Railway transportation in Poland in March 2025
Approximately 17.9 million t of cargo were transported by railways in Poland in March 2025, down 700,000 t or 3.9% compared with February 2025.
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 18
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Bunker fuel prices // Week 18
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Ukrzaliznytsia receives first batch of rails from Voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH
Ukrzaliznytsia has received 1,400 tons of rails manufactured by the Austrian company Voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH. According to UZ’s social media posts, the first batch was delivered ahead of schedule, which will increase the pace and volume of infrastructure repairs at key sites.
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 18
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Freight rolling stock sales by Ukrainian enterprises in March 2025
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises sold 162 freight wagons in March 2025, including 78 hoppers, 58 gondola cars, 14 tank cars, 10 cement bunker-type wagons and two flat cars.
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in April 2025
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in April 2025 (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
Production and offer prices of large railway castings in Ukraine
Kremenchuk Steel Works produced about 600 t of large railway steel castings in March 2025, while a total of 1,300 t were produced in January-March 2025.
Ventspils Freeport cargo turnover in March 2025
In March, the operators of the Ventspils Freeport handled 868,000 t of various types of cargo, which is 37% or 236,000 t above February. Such a rapid growth in cargo turnover is owing to increased transshipment of dry bulk cargo (up 189,000 t to 282,000 t), general cargo
Freight indices // Week 17
The end of Easter holidays has brought virtually no activity boost to the small-tonnage shipping market of the Black and Mediterranean Seas. “We see only a bit more offers, but the number of vessels in spot positions has even increased, especially in BlSea and Marmara,” a Turkish broker commented.