USAID purchases 85 grain carriers for Louis Dreyfus Company
As part of the Economic Resilience Activity, the USDA has purchased 85 grain wagons for Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), which were manufactured at Karpaty DMZ.
Bahnoperator receives another Vectron Siemens locomotive from European Locomotive Leasing
The railway operator Bahnoperator has received another Siemens Vectron multisystem locomotive from the leasing company European Locomotive Leasing (ELL). This is the ninth electric locomotive of this type in the carrier’s locomotive fleet.
Cargo transportation via certain stations to Moldova and Romania banned
Starting February 7 and until this decision is revoked, a convention will be in effect that will restrict transportation of goods of any kind in wagons of the Russian and Belarusian railways through the Basarabeasca Exp. and Basarabeasca Exp.
Bunker fuel prices // Week 6
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 6
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 6
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Port of Klaipeda cargo turnover in January 2024
Transshipment increased by 666,000 t to 4.1 million t in the port of Klaipeda in January 2024 owing to higher performance of both Klaipeda State Seaport (up 392,000 t to 3.1 million t) and the Butinge terminal (up 274,000 t to 966,000 t).
Alstom announces acquisition of Reuschling
The French engineering company Alstom has announced that it is expanding its service capacities and acquiring the German company Westfälische Lokomotivfabrik Reuschling GmbH & Co. KG (Hattingen, North Rhine-Westphalia), which specializes in maintenance, repair and modernization of shunting locomotives.
Freight indices // Week 5
In contrast to the neighboring Handysize segment, there are no signs of recovery on the small-tonnage shipping market. “The market is dull, with lack of spot requests all across the Mediterranean and Black Seas ,” an EU broker commented.
Bunker fuel prices // Week 5
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne