Wagon queues at land border crossings*
A total of 8,350 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points as of August 2, down 31 wagons compared with July 26.
Railway transportation
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Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Handling at Ukraine – Romania and Ukraine – Moldova border crossings*
As many as 156 wagons per day were transferred through the the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) land border crossing as of August 8 (up 11 wagons compared with the previous week). By destinations, some 125 wagons with export cargo (up 5 units) and 25 wagons with imported goods (up 6 units) were handled daily…… Read more »
Ukrainian agricultural company Eridon purchased grain hoppers manufactured by Greenbrier
The Ukrainian agricultural trading company Eridon has purchased a batch of Tagnpps grain hoppers manufactured by Greenbrier Europe. The fleet was manufactured at the Romanian enterprise Astra Rail (Arad).
CZ LOKO delivers first EffiShunter 1000 locomotive to Italy
DB Cargo Italia has received the first of four ordered shunting locomotives of the EffiShunter 1000 series manufactured by the Czech company CZ LOKO.
Repair work on railway infrastructure and temporary suspension of traffic
Intermodal operator METRANS, a part of the European logistics company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, has announced a one-day suspension of rail operations at the Burchardkai and Eurogate/Eurokombi terminals in the port of Hamburg from August 12 to 13.
Convention for Rail Cargo Hungaria: transportation of all goods to some Hungarian stations limited
From August 9 to 27, a convention will be in effect for the Rail Cargo Hungaria carrier that will restrict transport of goods from Ukrainian railway stations to Kurd, Tamasi, Keszohidegkut-Gyonk, Pincehely, and Sharbogard stations in Hungary for all consignees.
ZSSK Cargo reports weakened transfer of Ukrainian cargo to Slovakia in July
During a meeting of Ukrainian and Slovak railroaders, ZSSK Cargo representative Josef Virba said that the company noted a negative trend in cargo acceptance (-25%, or -254,000 t compared to the previous month). In June, the volume of cargo handled reached 1 million tons.
Handling at Ukraine – Hungary border crossings*
As many as 499 wagons were heading to the Batiovo – Epereshke land border crossing point on August 7, including 234 with ore, 84 with grain, and 102 with vegetable oil. Note that the grain flow has lately been gaining pace at this border crossing.
Transportation of all goods to Hungary by Rail Cargo Hungaria temporarily banned
From August 11 to August 21, the carrier Rail Cargo Hungaria will be banned from transporting cargo of any kind from all countries to the Miskolc-Rendezo station in Hungary for the TS Hungaria Kft consignee.