In the first half of the year, the Polish railway operator PKP LHS transported 6 million tonnes of cargo, which is 29% more than in the same period of 2023. In particular, the company increased imports by 101% year-on-year and exports by 50% year-on-year year-on-year.
Rental rates of gondola cars continue sliding down in July. Several operators told us that a large mining plant, part of the Metinvest holding, will be forced to stop production in the near future due to the shortage of electricity and the high price of its import.
The Czech company 4MADE a.s. has launched mass production of wheel sets under its own brand in Ostrava. The company announced this on social media, including LindedIn.
According to the Rhenus Group, Ukrainian corn is already being transshipped in the port of Duisburg (Germany). Up to four container trains arrive here every month. The port is ready to work with other crops as well.
In 2016, the Czech manufacturer CZ LOKO and ArcelorMittal Ostrava (Liberty Ostrava since 2019) entered into a ten-year lease agreement for 20 locomotives of the 741.7 series, namely 741.711 to 741.730. The lease of the rolling stock continued uninterrupted until the fall of 2023, when Liberty Ostrava faced serious financial difficulties, which led to…… Read more »
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises delivered as many as 247 freight wagons to their customers in May 2024, including 172 hoppers, 32 flat cars, 17 tank cars, 15 gondola cars, 6 bunker-type wagons and 5 box cars.
Kremenchuk Steel Works produced about 500 t of large railway steel castings in May compared with 1,000 t in April. The total output of such products averaged some 4,300 t in the period from January 1 to May 31, 2024
The June rental rates have stayed at the level of May in the Baltic countries. Rental rates for box cars with a body capacity of 161-175 cu m and fitting platforms have changed slightly only due to exchange rate fluctuations.