Ukrzaliznytsia continues to build the European gauge railway from Chop to Uzhhorod, and has started preparing the ground for laying the 1435 mm track. The rail and sleeper grid for this section is being assembled at Ukrzaliznytsia’ own facilities.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Ukrzaliznytsia JSC is planning to buy 10 battery-powered shunting locomotives within the framework of the joint project with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) “Emergency Support of Ukrainian Railways” (UZ Emergency Capex).
The rental rates of freight wagons held generally steady in the Baltic countries in August. The only exception is the range of rental rates of box cars with a body capacity of 161-175 cu m and fitting platforms, as rates were affected by currency fluctuations in those segments.
In September, the TAP AG consortium will start work as part of a project to expand the capacity of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the European segment of the Southern Gas Corridor.
Still no good news can be seen for ship owners working on the small-tonnage shipping market unless we seriously consider some decline in bunker prices as such. The activity is steadily low in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and North Europe , echoing major commodity markets.
Cost of repairs of 22.5 ton-force freight wagons at private enterprises of Baltic countries in August 2024 (€, VAT excluded, bss FCA)*
As part of the USAID Economic Resilience Activity project, NIBULON received 50 modern hopper cars, each of which can carry up to 70 tons of grain, and 13 semi-trailers with a carrying capacity of 25.5 tons. So far, they have already exported 100,000 tons of grain to 25 countries.
Within the USAID Economic Resilience Activity project, as many as 300 grain wagons have been provided to 11 Ukrainian agricultural exporters this year. The rolling stock has been headed to Agro Region, Almeida Group LLC, Ascet Shipping, Astarta-Kyiv, Cygnet Agrocompany, Eridon, IMC, Louis Dreyfus Company, MHP, Nidera Agro, and UGTC TRADE.