Riga Freeport cargo turnover in April 2024
The Riga Freeport handled about 1.4 million tonnes of various types of goods in April. Therefore, the total cargo turnover decreased by 108,000 t in April compared with March.
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 19
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Cooperation agreement on Klaipeda-Kyiv route via Poland between LTG Group and Ukrzaliznytsia inked inVilnius
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Vilnius by Yevhen Lyashchenko (CEO of Ukrzaliznytsia), Vyacheslav Yeryomin (member of the Board of UZ), Egidijus Lazauskas (CEO of LTG Group), and Eglė Šimė (CEO of LTG Cargo).
New intermodal connection between Italy and Serbian terminal on the Danube
On May 11, a new intermodal service between the Interporto di Cervignano terminal in Italy and the DPT Pancevo terminal in Serbia, both on the Danube, is to be launched. At the initial stage, trains will run once a week in both directions
Port of Klaipeda cargo turnover in April 2024
The April cargo turnover of the port of Klaipeda increased by 244,000 t compared with March to almost 3.6 million t. This is mainly due to a 263,000 t hike in handling volume of crude oil at the Butinge terminal to 856,000 t (up 44% month-on-month).
Liepaja SEZ cargo turnover in April 2024
The stevedoring companies of Liepaja SEZ reported a 52,000 t decrease in transshipment volumes of all types of cargo in April compared with March. Thus, the cargo turnover averaged some 585,000 t in the period under review.
ČD Cargo Poland wins tender for transportation of 1 mmt of coal
ČD Cargo Poland, a subsidiary of the Czech national freight carrier, has won a tender to transport 1 million tons of coal from Silesian coal mines to the Polanec thermal power plant in Zawada. This is approximately nine loaded trains per week.
LTG Cargo to purchase 200 gondola cars
Lithuanian carrier LTG Cargo has announced its intention to conduct a public procurement of 200 new 1520 mm gauge gondola cars for the transportation of bulk and other weather-resistant cargo.
Freight indices // Week 18
Amid the Labor Day in a number of countries of the region, as well as the approaching Orthodox Easter, the small-tonnage market activity has decreased to a minimum both in North and South Europe.
Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company: repair works continue on Kapitan Antypov vessel
According to Dmytro Moskalenko, General Director of Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company, the dismantling of two main engines (the first of which weighs 7.5 tons), two generators and a gearbox on the ship Kapitan Antypov has been completed at the ÖSWAG shipyard (Linz, Austria).