From February 22 to June 11, the carrier PKP Cargo will suspend transportation of any cargo from Ukraine through the Muszyna (PKP) and Plavec (ZSR) border crossings to Slovakia and the Muszyna station in Poland for all consignees.
Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH, part of Rail Cargo Group/ÖBB), a leading rail freight operator in Hungary, has successfully switched the supply of imported steel wire from Ukraine from road to rail. This solution has significantly reduced the negative environmental impact and optimized the logistics chain for OAM Ozdi Acelmuvek Kft
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
The start of the year did not bring any considerable changes to the gondola car market. According to market participants, the cargo offer shortened, which is quite typical during the January long holiday period when the traffic traditionally declines.
On January 10, the railway company Calea Ferata din Moldova received a new batch of P-65 rails (3,100 tons) from the Aktobe Rail and Section Works (Kazakhstan) through the port of Giurgiulesti as part of an agreement signed at the beginning of last year. These rails will be used for the overhaul of railways…… Read more »
The iron ore traffic by railway surged by 17% month-on-month to 3.8 million t in Ukraine in December 2024. In particular, exports rocketed by 27% month-on-month to 3 million t, while domestic deliveries shortened by 8% month-on-month to 800,000 t.
Railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers picked up in December compared with November, showing a 56% month-on-month hike to 233,000 t. Domestic supplies surged by 56% month-on-month to 159,000 t, while transportation of imported mineral fertilizers soared by 69% to 72,000 t.
PKP CARGO, the Polish rail carrier undergoing restructuring, has launched two of its six weekly services between the CLIP terminal in Swarzedz (Poland) and the DUSS terminal in Duisburg (Germany).
Lithuanian railway company LTG Cargo has taken another step towards integration with European transport systems by registering its wagons in the European Vehicle Register (EVR). This process means a complete shift away from dependence on systems and processes coordinated by the Rail Transport Council in Moscow.