Alpha Trains leases four Vectron locomotives to Swedish Hector Rail AB
Alpha Trains Leasing Company (Alpha Trains Group, Luxembourg) is leasing four Vectron locomotives to Swedish railway operator Hector Rail AB for the first time.
Railway transportation
Handling of grain wagons at Ukraine’s sea ports
As many as 5,400 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on November 16. Taking into account that approximately 967 wagons are accepted at the stations per day
Grain exports from Ukraine in MY 2023/2024
A total of 10.97 million tonnes of grain and legumes were exported from Ukraine since the beginning of the current marketing year started July 1 and up to November 15, 2023, which is 30% below the result of the same period of MY 2022/2023.
Ukraine exported 1.2 mmt of grain by railway in November 1-15
Grain exports from Ukraine by railways exceeded 1.2 million tonnes in the period started November 1 and ended November 15. To compare, a total of 1.73 million t of grain were carried abroad by railways in October, according to updated reports.
Wagon queues at land border crossings*
Approximately 10,500 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on November 15, down 2,355 wagons compared with October 31. In particular, as many as 2,009 wagons were standing loaded with grain on November 15
Goods awaiting transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points
More than 9,200 wagons with various goods were found waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on November 16 compared with 11,600 wagons in late October.
Handling at Ukraine – Romania and Ukraine – Moldova border crossings*
About 201 wagons were transferred daily through the the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) land border crossing as of November 21 (up 20 wagons in two weeks). By destinations, approximately 138 wagons with export cargo (up 21 units) and 63 wagons with imported goods (up 8 units) were handled daily in the period under review.
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 46
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
New multimodal terminal Zdunska Wola – Karsznice launched in Poland
PKP CARGO Group announced the official launch of the multimodal terminal Zdunska Wola – Karsznice, in which more than PLN 128 million (about €28 million) was invested. It covers an area of 13 hectares and has a transshipment capacity of 500,000 multimodal units per year.
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 46
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*