took a direct part in the exhibition. A total of 2,320 exhibitors from 67 countries participated in the exhibition. Within the framework of the exhibition, meetings were held with colleagues and exhibitors. The rail industry continues to grow and develop. New models of hybrid fitting platforms were also presented at the exhibition.

    Photo album - Munich 2023 Transport Logistic


    New grain loading scheme

    The video shows a modernized fitting flat-car with a platform. Exclusive scheme of loading at the elevator, without the transfer of grain to the transshipment terminals.

    Video…


    "EU-Trans" LLC carried out the redeployment of wagons of partners from Ukraine to Kazakhstan through the territory of Poland.



    "EU-Trans" continued work on modernization of its own rolling stock.

    At the Zhmerinsky car-repair plant, 6 fitting platforms were produced, modernized from timber wagons.



    "EU-Trans" continues the modernization of the rolling stock.

    The photo shows an updated semi-car after repair at the Zhmerynsky Carriage Repair Plant.



    Railway Cars are returning from the de-occupied territories!

    In the photo - the first returned railway car of the EU-Trans own car fleet.
    Armed Forces of Ukraine!
    Glory to Ukraine!



    Modernization of the rolling stock "EU-Trans"

    Painting process (video)…


    "EU-Trans" continues the modernization of rolling stock

    Containers are transported on the updated fitting flat-cars.



    "EU-Trans" congratulates women on the holiday!

    "EU-Trans" congratulates women on March 8, on this special day we wish peace, happiness, health and speedy victory!



    EU-Trans continues transportation of grain in gondola cars



    "EU-Trans" continues to work on the modernization of own rolling stock

    Refurbished gondola cars transport various types of grain crops

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