Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 32
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Railway transportation
IMC purchases new grain hoppers
The Industrial Milk Company (IMC) has purchased 140 new grain hoppers (model 19-7053-02, 70.5 tons) manufactured by Kryukovsky Railway Car Building Works, and received ten more cars manufactured by RMF Karpaty from the USAID Economic Resilience Activity project.
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 32
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Freight rolling stock rental rates in Baltic countries in July 2024
Rental rates have held steady in the Baltic countries in July 2024. Only the rental rates of box cars with a body capacity of 161-175 cu m and fitting flat cars have changed insignificantly due to currency fluctuations.
UZ Cargo Poland announces new tariffs on its major routes
UZ Cargo Poland, a subsidiary of Ukrzaliznytsia, has announced changes to the August tariffs for transportation on its major routes.
TAS Dniprovagonmash inks contract for the supply of 1,500 railcars of various models
TAS Dniprovagonmash has announced that it is starting to implement a contract with an international company (the customer’s information has not yet been disclosed). As part of this agreement, the plant will supply 1,500 railcars of various models to the customer. In addition, the company emphasizes that it plans to develop new models.
Over 1 million tons of Ukrainian grain transported by Romanian CFR Marfa since February 24, 2022
The Romanian freight railroad operator CFR Marfa has transported more than 1 million tons of agricultural products from Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
LDZ Cargo sells locomotives and wagons
LDZ Cargo, a subsidiary of Latvian Railways (Latvijas dzelzceļš), is holding an auction on August 13 to sell two TEP70 locomotives. The starting price for the 0234 locomotive is €102,000, and for that of 0250 is €112,000. The auction step is €5,000.
Lemtrans to commission container terminal in Vinnytsia in Q3 2024
Railroad operator Lemtrans is building a container terminal in Vinnytsia with an annual capacity of 30,000 TEU. Construction started in spring 2024 and will be carried out in two stages. The total investment will amount to $15 million.
LTG Cargo: second stage of withdrawal from Rail Transport Council
Starting from January 1, 2025, LTG Cargo will no longer share its 1520 mm gauge* car fleet; the freight carrier is at the second stage of withdrawing from the agreement with the Railway Transport Council (Union of Railway Operators, GTT).