Rental rates for gondola cars keep tending up in December 2025. However, with most rental rates inching up, some operators still voice their ideas within the last month’s ranges. As before, market insiders suffer traffic problems which are deteriorated by regular shelling of railway infrastructure and power outages.
A total of 20.4 million tonnes of various goods were transported by railway in Poland in October 2025, up 1.7% year-on-year.
Cost of repairs of 22.5 ton-force freight wagons at private enterprises of Baltic countries in November 2025 (€, VAT excluded, bss FCA)*
In general, no significant adjustments in freight wagon rental rates were reported in Baltic countries in November 2025 compared with the previous month. At the same time, rental rates of boxcars with a body capacity of 161-175 cu m and fitting platforms changed slightly due to currency fluctuations again.
The small-tonnage shipping market looks very uneven in the last week of autumn. Positive sentiment clearly prevails in North Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, while negative trends dominate the Black, Azov and Caspian Seas.
According to the EU, a tender for technical assistance services (CPV 71356200) announced on May 22 this year is currently underway as part of the Ukraine FIRST (Ukraine Facility for Infrastructure Reconstruction) program.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
According to ORLEN Group, Polish companies ORLEN Kolej, PESA, and Newag have signed an agreement to supply 40 locomotives in 2027-2028. Specifically, 20 units of the 304E Gama will be supplied by PESA, and 20 E6ACTadnb Dragon 2 units will be supplied by Newag.
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*