Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 28
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Railway transportation
LTG Cargo purchased 500 grain hoppers from Ukrainian manufacturers
Over the next few months, LTG Cargo will receive the first grain hoppers from a batch of 500 ordered from Ukrainian manufacturers. A total of 300 railcars will be delivered by the end of this year, with another 200 to be delivered in Q1 next year.
PKP LHS: 1H-2024 transportation figures and railway infrastructure development
In the first half of the year, the Polish railway operator PKP LHS transported 6 million tonnes of cargo, which is 29% more than in the same period of 2023. In particular, the company increased imports by 101% year-on-year and exports by 50% year-on-year year-on-year.
Freight rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine in July 2024
Rental rates of gondola cars continue sliding down in July. Several operators told us that a large mining plant, part of the Metinvest holding, will be forced to stop production in the near future due to the shortage of electricity and the high price of its import.
Czech company 4MADE launches mass production of wheel sets in Ostrava
The Czech company 4MADE a.s. has launched mass production of wheel sets under its own brand in Ostrava. The company announced this on social media, including LindedIn.
German port of Duisburg handling Ukrainian corn and ready to work with other crops
According to the Rhenus Group, Ukrainian corn is already being transshipped in the port of Duisburg (Germany). Up to four container trains arrive here every month. The port is ready to work with other crops as well.
Czech manufacturer CZ LOKO: 20 locomotives previously operated by Liberty Ostrava leased to other customers
In 2016, the Czech manufacturer CZ LOKO and ArcelorMittal Ostrava (Liberty Ostrava since 2019) entered into a ten-year lease agreement for 20 locomotives of the 741.7 series, namely 741.711 to 741.730. The lease of the rolling stock continued uninterrupted until the fall of 2023, when Liberty Ostrava faced serious financial difficulties, which led to…… Read more »
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 27
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 27
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Freight rolling stock sales by Ukrainian enterprises in May 2024
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises delivered as many as 247 freight wagons to their customers in May 2024, including 172 hoppers, 32 flat cars, 17 tank cars, 15 gondola cars, 6 bunker-type wagons and 5 box cars.