A new intermodal rail freight service connecting the Cervignano Intermodal Terminal, near Trieste, and the Pančevo Dry Port Terminal, near Belgrade, will start operations on 11 May. The service can be seen as the evolution of a block train service which was running between the terminal in Italy and the Indija terminal in Serbia. A…
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New freight route connects China and Serbia
A new freight route between China and Serbia has started operating. The route connects the Chinese province of Hebei with Serbia’s capital Belgrade. The train service aims to increase connectivity between Europe and China as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Freight trains running on the newly established route will take twenty days…
Metrans adds rail freight connections to Turkey
The Metrans’ service connecting the Halkali, west of Istanbul, to Dunajska Streda, in Slovakia, is getting to extra stops: Belgrade and Budapest. The new initiative, the company said, comes as a response to the increased demand for rail freight services along this corridor. Test trains started running on 19 February, but the connection was officialised […]
Marathon Airlines E195 Crew Failed To Properly Assess Takeoff Parameters Before Hitting An Object at Belgrade
Investigators issued a preliminary report about a Marathon Airlines Embraer E195, operating on behalf of Air Serbia, hitting an object upon takeoff.
METRANS expands Southeast Europe business with Adria Rail’s acquisition
METRANS has just completed the full acquisition of AdriaRail Group. The company had taken over 51 per cent of Adria Rail’s stakes in March 2023, while now it has proceeded to acquire the remaining 49 per cent. “We have reached another important milestone in the expansion of our European network,” commented Peter Kiss, CEO of […]
‘Chinese investments in EU infrastructure need to be better understood’
The European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) commissioned a study on Chinese investments in non-maritime infrastructure in Europe and the possible risks they might entail. The biggest risks identified concern Chinese influence on EU countries which, according to the study, needs to be better understood. The main conclusion that can be drawn from it […]