Rail & barge

United Wagon Co. has acquired 100% of ownership interest in JSC Tihvin assembly plant Titran-Express.

Tenova TAKRAF has recently been awarded the supply of the ore transportation system for the Chuquicamata underground mine project in Chile.

CHS and MKC announce intentions to build and operate a high-speed rail-shuttle grain storage and loading facility in Milan, Kansas, the US.

An OmniTRAX affiliate has acquired Heart of Texas Railroad and the rail line is to be renamed Central Texas & Colorado River Railway LLC.

United Wagon Co. has acquired 100% of ownership interest in JSC Tihvin assembly plant Titran-Express.

Diana Shipping Inc., through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, enters charter contracts for m/v Erato and m/v Atalandi with Glencore Grain B.V., Rotterdam.

DryShips Inc. has sold three of its vessels, which has reduced its total bank debt by US$102.1 million. Additionally, DryShips has agreed to sell its shares in Ocean Rig UDW Inc.