Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 51
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Railway transportation
Freight rolling stock rental rates in Baltic countries in December 2023
Rental rates have held steady in the Baltic countries in December compared with November. The changes in some rental rates can be explained exclusively by currency fluctuations.
Iron ore exports from Ukraine by railways
A total of 3 million t of Ukrainian iron ore were carried by railways in November (up 17% compared with October). Export iron ore traffic increased by 19% month-on-month to 2.3 million t in November, while domestic deliveries rose by 10% month-on-month to 700,000 t.
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 50
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Adif to upgrade railway infrastructure at Seville cargo terminal
Adif, a railway infrastructure operator, has announced the start of repairing the railway infrastructure at its La Negrilla cargo terminal in Spain. In particular, rails, concrete sleepers and ballast are to be replaced on eleven tracks. This railroad section includes two public tracks, three are receiving and sending tracks, five are in the warehouse…… Read more »
ÖBB sets up duty-free rail freight corridor Italy-Austria
The Port of Trieste (Italy) and the Rail Cargo Group (part of Austrian Federal Railways / ÖBB) are implementing an initiative to speed up customs procedures.
USA cancels anti-dumping measures against certain steel products from Ukraine
Following an administrative review of anti-dumping measures against imports of prestressed concrete steel wire strand originating from Ukraine, the U.S. Department of Commerce set the dumping margin at 0% on November 16. Note that previously the tariff of 19.3% had been in effect since 2021.
Grain exports from Ukraine in MY 2023/2024
A total of 15.29 million tonnes of grain and legumes were exported from Ukraine from the beginning of the current marketing year (July 1) to December 15, 2023, which is 23% below the result of the same period of MY 2022/2023. In particular, exports included 7.7 million t of corn (down 29% y-o-y), 6.5…… Read more »
Port of Riga launches regular container train between its terminals
Since the beginning of December, the port of Riga has launched a regular container train between the two busiest terminals – Riga Universal Terminal and Baltic Container Terminal. The operator is the private carrier Baltijas Ekspresis in cooperation with the port companies
Restriction on transportation of compound feed and dairy products to Poland via Izov-exp in Ukrzaliznytsia’s wagons
Starting from December 21 and until the decision is canceled, transportation of compound feed (ЄТСНВ 54) and dairy products (55) to Poland through the Izov-exp. border crossing point (PKP) in wagons owned by branches of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC namely Donetsk, Lviv, Odesa, Prydniprovska, South-Western and Southern railways, the Transport Logistics Center