Freight rolling stock rental rates in Baltic countries in March
The rental rates of freight wagons remained stagnant in the Baltic countries in March 2025.
Railway transportation
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 12
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Czech operator CD Cargo announces sale of locomotives and freight cars
In view of the ongoing fleet renewal and the reduction of excess capacity, Czech operator CD Cargo has decided to sell locomotives and freight cars.
LTG Infra equipped its locomotives with Ukrainian safety systems
LTG Infra, a part of LTG Group, has completed the replacement of safety systems on 15 of its own locomotives. From now on, instead of the Russian CLUB-U, the rolling stock is equipped with modern systems manufactured by the Ukrainian SRPA Impulse.
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 12
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Poland launches Gdansk port railway infrastructure project
During a meeting of the Polish Parliamentary Commission on Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation on March 6, 2025, the management of the Port of Gdansk called for funding for the construction of a new railway line and bridge that will improve access to deep-water terminals.
Enea Elektrownia Połaniec and PKP Cargo sign agreement for transportation of 1.6 million tons of coal
Enea Elektrownia Połaniec and PKP Cargo have signed a contract for the transportation of up to 1.6 million tons of thermal coal from Lubelski Węgiel’s Bogdanka mine over a period of 24 months.
Iron ore railway deliveries from Ukraine in February 2025
A total of 3.6 million t of iron ore were carried by railways in Ukraine in February 2025, showing a 15% decrease compared with January 2025. Iron ore exports dropped by 17% month-on-month to 2.7 million t, while home deliveries shrank by 8% month-on-month to 900,000 t.
BAWI and Swietelsky to carry out construction works as part of railway infrastructure modernization in Romanian port of Constanta
A consortium of BAWI and Swietelsky will modernize part of the railway infrastructure in Romania’s largest port, Constanta. This is the second phase of a large-scale investment project implemented by Romanian Railways (Caile Ferate Romane/CFR) in Constanta.
Export deliveries of ferrous metals by railway in February 2025
The railway traffic of rolled steel products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and scrap of ferrous metals decreased by 12% month-on-month to 670,000 t in Ukraine in February 2025 compared with January. In particular, exports dropped by 18% month-on-month to 393,000 t; domestic supplies rose by 3% month-on-month to 269,500 t