CMA CGM acquires stakes in two terminals located in Valencia and Bilbao
The French transportation company CMA CGM has acquired stakes in two terminals located in Valencia and Bilbao (Spain), which are operated by Cosco Shipping Ports (CSP).
Railway transportation
Freight rolling stock sales by Ukrainian enterprises in May
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises sold 219 freight wagons in May 2023, including 111 flat cars, 93 hoppers, and 15 tank cars.
Handling at Ukraine-Poland border crossings*
During the period started June 1 and ended June 14, a total of 5,132 wagons were transferred through the Izov-Hrubieszów land border crossing point with the average daily speed of 367 wagons (up 60 units per day compared with May).
Temporal ban on transportation of all goods to Hungary for one of consignees
Starting from July 24 and up to August 8, transportation of all goods from Ukraine to the Gonyu-Kikoto station in Hungary to hands of the consignee Thyssenkrupp Materials Hungary Zrt. will be suspended.
DB Cargo to transport 100-meter railroad rails produced by British Steel to Belgium
Steelmaker British Steel will be regularly supplying 100-meter rails to Belgium for the needs of Infrabel that will use it to maintain and upgrade the railway network.
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 23
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Đuro Đaković Specijalna vozila d.d. and GATX Rail Europe ink agreement for supply of grain hoppers
The Croatian company Đuro Đaković Specijalna vozila d.d. (Đuro Đaković Group, Đuro Đaković Holding d.d.) has signed an agreement with the leasing company GATX Rail Europe (American corporation GATX) for the production and supply of 95 cubic meter hopper wagons worth €30 million.
Kernel completes construction of oil extraction plant in Khmelnytskyi region
Kernel Agro Holding is completing the construction of one of the largest oil extraction plants in Europe, the Starokostiantynivskyi Oil Extraction Plant.
Transfer of Ukraine’s agri products through western border crossings. Actual state of affairs
Valerii Tkachov, the Deputy director of the Department of commercial work, posted the updated information about the situation at the Ukraine’s western border crossing points.
Handling at Ukraine – Hungary border crossings*
As many as 670 wagons were transferred through the Chop – Zahony land border crossing point from June 1 to June 12, with the daily handling rate of 56 wagons (up 3 units per day compared with late May).