Since the beginning of the current marketing year started July 1,2023 and up to February 29, 2024, a total of 34.1 million t of grain and legumes were exported from Ukraine (down 13% year-on-year). In particular, Ukraine exported 15.2 million t of corn (down 18% year-on-year)
About 3.2 million tonnes of grain were exported from Ukraine by railways as of February 28, 2024 (up 183,000 t compared with the same date of January). Almost 2.68 million t of grain were exported from the ports (up 255,000 t)
Rental rates for gondola cars continue to grow in March 2024. The rates for new wagons have already reached ₴625/day (hereafter VAT excluding). At the same time, some companies still voice rental rates at ₴458/day.
Siemens Mobility Italy CEO Pierfrancesco de Rossi has announced that the company has signed agreements with two railway operators for the supply of Vectron locomotives. In particular, Rail Traction Company will receive four locomotives, and InRail will receive two.
On February 22, the Latvian Saeima adopted amendments to the Law on Agriculture and Rural Development that prohibit the imports of agricultural and feed products from Russia and Belarus for consumption in Latvia.
Between March 11 and April 20, transportation of goods of any classification from Ukrainian stations to Dziakoszyn station in Poland for the Cementovnia Warta consignee is prohibited.
LDZ Cargo (a subsidiary of Latvijas dzelzceļš) plans to put up two TEP70 series locomotives for an open-cry auction on March 12. The starting price of the lot (and the locomotives will be sold as one lot) is €214,000.
On February 23, the fleet of the German company HSL Logistik was replenished with a new Euro9000 locomotive manufactured by Stadler (No. 2019 314-4). This is the company’s third locomotive of this series, with two more in production.
T.A.S. Overseas Investments Limited (registered in Cyprus), a member of the TAS Group, will become the majority owner of the Austrian railcar manufacturer TransAnt GmbH. The relevant decision on the permit to acquire shares in the authorized capital of the Austrian company, which provides more than 50% in its supreme management body, was published…… Read more »
According to Polish media reports, the railroad operator PKP LHS, whose tracks were blocked by Polish farmers, is demanding compensation for the damage caused. During one day of protest, they billed the farmers for zł1.274 million.