Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 35
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Freight rolling stock rental rates in Baltic countries in August 2025
The freight wagon rental market remains generally steady in Baltic countries in August 2025. The rental rates of boxcars with a body capacity of 161-175 cu m and fitting platforms were the only ones that saw some adjustments due to currency fluctuations.
Ventspils Freeport cargo turnover in July 2025
The cargo turnover did not change much in July 2025 at the Ventspils Freeport. In particular, the stevedoring companies altogether handled approximately 503,000 t of cargo, a minor 4% or 20,000 t increase from June 2025.
Freight indices // Week 34
Despite all attempts, small-tonnage owners have not managed to achieve any noticeable rate upturn yet, unless we consider a $0.25-0.5/t correction in the Black Sea as such. The fact is that cargo offer remains frankly poor in the Black Sea and in all parts of the Mediterranean region.
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Port and Batumi International Container Terminal signed memorandum of cooperation within TITR
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Sea Trade Port and Batumi International Container Terminal LLC (BICT) have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the development of the Middle Corridor (or Trans-Caspian International Transport Route / TITR).
Fourth railroad track planned to be built within connection to Port of Gdańsk
The Port of Gdańsk Authority has announced, with reference to the Minister of Infrastructure Piotr Malepszak, that a fourth railroad track is planned to be built, almost 9 km long, on the Pszczółki – Pruszcz Gdański line.
Bunker fuel prices // Week 34
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Middle Corridor: single route operator and logistics development
At an extraordinary general meeting held on August 6 in Baku, the railway companies of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia agreed to have China Railway Container Transport Co., Ltd (CRCT, a subsidiary of China Railways) join the Middle Corridor Multimodal Ltd joint venture, the sole operator of the Middle Corridor.
Port of Gdansk plans to modernize Obrońców Westerplatte Quay
The Gdansk Seaport Authority has announced a tender for the development of project documentation for the comprehensive reconstruction of the Obrońców Westerplatte Quay. This was reported by the information portal “Gospodarkamorska.pl”.
Middle Corridor: MALBI-trans and Carpatica Feroviar to jointly work on transportation via Romanian port of Constanta
The transport and logistics company MALBI-trans (Czech Republic) and the Romanian state railway freight company Carpatica Feroviar (which was established after the bankruptcy of the state railway carrier CFR Marfă in 2024) have signed a cooperation agreement within the Middle Corridor.