Railway transportation

Metrans: expansion of Dunajská Streda terminal (Slovakia) and authorization for round-the-clock shunting services at Indija terminal (Serbia)

June 4, 2024

Metrans, the rail company of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, is expanding its hub terminal in Dunajská Streda, Slovakia, by approximately five hectares to meet the growing demand for warehousing and transportation solutions in the region. The company also intends to position Metrans Dunajská Streda as a leading intermodal terminal in Central Europe.

Freight rolling stock sales by Ukrainian enterprises in April 2024

June 4, 2024

Ukrainian wagon building enterprises delivered as many as 227 freight wagons to their customers in April 2024, including 133 hoppers, 51 flat cars, 31 tank cars and 12 bunker-type wagons.

Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in May 2024

June 4, 2024

Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in May (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)

Production and offer prices of large railway castings in Ukraine

June 4, 2024

Kremenchuk Steel Works produced almost 1,000 t of large railway steel castings in April 2024. The total output of such products averaged some 3,800 t in the period from January 1 to April 30, 2024.

UZ Cargo Poland announces transportation tariffs on certain routes

June 4, 2024

UZ Cargo Poland, a subsidiary of Ukrzaliznytsia, has published information on its main routes and transportation tariffs. Note that the company was registered last summer.

New intermodal connection between Serbian Niš and Austrian Wels

June 4, 2024

Serbian terminal operator MBOX Terminals and German carrier Kombiverkehr are launching a new rail connection between Niš (Serbia) and Wels (Austria). The aim of this partnership is to integrate the terminal in Niš into Kombiverkehr’s extensive European network and to create new opportunities for further expansion of the geography of operations to South-Eastern Europe.

Temporary restriction on transportation of plant materials to Wola Baranowska station in Poland

June 4, 2024

Between June 3 and June 10, transportation of plant materials for the manufacture of wicker goods and other products of plant origin (HS 14) from Ukrainian stations via the Izov-Exp border crossing (PKP) to Wola Baranowska LHS in Poland is prohibited for all consignees.

Railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers to Ukrainian consignees

June 4, 2024

The overall transportation volume of mineral fertilizers to Ukrainian consignees dropped by 20% or 49,000 t to 190,000 t in April compared with March due to reduced inflow of imported mineral fertilizers into Ukraine (down 25% month-on-month to 73,000 t) and lower domestic supplies (down 19% month-on-month to 113,000 t).