LDZ Cargo, a subsidiary of Latvian Railways (Latvijas dzelzceļš), will hold an auction for the sale of an M62-1291 series locomotive on August 29. The starting price is set at €94,000 with a €5,000 increment.
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*
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
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).