German company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has announced its intention to acquire a 60% stake in Eurobridge Intermodal Terminal LLC. The deal is currently subject to approval by the Ukrainian antitrust authorities.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Since the beginning of June, a new intermodal rail route has been operating in Poland, connecting the Baltic seaports of Gdansk (Baltic Hub) and Gdynia (GCT and BCT) with the Miratrans multimodal terminal in Krzewie (central Poland).
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
The small-tonnage shipping market is still looking extremely weak and depressed virtually in all freight sections. At the same time, freight rates hold steady in the Black, Azov and Mediterranean Seas as they simply have nowhere to fall.
The rental rates for gondola cars are climbing up in June. Although in May the increases in June rental rates were expected at about ₴20/day (hereinafter VAT excluding), the actual growth turned out to be more significant.
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in May 2025 (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises sold 61 freight wagons in April 2025, including 42 hoppers and 19 gondola cars.
Kremenchuk Steel Works produced about 800 t of large railway steel castings in April 2025, while the January-April output reached 2,100 t.