Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 15
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Slovnaft to start test processing of Azeri Light oil in April
In April, the Slovnaft refinery (Slovakia) is planning to start test production of petroleum products using raw materials delivered from the Azeri Azeri-Chirag-Gunsheli block of fields by the parent company MOL Group (Hungary) that holds a 9.57 per cent stake in these fields.
Hungary bans imports of grain and agri products from Ukraine, and Poland bans transit as well
On April 15, the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Poland published a resolution banning imports and transit of agri products from Ukraine.
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 15
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group launches intermodal service connecting Hungary and Croatia
The Rail Cargo Group, part of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), is launching a new rail service between the BILK terminal in Budapest (Hungary) and the port of Rijeka (Croatia).
Handling of grain wagons at Ukraine’s sea ports
As many as 4,900 wagons with grain were waiting for unloading at Ukrainian ports as of April 13.
Railpool orders 27 Traxx freight locomotives from Alstom
Railpool leasing company has signed an agreement with Alstom for the supply of 27 new Traxx AC3 and Traxx DC3 freight locomotives with an option to increase the order by 15 units.
Handling at Ukraine-Slovakia border crossings*
Approximately 291 wagons (four trains) per day were transferred through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing from April 1 till April 13. A total of 3,223 wagons were waiting in a queue at the Chop station on April 13 (down 198 wagons over the week).
UDP to set up another barge repair site
The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company is setting up another production site for the repair of its non-self-propelled fleet, which will allow it to repair nine barges at a time instead of four, as it is now.
Riga Freeport cargo turnover in March
The Freeport of Riga handled almost 1.7 million tonnes of cargo in March 2023, down 121,000 t compared with February 2023.