In 2023, rail transport registered a 5.4% increase in the number of transported passengers and a 6.1% increase in their journey, compared to the previous year, according to the data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics.On the other hand, the volume of transported goods decreased by 11.5%. 48.867 million tons of goods were transported, of which 79.3% in national transport. The tariff path of goods decreased by 3.3%, with an increase only in national transport, by 1.4%.Significant ratios in the total of transported goods were registered for the divisions: coke, refined petroleum products (23%) and coal and lignite; coal and natural gas (21.1%). Regarding the course of the goods, 29.5% of the total is represented by the coke division, refined petroleum products and 24.5% agricultural, hunting and forestry products; fish and other fishing products.According to the INS, last year the journey of motor vehicles increased by 3.7% compared to 2022, and the average daily journey of passenger cars by 3.2%. The number of loaded wagons entered from abroad (thousand wagons) increased by 2.6% and the average gross weight of freight wagons (tons/train) by 2.3%. The average commercial speed of passenger trains (km/h) increased by 0.6%.In contrast, the average commercial speed of freight trains (km/h) decreased by 13.6%, and the wagons loaded on the C.F.R. network (thousand wagons) were less by 10. The average daily distance of locomotives used for freight transport (km/day) decreased by 3.4%, that of freight wagons by 3.3%, and the average static load of wagons of freight (tons/axle) decreased by 2.4%.
A Colombian national arrested last year for planning acts of sabotage in Romania at the request of a Russian citizen has been sentenced to six years in prison by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, Biziday.ro reported. The verdict is not final and may be appealed within ten days. Luis Alfonso Murillo Diosa was convicted of […]
The Romanian Presidential Administration announced that the “Open Doors at Cotroceni Palace” initiative will become a permanent program, with a new visitor format set to launch starting June 14. Details about the updated format will be made public in the coming days. Since March, the Presidential Administration has been hosting regular open days at the […]
A majority of Romanians support reducing public expenditures as a way to curb the national budget deficit, according to a new poll conducted by INSCOP Research and published by Informat.ro on June 4. The survey found that 58.4% of respondents would totally agree with reducing state operating expenses unrelated to public sector salaries, while a further 18.8% […]
The Cluj-Napoca Court of Appeal decided on June 4 to suspend the environmental agreement for the Hidroelectrica's (BVB: H2O) Răstolița hydropower plant project, which is already over 90% completed and scheduled to be put into operation in November this year, the minister of energy, Sebastian Burduja announced. The decision is not final. "It is not […]
The Romanian Senate has adopted a legislative proposal that allows the beginning of construction works on the Tarnița-Lăpuștești pumped hydroelectric power plant without the need for a new feasibility study after years of delays, according to Cluj24. The Senate adopted, in its June 2 meeting, the legislative...
Romania will borrow again from external markets through large bond issues only after a new government is installed and announces the fiscal measures needed to correct the deficit and give investors confidence in Romania's debt, Treasury head Stefan Nanu told Bloomberg, according to
