Paneuropa Transport has successfully completed the first intermodal transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail to Poland, testing a new route between the Benelux countries and Eastern Europe.
The Slovenian Parliament has approved a project to double the track on the Divaca-Koper railway line. The total investment in the project will amount to €354 million, with the European Investment Bank covering most of the costs (€250 million).
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers slumped by more than three times in September compared with August (down 33% month-on-month to 154,000 t). Domestic supplies dropped by 31% month-on-month to 100,000 t, while transportation of imported mineral fertilizers plunged by 36% month-on-month to 54,000 t.
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in October (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
In the first half of 2024, Laude Smart Intermodal transported more than 53 thousand TEU in Ukraine, which was an important step in the development of intermodal transport in the region. This was stated by Pavel Kalasko, General Director of Laude Smart Intermodal SA in Ukraine, in an interview with Intermodalnews.pl.
On October 31, the Estonian railway operator AS Operail, according to its press service, entered into an agreement to sell its business to AS Tiigi Keskus RailProject OÜ (part of AS Tiigi Keskus).
After a surge of activity and rising freight rates seen in the Mediterranean and, particularly, in the Black Sea in 1H October, the market has started to cool down this week. “We see even some slowdown of activity from Black Sea this week, maybe because of extremely bullish ideas from owners, making many charterers… Read more »