Railway transportation

Adif and Ukrzaliznytsia sign memorandum on joint adaptation of Spanish technology for automatic change of railcar wheel set width

March 14, 2024

Rail infrastructure operator Adif and Ukrzaliznytsia will cooperate to modernize Ukraine’s railway network. The CEOs of the companies, Angel Contreras and Yevhen Lyashchenko, signed a memorandum under which a pilot project will be developed using the technology of an automatic system for changing the width of wheel sets of freight rolling stock for different…… Read more »

LDZ ritošā sastāva serviss will receive spare parts made in Ukraine

March 13, 2024

Anda Sivina, Chairman of the Board of LDZ ritošā sastāva serviss, and Andriy Smorodin, Chairman of the Association of Transport Infrastructure Innovations of Ukraine, signed a memorandum of cooperation aimed at developing economic, industrial, scientific and technical cooperation during the Ukrainian-Latvian business forum in late February.

České dráhy receives three Siemens Vectron locomotives from RSL on lease terms

March 13, 2024

Michal Krapinec, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Czech Railways (České dráhy, a.s.), announced on LinkedIn that the company last week received three Siemens Vectron locomotives from the leasing company RSL under a contract signed last year.

Dnipro Metallurgical Plant certifies P43 rails

March 13, 2024

Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ, a full-cycle enterprise that is part of DCH Steel Group) has completed the final certification of rail products at Rolling Shop No. 1. The certification was carried out by the Dnipro Railway Transport Certification Authority in cooperation with the Eurasian Center for Engineering and Testing, a center for experimental and…… Read more »

Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 10

March 11, 2024

Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*

Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 10

March 11, 2024

Gondola car price index, €/unit*

Grain exports from Ukraine in MY 2023/2024

March 8, 2024

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)

Ukraine: February grain export by rail reached 3.2 mmt

March 8, 2024

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)

Freight rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine in March 2024

March 8, 2024

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.

Agreement between Siemens Mobility and Autobrennero Group: Vectron locomotives to operate in Central European Corridor

March 8, 2024

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.