news 11 companies CREC and China Civil Construction Corporation. The Ethiopian Government plans to construct more than 2,300km of rail lines during the five-year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP). Turkmenistan-AfghanistanTajikistan railway closer to commencement
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International: The first meeting of the special coordination group on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway construction project was held in April 18-19. The meeting composed of senior representatives of the three countries will be held within the relevant Memorandum of Understanding, signed in Ashgabat on March 20 following a tripartite meeting between the Turkmen, Afghan and Tajik presidents. According to the Turkmen side, the implementation of this project will be an effective action to restore the social and economic infrastructure of neighboring Afghanistan and ensure the sustained growth of its economy. Moreover, the implementation of this project will contribute to the diversification of Turkmen and Tajik transport corridors, as well as use the transport and communication network of the Central Asian, Caspian and Black Sea regions. The main investors in the project for construction of the TurkmenistanAfghanistan-Tajikistan railway will be Ashgabat and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Deputy Minister of Public Works of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Wahid told Trend. The bank plans to allocate USD350 Million to Afghanistan, he said. According to Wahid, the Afghan section of the feasibility study is also completed, and after its approval by the government, the implementation of the project will start.
ECMs require certification compliant with Regulation 445/2011 International: The provisions and the correct implementation into the national legislation of Regulation 445/2011 on the certification of entities in charge of maintenance for freight wagons were debated during the workshop organized by Club Feroviar and the International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP) on 25 April in Constanţa. “Through certification in accordance with
CFR SA seeks consultancy for Coşlariu – Sighişoara and Coşlariu – Simeria sections romania: Procedures for the acquisition of six consultancy and technical assistance for rail projects have been submitted to the National Authority for the Regulation and Monitoring of Public Acquisition (ANRMAP) totalling RON 120,850,448 (EUR 27 Million). CFR SA has sent the public acquisition procedure for the acquisition of consultancy services for two section of the pan-European Corridor IV. The first procedure is “Consultancy in the management and control of the execution of construction and installations works” on the objective “Rehabilitation of Braşov – Simeria rail line, Coşlariu – Sighişoara section”. The total cost of the project is estimated at RON 68,144,366 VAT excluded (EUR 15.5 Million). The second acquisition procedure refers to “Consultancy in the management and control of the execution of construction and installations works” on the objective “Rehabilitation of Braşov – Simeria rail line, Coşlariu – Simeria section”. The total cost of the project is RON 47,199,030 VAT excluded
(EUR 10.7 Million). Also, four public procurement procedures for contracts on technical assistance in the improvement of railway traffic safety have also been submitted to the same authority. The first procedure refers to technical assistance in project management and supervision of design and execution works for the project “Modernisation of level crossings”, the total cost of the project being estimated at RON 1,966,884 VAT excluded (EUR 450,000). The second procedure refers to the same type of technical assistance for the objective “System for detecting the overheated axle boxes and tight breaks”. The total cost of the project is estimated at RON 934,208 VAT excluded (EUR 213,000). Acquisition procedures have also been launched for technical assistance contracts for the objectives “Modernisation of the electromechanical interlocking on SiculeniAdjud section”. The cost of the project is RON 1,704,031 VAT excluded (EUR 390,000) and “Modernisation of the electromechanical interlocking on Ilia-Lugoj section”, at a total cost of RON 901,929 VAT excluded (EUR 206,000).
Regulation 445/2011 also the specialized workshops in Romania will be able to do the maintenance of the freight wagons running on other railway networks, not only on the national one,” said Florin Nicolae, Director General - Association of Romania Wagon Keepers (ADV). “Any entity can ensure the maintenance of freight and passenger wagons, but for safety only the certification of those entities which ensure the maintenance of freight wagons is mandatory”, pointed out Gilles Peterhans, Secretary General UIP. He added that although a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the ministries of the EU countries since 2010-2011, so far nothing clear was established for the simplification of the transposal of Regulation 445/2011 into
the national legislations. Peterhans and Fabian Schmid, CEO – ERC, underlined the importance of speeding up the application of Regulation 445/2011 stressing the fact that “all entities in charge with the maintenance of freight wagons registered in the national register of vehicles will be certified in conformity with the present regulation by 31 May 2013”. Mihaela Carabineanu, General Director of the Romanian Railway Safety Authority (ASFR) declared that in the shortest time possible the authority she represents will publish a guide for those interested in obtaining certification for the maintenance of freight wagons. The second part of the workshop debated the topic of urban logistics and participants included George Petre, Multimodal
В мире: Положения и правильное применение национального законодательства Регламента № 445/2011 о сертификации учреждений, ответственных за техническое обслуживание грузовых вагонов обсуждались 25 апреля в Констанце в рамках семинара, организованного «Клуб Феровиар» совместно с Международным союзом владельцев частных грузовых вагонов (UIP). В мире: У чешских компаний имеется необходимая экспертиза и возможности для строительства железнодорожной инфраструктуры по проекту Rail Baltica. Об этом заявил премьер-министр Чехии Петр Некас в ходе своего визита в Таллин. В мире: Испанский Министр развития заявил о том, что закон о железнодорожном секторе подлежит
изменению в целях стимулирования железнодорожных перевозок, особенно грузовых перевозок. Румыния: В Национальное учреждение по урегулированию и мониторингу государственных закупок (ANRMAP) были направлены процедуры заключения шести контрактов на оказание консультационных услуг и услуг по техническому обслуживанию для железнодорожных проектов. Общая стоимость контрактов составляет 120.850.448 лей (27 млн. евро). Казахстан: Необходимо провести финансовую оценку высокоскоростной линии Астана - Алматы. В июне будет приниматься решение о целесообразности данного проекта. Национальный Фонд можно использовать только в случае, если нет других источников финансирования. May 2013 | www.railwaypro.com