TEUS purchases ten grain hoppers
TEUS, a freight forwarding company, has purchased 10 grain hoppers with a loan from Raiffeisen Bank. The fleet was repainted by Novotrain LLC.
Freight rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine in September 2024
Rental rates for gondola cars dropped sharply in September 2024. According to market participants, one of the main reasons for a decrease is Russian troops attacking Pokrovsk – owners and operators of rolling stock are removing the empty wagons which were previously carrying clay from the local stations of Merzalove and Druzhkivka
Freightliner PL engaged additional fleet for grain transportation
The Polish operator Freightliner PL has expanded its fleet with 40 leased grain hoppers with a lifting capacity of 58 tons. The rolling stock will be used on domestic and international routes.
Vinnytsia Container Terminal: first stage of construction completed
Railroad operator Lemtrans has completed the first stage of construction at its container terminal in Vinnytsia. In particular, a container yard with a capacity of 30,000 TEU per year and a warehouse with a capacity of 2,000 TEU were built.
Interpipe chartering a vessel
In order to optimize its logistics, Interpipe has chartered a vessel for sea transportation for the first time (time-charter basis) instead of using traditional freight.
Production and offer prices of large railway castings in Ukraine
The output of large railway steel castings reached approximately 1,000 t at Kremenchuk Steel Works in July 2024. Meanwhile, the total production was almost 6,000 t in the period from January 1 to July 31, 2024.
Ukraine sets maximum volume of wheat allowed for exports in 2024-25 grain season
In early September, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy together with grain market participants (the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, the UGA, the EBA, the Ukrainian National Agrarian Forum, and the Association of Farmers and Private Landowners of Ukraine) agreed on the maximum volume of wheat and meslin
Astarta-Kyiv receives 40 grain hoppers under USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA)
Astarta-Kyiv received 40 new grain hoppers as part of the USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA).
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 36
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Ban on transportation of all cargo through certain border crossings to Poland and the Czech Republic
Starting from September 5, the ban comes in effect on transportation of all cargo from Ukrainian railway stations to Poland (Cieszyn Marklowice station) and the Czech Republic via the Cieszyn Marklowice Gr. (PKP) and Cesky Tesin st. hr (CD) border crossings for all consignees.