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romania: Constanţa Seaport continues its development strategy aimed at creating links with the hinterland, optimising the existing infrastructure and implementing infrastructure construction works. “Our main goal is to establish the framework necessary to promoting the development projects of Constanţa Seaport for the period 2014-2020 by planning transport infrastructure investments as good as possible”, declared Mihai Gheorghiade, Engineer - Constanţa Seaport Infrastructure Department, during the conference “Intermodal Romania – opportunities for rail freight transport”, held on 24-25 April 2013 in Constanţa and organised by Club Feroviar and the Romanian Railway Industry Association (AIF). Apart from the projects on the extension of breakwaters, Constanţa Seaport plans to develop the rail capacity in the river-maritime area where necessary works amount to EUR 17.6 Million. Financing sources come from the state budget (30.75%) and European funds (69.25%). Practically, the project includes the doubling of the existing line (11 km), the construction of a group of arrival-shipping of four lines and of a shunting group consisting in the construction of 6 lines.
China suspends rail projects
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International: The construction of a number of railways, including the one from Zhengzhou to Wanzhou, Zhengzhou to Hefei, Chengdu to Lanzhou, and Chongqing to Lanzhou have been suspended or postponed due to capital problem.
Wang Mengshu, Chinese Academy of Engineering, said the funds used for railway construction this year amounted to CNY 650 Billion (EUR 81 Billion), of which CNY 200 Billion (EUR 25 Billion) has not been implemented; meanwhile, banks are reluctant to lend to the railway companies, leading to widespread suspension in construction. Authorities to use pension fund to develop infrastructure projects Russia: Russian Government plans to invest RUB 440 Billion (USD 13.9 Billion) on major infrastructure projects in 2013, including money from the country’s pension fund, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. “The government is developing the legislative framework allowing issuance www.railwaypro.com | May 2013
Another railway project to be developed by the authorities refers to the development of industrial lines in the “Gate 10” area (the south of Constanţa Seaport). The project amounts to EUR 1.34 Million.
announcement, adding that the aim was to find a buyer by the beginning of 2014. “The privatisation of Trainose will begin in June and within a brief period of time we will have very different-looking Greek railways,” said Economic Development Minister Costis Hatzidakis. Papers for Rail Baltica 2 to be completed in July
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Constanţa Seaport develops rail infrastructure
of infrastructure bonds under Russian state guarantee, including the use of pension contributions for these purposes,” Medvedev said. Among Russia’s major infrastructure projects are the Trans-Siberian and BaikalAmur lines that provide connections with Siberia and Asia-Pacific. They require investments of up to USD 2.5 Billion. Medvedev earlier pledged to allocate an additional RUB 260 Billion (EUR 6.4 Billion) from the federal budget in 20132017 to expand the capacity of the two railway projects. Authorities to initiate Trainose sale in June Greece: Greece will open public bidding for the privatisation of the railways in June. A government official made the Россия: Российское правительство намеревается вложить 440 млрд. рублей (13,9 млрд. долларов США) в проекты транспортной инфраструктуры, запланированные на текущий год. Данная сумма финансируется в том числе из пенсионного фонда. Румыния: Порт Констанца продолжает осуществлять стратегию развития для обеспечения связей с внутренними районами страны и реализации проектов инфраструктурного строительства. В мире: Финский геологический центр инициировал исследование на предмет анализа возможных маршрутов для будущего железнодорожного туннеля,
International: Ministries of transport in the Baltic countries, Rimantas Sinkevicius, Anrijs Matiss and Juhan Parts, have agreed at a meeting in Riga that the guidelines for establishing Rail Baltica 2 would be established in a month. They have also decided that all the papers for establishing this company would be solved by the end of July. The new company will deal with the development of Rail Baltica project that would be treated as a business project rather than a political one, explained the Estonian Minister of Transport. On the same occasion, a cooperation declaration was signed to continue with the implementation of Rail Baltica project. According to this declaration, Poland and Finland will be invited to join the project as partners with equal rights. If works would be carried out according to plans, the line will be operational starting with 2025.
Afghanistan wishes Turkmenistan to build Imamnazar-Akina railway section International: Afghanistan has offered Turkmenistan to construct the Imamnazar-Akina railway line - section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway line - on the Afghan territory.“ Representatives of the Afghan delegation suggested participation of the Turkmen specialists in the development of a feasibility study and construction of the Imamnazar-Akina railway line section in Afghanistan,” says a report. The sides signed an intergovernmental framework agreement on the construction of Atamyrat-Imamnazar-Akina-Andkhoi railway in May 2011. Earlier, Deputy Minister of Public Works of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Wahid, said the main investors in the project Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway will be Ashgabat and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). который обеспечит сообщение между Хельсинки и Таллином. В мире: PKP Cargo будет предоставлять транспортные услуги между Польшей и портом Зеебругге (Бельгия) для поставки автомобилей Опель Астра, выпущенных в Гливице (Польша). Греция: В июне Греция запустит тендерную процедуру приватизации Железных дорог, а власти нацелены найти покупателя до начала 2014 года. В мире: Министры транспорта государств Прибалтики достигли соглашения о том, что руководящие принципы создания компании Rail Baltica 2 будут определены в течение одного месяца.