Rail freight transport

Türkiye's railway network is expected to extend beyond 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles) next year, with the high-speed rail lines alone anticipated to exceed 2,600 kilometers (1,616 miles), according to the country's 2025 central government budget proposal.

Total investments in five freight centers - three in Attica and two in Thessaloniki - estimated to approach or even exceed 1 billion euros are to be implemented.

Rail services in Greece ground to a halt and ships were held up in ports near Athens on Wednesday as rail workers walked off the job to mark the anniversary of the country's deadliest train crash - and demand justice and bigger pay rises.

They forgot to put on the brakes and the freight train started rolling downhill

Logistic experts foresee serious consequences of the crisis in the Red Sea. The majority of world goods turnover is realized by sea transport. After a series of challenges in 2022-2023, including the Covid-19 pandemic, the lack of equipment and the Suez Canal blockage, at the end of 2023 - a new maritime transport crisis arose. It threatens world trade and negatively affects the economy.

The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels have rerouted a majority of global trade away from the crucial maritime artery for goods and supplies that are likely to impact Turkish consumers through rising prices.

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed measures to make freight transport greener and more efficient.

In a statement, the Commission said it was proposing improvements to rail infrastructure management, as well as offering stronger incentives for low-emission trucks, and better information on freight transport greenhouse gas emissions.

With the rail industry relying on longer and longer trains to cut costs, the Biden administration is handing out $570 million in grants to help eliminate many railroad crossings in 32 states.

Hundreds of international and local freight trucks are diverting their route to avoid conflict in Ukraine to use a border crossing on Turkey's border with Georgia in order to deliver goods to their destinations via the Caucasus, causing
kilometers-long lines on the highways.

The average speed of freight trains in Romania is of 16 km / h, and the transit between Constanta (southeast) and Curtici (west) takes between 7 and 12 days, based on the quantity transported, reveal the conclusions of a study done by the Railway National Surveillance Council (CNSDF), within the Competition Council, sent to AGERPRES on Monday.