Handling of grain wagons at Ukraine’s sea ports
Almost 7,900 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on December 21.
Railway transportation
Cost of freight wagon repairs at some private enterprises in Baltic countries in December
Cost of repairs of 22.5 ton-force freight wagons at private enterprises of Baltic countries in December 2023 (€, VAT excluded, bss FCA)*
Swedish Green Cargo and Euromaint signed five-year agreement for maintenance of Rc/Rd locomotives
The Swedish companies Green Cargo and Euromaint have decided to continue and expand their cooperation – CEOs Henrik Dahlin (Green Cargo) and Gorka Tamayo (Euromaint) have signed a renewed five-year contract for the maintenance of more than 300 Green Cargo Rc/Rd locomotives.
Contargo becomes a co-shareholder in the Dutch railway operator DistriRail
Contargo, an international logistics services provider, is joining the management of the railway operator DistriRail by acquiring a one-third stake in the company.
Discounts on tariffs for transit transportation through Moldova extended for another year
According to the information provided by Valerii Tkachov, Deputy Director of the Commercial Department of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia, during a meeting with carriers from Romania and Moldova on December 19, the system of discounts on tariffs
Alstom to modernize Romania’s Caransebes – Lugoj railway line with new ERTMS signaling system
Alstom has been awarded a contract to modernize the Caransebes – Lugoj railway line in Romania, including the introduction of a new signaling and electrification system ERTMS level 2.
Implementing law on paperless freight transportation in the EU officially adopted
The Implementing Act on the introduction of Electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI) in the European Union was officially adopted on December 19, 2023.
Wagon queues at land border crossings*
Almost 10,100 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on December 20 (down 858 wagons compared with November 29).
Grain exports from Ukraine by railways hit 1.7 mmt in December 1-20
Grain exports from Ukraine reached more than 1.73 million t in December 1-20, 2023 compared with 2.43 million t during entire November 2023. About 1.32 million t of grain were shipped through Ukraine’s ports in the period under review (against 1.7 million t in November)
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 51
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*