Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 3
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Freight rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine in January 2025
The start of the year did not bring any considerable changes to the gondola car market. According to market participants, the cargo offer shortened, which is quite typical during the January long holiday period when the traffic traditionally declines.
Moldova receives new batch of rails from Kazakhstan to overhaul railway infrastructure
On January 10, the railway company Calea Ferata din Moldova received a new batch of P-65 rails (3,100 tons) from the Aktobe Rail and Section Works (Kazakhstan) through the port of Giurgiulesti as part of an agreement signed at the beginning of last year. These rails will be used for the overhaul of railways… Read more »
Iron ore export deliveries from Ukraine by railway in December 2024
The iron ore traffic by railway surged by 17% month-on-month to 3.8 million t in Ukraine in December 2024. In particular, exports rocketed by 27% month-on-month to 3 million t, while domestic deliveries shortened by 8% month-on-month to 800,000 t.
Railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers to Ukrainian consignees in December 2024
Railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers picked up in December compared with November, showing a 56% month-on-month hike to 233,000 t. Domestic supplies surged by 56% month-on-month to 159,000 t, while transportation of imported mineral fertilizers soared by 69% to 72,000 t.
CLIP Intermodal and PKP CARGO: intermodal transportation between terminals in Swarzedz and Duisburg
PKP CARGO, the Polish rail carrier undergoing restructuring, has launched two of its six weekly services between the CLIP terminal in Swarzedz (Poland) and the DUSS terminal in Duisburg (Germany).
LTG Cargo starts registering its wagons in European Vehicle Register (EVR)
Lithuanian railway company LTG Cargo has taken another step towards integration with European transport systems by registering its wagons in the European Vehicle Register (EVR). This process means a complete shift away from dependence on systems and processes coordinated by the Rail Transport Council in Moscow.
Freight indices // Week 2
As expected, the small-tonnage shipping market is not seeing any particular trade upturn after Christmas and New Year holidays.
Tallinn port cargo turnover in 2024
The cargo turnover of the Port of Tallinn reached about 13.1 million t in 2024, showing an increase of 4% year-on-year or 548,000 t compared with 2023.
Riga Freeport cargo turnover in December 2024
The stevedoring companies operating in the Riga Freeport handled approximately 1.6 million t of cargo in December, which is 143,000 t below the November result.