Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 12
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Railway transportation
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 12
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Siemens Mobility repairs Vectron MS for PKP Cargo: first two locomotives back on the route
Siemens Mobility has recently completed the first overhaul of Vectron MS locomotives for the Polish company PKP Cargo; the locomotives were in operation from 2015 to 2022. In particular, the first two electric locomotives have already resumed operation after the overhaul.
EU is likely to extend trade liberalization measures for Ukraine
On Wednesday, March 20, the EU Parliament and Council reached a preliminary agreement on the extension of trade liberalization measures for Ukraine. It is expected that the temporary suspension of import duties and quotas on exports of Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU will be extended for another year – until June 5, 2025.
Rail Cargo Logistics receives 50 new Tagnpps grain carriers manufactured by Tatravagonka from Ermewa
The operator Rail Cargo Logistics (part of the Rail Cargo Group) has recently received 50 new Tagnpps grain carriers (with a body volume of 95 cubic meters) from the French leasing company Ermewa. The rolling stock was delivered from the Tatravagonka Poprad plant in two batches
Transportation of all cargo via some border crossings to Croatia and Serbia temporarily restricted
From March 22 to March 29, the carrier RCX will be prohibited from transporting cargo of any type from Ukrainian stations through the Koprivnica-Drnje-Botovo border crossing to Croatia for all consignees.
Eesti Raudtee: renewal of railway contact network
Last year, the Estonian railway company Eesti Raudtee held tenders for the renewal of the railway contact network from Lagedi station to Aegviidu station. As a result of the tender, Eesti Raudtee signed an agreement with Leonhard Weiss OÜ. The total investment amount is €49 million.
LTG Cargo carries oil products for ORLEN Lietuva
Starting in March, Lithuanian company LTG Cargo (Lietuvos Geležinkeliai) will provide transportation of oil products from the ORLEN Lietuva plant to Estonia via the 311 km Bugeniai – Valga route. The Lithuanian operator can deliver a rolling stock of 5,300 t of cargo across the Baltic States in less than one day.
Some cargo to be transported to Moldova via Kuchurhan-Novosavitska crossing
During a meeting of Ukrainian, Romanian, and Moldovan railroaders, Valeriy Tkachov, deputy director of the commercial work department at Ukrzaliznytsia, said that, following a request from Calea Ferată din Moldova (CFM), Ukrzaliznytsia changed its train formation plan.
European Parliament called for sanctions and embargo on grain from Russia and Belarus
During the European Parliament’s meeting on March 12, representatives of many political groups called for an embargo and sanctions on food and agricultural products originating in Russia and Belarus.