Dniprovagonmash, a member of the TAS financial and industrial group, has shipped the first MultiBOX modular structures intended for use on EU railways as part of the TransANT innovation project.
For the first time in a history, Interpipe Niko Tube has shipped a 850 tonne consignment of casing and tubing with premium UPJ-M threaded connection to Iraq.
Rīgas Universālais Termināls (Riga Universal Terminal, RUT) has received and unloaded the first container train with Ukrainian agricultural products delivered to the Freeport of Riga by SIA LDZ Cargo, a subsidiary of VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš.
Within the memorandum of understanding signed in September 2023, Ukrzaliznytsia, the Austrian railway company Rail Cargo Austria and the German wagon operator VTG successfully carried out a test intermodal flight, transporting semi-trailers on the Kyiv-Budapest route.
Approximately 3,300 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on October 12. Taking into account that approximately 417 wagons per day are accepted at the stations, it will take about 8 days to serve all the wagons currently standing in the railway network waiting for unloading at port terminals.
Almost 504,000 tonnes of grain were exported from Ukraine by railways during the period started October 1 and ended October 11 compared with 1.07 million t during entire September.
From July to September, LTG Cargo Ukraine (a subsidiary of Lietuvos geležinkeliai (LTG Cargo)) transported 128 different wagons between Ukraine and Lithuania. In particular, the transportation of goods in grain hoppers involved cooperation between operators from Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania – Ukrzaliznytsia, PKP Cargo, PKP LHS, and LTG Cargo.
A total of 19.3 million tonnes of various goods were transported by rail in Poland in August, up 3% month-on-month but down 9% year-on-year. The period from January 1 to August 31, 2023 ended with rail transportation of almost 153.3 million tonnes of cargo, down 8% year-on-year.
In October, the rental rates for gondola cars remained at the September level. Market participants were divided on the price dynamics for the next months. Some operators believe that in November and December the cost will gradually decline to ₴280-300 per day (hereinafter excluding VAT).
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.