NIBULON finished April with record exports of agricultural products
Exports of agricultural products (corn and wheat) by NIBULON reached a record volume of 434,000 t in April, the highest since 24 February 2022, thus approaching the pre-war figures.
Railway transportation
RMF Karpaty to produce 300 grain hoppers for farmers with USAID support
At the request of the USAID’s Economic Resilience Activity (ERA), Research Mechanical Factory Karpaty will produce 300 grain hoppers this year (45% of the total annual volume that the company is to build for all customers).
Negative sentiment back to gondola car rental market again
Similarly to April, market participants expect another decline in rental rates for gondola cars due to a number of factors.
EU Council approves extension of duty-free trade regime for Ukraine
The EU Council has approved the extension of the duty-free trade regime for Ukraine for another year. The suspension of import duties and quotas for Ukrainian products will be effective from June 6 this year until June 5, 2025.
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 19
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 19
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Cooperation agreement on Klaipeda-Kyiv route via Poland between LTG Group and Ukrzaliznytsia inked inVilnius
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Vilnius by Yevhen Lyashchenko (CEO of Ukrzaliznytsia), Vyacheslav Yeryomin (member of the Board of UZ), Egidijus Lazauskas (CEO of LTG Group), and Eglė Šimė (CEO of LTG Cargo).
New intermodal connection between Italy and Serbian terminal on the Danube
On May 11, a new intermodal service between the Interporto di Cervignano terminal in Italy and the DPT Pancevo terminal in Serbia, both on the Danube, is to be launched. At the initial stage, trains will run once a week in both directions
ČD Cargo Poland wins tender for transportation of 1 mmt of coal
ČD Cargo Poland, a subsidiary of the Czech national freight carrier, has won a tender to transport 1 million tons of coal from Silesian coal mines to the Polanec thermal power plant in Zawada. This is approximately nine loaded trains per week.
LTG Cargo to purchase 200 gondola cars
Lithuanian carrier LTG Cargo has announced its intention to conduct a public procurement of 200 new 1520 mm gauge gondola cars for the transportation of bulk and other weather-resistant cargo.