Ukrainian wagon building enterprises delivered as many as 177 freight wagons to their customers in February 2024, including 77 flat cars, 67 hoppers, 25 tank cars and 8 bunker wagons.
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in March 2024 (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
Approximately 40 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops were exported from Ukraine during the period started July 1, 2023 and ended March 31, 2024 (down 13% compared with the same period of the marketing year 2022-23).
As part of a contract signed during last year’s TRAKO exhibition, the leasing company Railpool Polska announced the delivery of the first of three ordered Traxx DC locomotives (with the marking 5 170 141) manufactured by Alstom to the Polish carrier Alza Cargo.
Lithuanian companies LTG Cargo and BGS Rail Holdings are expanding their presence in Ukraine. In particular, they are implementing projects to modernize the logistics infrastructure.
In the period from April 2 to July 8, the carrier PKP CARGO S.A. is prohibited from transiting all cargo from Ukrainian railway stations through the Kostrzyn (PKP) and Kustrin-Kietz (DB) border crossings to Poland and Germany for all consignees.
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
The railway traffic of rolled steel products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and scrap of ferrous metals decreased by 9% month-on-month to 700,000 t in Ukraine in February. In particular, exports dropped by 11% month-on-month to 406,800 t, while domestic supplies decreased by 6% month-on-month to 242,000 t. Imports dropped by 8% month-on-month to…… Read more »
A total of 4.1 million t of iron ore were carried by railways in Ukraine in February, showing an increase of 9% compared with January. Iron ore exports rose by 11% month-on-month to 3.3 million t, while home deliveries remained at the level of the previous month, still averaging some 800,000 t.