Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 12
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 12
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Siemens Mobility repairs Vectron MS for PKP Cargo: first two locomotives back on the route
Siemens Mobility has recently completed the first overhaul of Vectron MS locomotives for the Polish company PKP Cargo; the locomotives were in operation from 2015 to 2022. In particular, the first two electric locomotives have already resumed operation after the overhaul.
EU is likely to extend trade liberalization measures for Ukraine
On Wednesday, March 20, the EU Parliament and Council reached a preliminary agreement on the extension of trade liberalization measures for Ukraine. It is expected that the temporary suspension of import duties and quotas on exports of Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU will be extended for another year – until June 5, 2025.
Riga Freeport stepping up transshipment of metallurgical products
The Riga Freeport stepped up transshipment of mining and metallurgical products by 150% year-on-year to 178,800 t in the period from January 1 to February 29, 2024. In particular, handling of scrap, metals, and ferroalloys rocketed by 2.5 times to 147,500 t, while that of finished steel products surged by 2.6 times to 31,300… Read more »
UDP offers comprehensive logistics service for cargo transportation to European river ports
PJSC Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) has announced that it will provide a comprehensive cargo transportation service at a single tariff. Previously, the company focused on river transportation, with transshipment, delivery to the port and other components handled by the cargo owner
Rail Cargo Logistics receives 50 new Tagnpps grain carriers manufactured by Tatravagonka from Ermewa
The operator Rail Cargo Logistics (part of the Rail Cargo Group) has recently received 50 new Tagnpps grain carriers (with a body volume of 95 cubic meters) from the French leasing company Ermewa. The rolling stock was delivered from the Tatravagonka Poprad plant in two batches
Freight indices // Week 11
The Black Sea and Adriatic markets remain the most depressed in the small-tonnage segment: the already low activity has decreased slightly further this week. The fact that downtime in Bosporus reached 3-4 days in the last couple of weeks due to adverse weather had almost no impact on the vessel list in the Marmara… Read more »
Bunker fuel prices // Week 11
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Transportation of all cargo via some border crossings to Croatia and Serbia temporarily restricted
From March 22 to March 29, the carrier RCX will be prohibited from transporting cargo of any type from Ukrainian stations through the Koprivnica-Drnje-Botovo border crossing to Croatia for all consignees.