In Ukraine, the volume of railway transportation of rolled steel products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and scrap ferrous metals increased by 4% to 900,000 t in July compared with June. In particular, some 476,800 t (up 7% month-on-month) were delivered to foreign markets, while 393,300 t
The volume of iron ore transportation by railway amounted to 3.6 million t in Ukraine in July, exceeding the June result by 2%. The export traffic has not changed over the month, with 2.6 million t of iron ore carried abroad. At the same time, the home deliveries increased by 10% month-on-month to 1…… Read more »
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
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Ukrzaliznytsia has received new platform cars as part of the World Bank’s Repairing Essential Logistics Infrastructure & Network Connectivity (RELINC) Project.
Within the USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) project, two sets of wagon jacks (four units each) have been installed at the Mostyska II – Medyka railway border crossing in Lviv Oblast.
Estonian railway operator Operail has received a license from the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet) to officially register the C30-M diesel locomotive as a mainline freight locomotive. At the same time, it remains capable of performing shunting operations at stations.
According to preliminary data, the Lithuanian operator LTG Cargo transported a total of 270,000 t of grain in July 2024, showing an impressive 80% year-on-year hike.
There is a downtrend on the rental market of gondola cars primarily due to decreased offer of cargoes. Some operators forecast the rates to fall to ₴333-375/day in September (VAT excluding).
According to the Decision No. 8788 published in the official gazette of Turkey “Resmi Gazete” on August 6, the government of Turkey has set tariff quotas for sunflower seeds and sunflower oil, which will be effective in 2025.