CarConTrain's new southern rail terminal comes as surprise to LHS

Swedish CarConTrain plans to construct a transshipment terminal in Huta Krz eszowska at a cost of EUR 20 million. "We have already signed a letter of i ntent concerning the project. The local government has designated 50 hectar es for this investment," said Janusz Nawrocki, a local councillor. The term inal will service industrial plants from the Podkarpacie region, which are about 80 kilometers away. These are mainly companies exporting and importing from the Russian and Ukrainian markets. "Moreover, there are a lot of wood plants in our area, which are slowly running out of raw materials. They will have to import wood from the East," said Janusz Nawrocki. Construction of t he terminal will begin in July 2004 and it should be ready by the end of 20 05. Representatives of wide-track railway LHS, which are building a transsh ipment terminal in nearby Sławków, are skeptical about the investment. "We found out about the whole issue from the local media, but we think that Car ConTrain will soon contact us," said LHS management board member Eugeniusz Tarka. (Puls Biznesu, p. 18) M.M.