A total of 3.5 million tonnes of iron ore were transported in Ukraine in June, down 2% compared with May. Iron ore exports from Ukraine declined by 2% month-on-month to 2.6 million t, while domestic deliveries fell by 1% month-on-month to 900,000 t.
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Over the next few months, LTG Cargo will receive the first grain hoppers from a batch of 500 ordered from Ukrainian manufacturers. A total of 300 railcars will be delivered by the end of this year, with another 200 to be delivered in Q1 next year.
In the first half of the year, the Polish railway operator PKP LHS transported 6 million tonnes of cargo, which is 29% more than in the same period of 2023. In particular, the company increased imports by 101% year-on-year and exports by 50% year-on-year year-on-year.
In June, the Riga Freeport processed 1.4 million t of cargo, up 91,000 t compared with May.
The return of thousands of players back to their desks after the Istanbul Shipbrokers’ Dinner, as well as the official start of the new grain season in European countries had no impact on the small-tonnage shipping market. With Turkey’s continued ban on wheat imports and low demand from Mediterranean buyers, the cargo offer remains… Read more »
Rental rates of gondola cars continue sliding down in July. Several operators told us that a large mining plant, part of the Metinvest holding, will be forced to stop production in the near future due to the shortage of electricity and the high price of its import.
The Czech company 4MADE a.s. has launched mass production of wheel sets under its own brand in Ostrava. The company announced this on social media, including LindedIn.
According to the Rhenus Group, Ukrainian corn is already being transshipped in the port of Duisburg (Germany). Up to four container trains arrive here every month. The port is ready to work with other crops as well.
In 2016, the Czech manufacturer CZ LOKO and ArcelorMittal Ostrava (Liberty Ostrava since 2019) entered into a ten-year lease agreement for 20 locomotives of the 741.7 series, namely 741.711 to 741.730. The lease of the rolling stock continued uninterrupted until the fall of 2023, when Liberty Ostrava faced serious financial difficulties, which led to… Read more »