Approximately 40 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops were exported from Ukraine during the period started July 1, 2023 and ended March 31, 2024 (down 13% compared with the same period of the marketing year 2022-23).
As part of a contract signed during last year’s TRAKO exhibition, the leasing company Railpool Polska announced the delivery of the first of three ordered Traxx DC locomotives (with the marking 5 170 141) manufactured by Alstom to the Polish carrier Alza Cargo.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
At the end of March, Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company launched its third SLG barge. This was announced by the company’s CEO Dmytro Moskalenko on his Facebook page.
Lithuanian companies LTG Cargo and BGS Rail Holdings are expanding their presence in Ukraine. In particular, they are implementing projects to modernize the logistics infrastructure.
An already weak trade on the small-tonnage freight market of the Black and Mediterranean Seas has slackened further after March 25. This even applies to such market drivers as Ukrainian grain and Egyptian fertilizers.
In the period from April 2 to July 8, the carrier PKP CARGO S.A. is prohibited from transiting all cargo from Ukrainian railway stations through the Kostrzyn (PKP) and Kustrin-Kietz (DB) border crossings to Poland and Germany for all consignees.
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
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