Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 2
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Railway transportation
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 2
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Ambrogio Intermodal buys 650 new swap bodies and container chassis
The transport company Ambrogio Intermodal has announced an investment in intermodal equipment – swap bodies and container chassis – to be supplied by German Kässbohrer. The new fleet (650 units) will expand the company’s capabilities and facilitate the transition to sustainable logistics.
Baltic Hub: transshipment record and terminal expansion project
At the end of December, a transshipment record was broken on the Baltic Hub railway line, with 8,201 containers handled in a week. The average figure in 2023 was 6,500 containers per week.
LTG Cargo strengthens intermodal transportation in cooperation with Girteka Europe West Group
Lithuanian company LTG Cargo (Lietuvos Geležinkeliai) has announced the strengthening of intermodal services between Kaunas and Duisburg, Pruszkow and Slavków with the participation of LTG Cargo Polska, which has 31 locomotives at its disposal.
Handling at Ukraine – Hungary border crossings*
A total of 1.1 million t of cargo were transferred through the Chop – Zahony land border crossing point in 2023, of which 108,200 t fell on imported goods while 1 million t were export cargo. Thus, the cargo flow increased bylmost 400,000 t in 2023 compared with 2022 or 56% year-on-year.
Three-day strike in Germany: rail freight traffic suspended
The German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL) announced in a statement that DB Cargo employees would suspend work from the evening of January 9 to the evening of January 12 to go on strike. Passenger traffic operators Deutsche Bahn AG, Transdev and City Bahn Chemnitz have also joined the action (from January 10 to 12).
Increase in container transportation and other foreign trade trends
According to the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the overall export volume of goods in containers increased in 2023, showing a 86% hike in rail deliveries and a 36% rise in those by road. Note that container transportation is the most effective in terms of goods with a high added value.
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 1
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 1
Gondola car price index, €/unit*