After obtaining the necessary safety certificates to provide international transportation services in the Baltic States, LTG Cargo has completed a pilot direct run from Lithuania, transiting Latvia to Valga station in Estonia.
According to our information, one of the companies raised rental rates for tank cars for light petroleum products as well as for grain hoppers in February. At the same time, the rental rates for gondola cars with a body capacity of 161-175 cu m and 80-foot fitting platforms changed only due to fluctuations in…… Read more »
Container Terminal Mostyska offers a new service for transshipment of mineral fertilizers. The customs zone allows fertilizers to be received and unloaded to the warehouse immediately after crossing the border, even before customs clearance is completed.
Starting from February 26, the carrier ZSSK Cargo will be prohibited from transporting goods of any nomenclature from Ukrainian stations to the Strazske station in Slovakia for “Chemko, a.s. Slovakia” and “Diakol Strazske s.r.o.” consignees.
Metrans, the rail subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is investing in the expansion of its European network, particularly in the southeast. It has acquired 49% of Adria Rail Group, so it now owns 100% of the operator working in Serbia and Croatia (51% has been owned by Metrans since March 2023).
On February 20, RAILPOOL and Siemens Mobility signed a framework contract for the supply of up to 250 Vectron locomotives according to the press services of the companies. The order for the first batch of 70 traction units (24 MS multisystem locomotives for use in AC and DC networks, and 46 AC locomotives) was…… Read more »
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Almost 6.4 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in January 2024 (down 11% or 0.8 million t compared with December 2023), including 5.4 million t of grain (down 10% month-on-month or 0.6 million t), 0.55 million t of vegetable oil (down 22% month-on-month or 0.15 million t)
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
As of the early morning of February 22, all Polish border crossing points are operating normally, despite the protesters’ occasional attempts to block the traffic. Local police respond to illegal activities, which helps control the situation.