Handling at Ukraine – Hungary border crossings*
A total of 1,414 wagons were transferred through the Chop – Zahony land border crossing in the period from April 1 till April 17.
More than 130k tonnes mazut carried in Moldova since Jan 2022
In summer 2022, the risk of a shortage of natural gas during the period of low temperatures forced the Moldavian authorities to take a decision to enable S.A. Termoelectrica, the main producer of electricity and heat in the country, to step up the use of mazut.
New intermodal connection established between Duisburg and Padua
TX Logistik AG (part of the Mercitalia Group, a subsidiary of Ferrovie delle Stato Italiane, Italy’s state railroad) is expanding its intermodal network with a new connection between Duisburg and Padua.
Port Complex Szczecin-Swinoujście stepped up cargo turnover in 1Q 2023
In the first quarter of this year, the port complex of Szczecin – Świnoujście handled 9.39 million t of various cargoes, which is 13% more compared to the same period last year.
Swiss Federal Office of Transport to partially finance construction of railway terminal in Milan
The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (BAV) will allocate more than €67 million (₣66.3 million) for the construction of a large transshipment terminal east of Milan.
Freight indices // Week 15
The small-tonnage shipping market activity remains quite low as players from EU countries slowly return to the market after Catholic Easter. Note also that we are ahead of Orthodox Easter.
Bunker fuel prices // Week 15
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 15
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Bulgaria and Slovakia ban imports of Ukrainian agri products, Romania introduces additional controls, while Lithuania ready to accept Ukrainian grain from Poland
At a meeting of the Bulgarian government, a decision was made to temporarily ban food imports from Ukraine (but this does not apply to transportation of transit goods).
New intermodal PSP Terminal to open on border of Hungary and Serbia
A new intermodal railway terminal PSP Terminal is expected to open in the city of Szeged on the border of Hungary and Serbia in September 2023.