Wagon queues at land border crossings*
A total of 12,200 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on October 11, down 796 wagons compared with September 30.
Railway transportation
Discounts for transportation of Ukrainian agri products through Moldova not implemented so far
During a meeting of Ukrainian, Romanian, and Moldovan railroaders, Valerii Tkachev, Director of the Commercial Department of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC, said that discounts on tariffs for the transportation of Ukrainian agricultural products have not yet been introduced.
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 40
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 40
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day
PKP CARGO receives order for coal transportation to Nowe Jaworzno power plant
TAURON Wytwarzanie has signed a contract for the delivery of coal by rail from the suppliers’ sidings to the Nowe Jaworzno power plant. The service will be provided by PKP CARGO for 18 months. The contract is worth about $2.6 million.
Metinvest opens new warehouse for steel products in Poland
Metinvest Polska has opened a new 7,700 sq m covered warehouse in Poland. With this warehouse, Metinvest Group plans to expand its reach to end customers, accelerate turnover, increase sales of steel products in Europe and improve service levels.
Hungary nods assent to imported sugar from Ukraine
At a meeting with Ukrzaliznytsia, the operator Rail Cargo Hungaria announced that sugar had been removed from the list of goods prohibited for import into Hungary.
ActiveProject completes construction of dry port near border with Romania and Hungary
ActiveProject is completing the construction of a dry port located near the border with Hungary and Romania. The terminal was designed using modern 3D tools (BIM), which significantly accelerated the construction of the facility.
LOTOS Kolej planning to lease 31 electric locomotives
Polish railway operator LOTOS Kolej plans to lease 31 electric locomotives for a period of one to four years. The rolling stock can be new or used four- or six-axle with or without an access module.
Exports of Ukrainian goods of various groups by railway in September
A total of 107 million tonnes of goods of various product groups were transported in the Ukrzaliznytsia rail network during the period started January 1 and ended September 30, 2023, down 9% compared with the same period of the previous year.