On March 28, Polish companies – leasing company Rail Capital Partners (RCP) and manufacturer Newag – signed an agreement for the supply of five Dragon 2 locomotives in 2026.
The Romanian railway company GRAMPET Group has announced the completion of construction and the start of testing of the largest transshipment terminal for agricultural products in Europe located on the Romanian-Ukrainian border in the village of Dornesti (Suceava County). The total investment amount is €10 million.
Amid the blocking of the border with Poland, Global Ocean Link offers inter- and multimodal container transportation services for both exports and imports.
Moldova has submitted an application to join the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF). If the five OTIF member countries do not object, the application will be considered accepted three months after notification, i.e. on June 26.
Rental rates of gondola cars keep growing in April. In particular, this is due to Ukrzaliznytsia’s changes in tariff distances as well as growing freight rates for large-tonnage vessels throughout March.
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Alpha Trains Group, Europe’s leading private operating lessor of rolling stock, has announced that it has delivered an additional TRAXX 186 locomotive from Alstom to its Polish customer PCC Intermodal.
Rental rates remained unchanged in the Baltic countries in March compared with February.
As part of the Chornotysiv Terminal project (Zakarpattia region), the installation of elevator equipment for storing and handling grain, vegetable oil and containers has been completed.