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On 21 September, the Supervisory Board of the European DAC Delivery Programme (EDDP), on a proposal of the Programme Board, has adopted a decision on the selection of the Scharfenberg design for the future Europe-wide Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) standard coupling head design.

After a long and successful 15-year partnership between A Flygbränslehantering (AFAB, the Aviation fuel management) and Green Cargo, both parties have signed a new agreement for another five years.

In August 2021, OVK (UWC) has sent its first six-axle articulated tank wagons (the number was not disclosed) for light refined products to TEXOL Group, one of Kazakhstan's largest railway operators and wagon owners. 

On 13 September 2021, OVK (UWC) has signed a new agreement to supply 100 container wagons to VTG Rail Russia.

On 2 August 2021, OVK (UWC) has obtained a compliance certificate from RS FZhT for its Model 13-6724 flat wagon, and embarked on a contract to supply 1,000 wagons to Laude Smart Intermodal.

The line between Calais and Domodossola serves as the latest addition to the intermodal route network of CargoBeamer. Starting off on 4 October, the trains will operate on four roundtrips per week.

ORLEN Unipetrol Group is investing in the modernization of its rail transport: the petrochemical company has leased 81 brand new LPG Safety++ tank cars from wagon owner Ermewa.

On 22 July 2021, STM presented at its Kaluga-based Remputmash (RPM) factory a prototype of the new Model 13-6704 container wagon.

In the shape of the SWS-PowerBox, VTG is adding to its offerings to deliver temperature-controlled rail transport.

Until recently, CargoBeamer system has not seen wider use even after many years of existence, the Kaldenkirchen - Domodossola line being the only, on which long-term regular traffic was established. This is now changing and the first step towards expanding services has just been taken with the launch of a new route connecting the new Calais terminal with Perpignan on 10 July.

On 3 June 2021, EvroKxim (EuroChem) and OVK (UWC) signed a contract for the supply of 2,000 new generation hopper wagons for mineral fertilizers.

Mars Logistics launched a new intermodal service connecting the Halkalı terminal on the European side of Istanbul and the recently opened T-PORT transhipment facility in Kolín in the Czech Republic.

On 2 June 2021 OVK (UWC) announced that  it has obtained the type approval for its Class Sggrs(s) 80’ six-axle and Class Sgmmns 40’ four-axle flat wagons from the European Union Agency for Railways.

SSAB and Green Cargo extend their partnership encompassing shipments of around 700,000 t of finished goods annually from SSAB’s plants in Borlänge and Oxelösund to its customers in Sweden and Denmark.

In early April 2021, OVK (UWC) announced that it will supply 3,600 Model 13-6903 container wagons to RB Group.