Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 30
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Railway transportation
Medway Belgium NV orders 15 new Vectron locomotives from Siemens
MEDWAY Belgium NV, a subsidiary of the Italian shipping company MSC, plans to purchase 15 new Vectron MS locomotives manufactured by Siemens.
Queue of wagons for foreign operators in Ukrzaliznytsia rail network
As many as 7,400 wagons to be transferred to foreign operators were found waiting in the Ukrzaliznytsia rail network on July 27.
Czech operator ČD Cargo ordered 12 Traxx MS3 freight locomotives from Alstom
Czech operator ČD Cargo has signed an agreement with Alstom to supply 12 Traxx MS3 multisystem electric locomotives worth €45 million.
Romania: New version of TransMontana locomotive from Softronic
The manufacturer Softronic (Romania) is starting to test the first TransMontana locomotive version 3.2, which is equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS) of the Thales Group.
Railpool ordered 50 Traxx Universal freight locomotives from Alstom
Rolling stock manufacturer Alstom and Railpool, a rail leasing company, have signed a contract for the supply of 50 Traxx Universal multipurpose locomotives. The deal is valued at €260 million.
Wagon queues at land border crossings*
There were about 8,400 wagons waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points as of July 26 (up 875 wagons compared with June 28).
Handling at Ukraine – Slovakia border crossings*
As many as 274 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point in the period from July 1 to July 27 (up 7 wagons compared with the previous week).
Transportation performance and development of PKP LHS railway infrastructure
During the first half of the year, the Polish railway operator PKP LHS transported 4.8 million t of cargo, including a 122% increase in imports (compared to the same period last year) and a 235% increase in exports.
Rail transportation of Ukrainian grain totals 708k tonnes in July 1-26
A total of 708,000 t of grain were exported by rail in the period from July 1 to July 26 compared with 1.4 million t in June.