The Board and management of the Latvian Railways (VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš, LDZ) urge its subsidiary LDZ Cargo not to take on new obligations to transport goods that could potentially be included in the sanctions lists through Latvia.
Alstom and CLIP Intermodal have signed an agreement for the supply of 13 Traxx 3 MS (third generation) multisystem locomotives. The agreement also includes maintenance of the traction rolling stock during the warranty period.
The small-tonnage shipping market remains weak and overtonnaged in the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean. “There are quite many grain offers from Ukraine, but many of them are not firm,” a broker commented.
Cost of repairs of 22.5 ton-force freight wagons at private enterprises of Baltic countries in March 2024 (€, VAT excluded, bss FCA)*
Astarta is the first Ukrainian company to export sugar by sea, having loaded and shipped a vessel with 3,000 t of the product to North Africa. This was announced by Vyacheslav Chuk, Astarta’s commercial director, during his speech at a conference in Dubai in March.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
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.
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.