Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 45
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Railway transportation
Railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers to Ukrainian consignees
The total transportation volume of mineral fertilizers by railways dropped by 76,000 t to about 201,000 t in October, showing a decrease of 27% compared with September.
Handling at Ukraine – Slovakia border crossings*
On average, as many as 209 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point as of November 9 (down 41 units in two weeks).
Handling at Ukraine – Hungary border crossings*
About 630 wagons were reportedly heading to the Batiovo – Epereshke land border crossing point on November 13, including 90 wagons with grain and 84 wagons with vegetable oil. As many as 103 wagons of which 81 units with grain were on their way to the Chop – Zahony border crossing on that date.
First container train sent within LOG4NRW project in Germany
The first container train has been sent within the LOG4NRW project, which has been implemented since August this year by the alliance of the ports of Dortmund, Duisport, DeltaPort, and the private rail freight operator Kreisbahn Siegen-Wittgenstein (KSW).
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 45
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Ukraine’s grain export by railways oversteps 0.6 mmt in November
More than 635,000 tonnes of grain were exported from Ukraine by railways during the period started November 1 and ended November 8, while a total of 1.73 million t of grain were supplied abroad in October, according to updated reports.
Trilateral meeting of railway operators from Ukraine, Moldova and Romania: Plans and opportunities to improve rail transportation
On November 8-9, Chisinau hosted a trilateral meeting of representatives of the railways of Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova to improve the situation with transportation on the Reni – Giurgiulesti – Galati and vice versa routes.
Bulgarian Express Service OOD delivers two ES1000 battery shunting locomotives for Romanian Softronic
The Bulgarian company Express Service OOD has delivered two ES1000 battery shunting locomotives to Romania for the Softronic company.
Handling of grain wagons at Ukraine’s sea ports
About 6,200 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on November 9. Taking into account that approximately 980 wagons are daily accepted at the stations, it might take up to 6 days to serve all these wagons.