LDZ Cargo, a subsidiary of Latvian Railways (Latvijas dzelzceļš), will hold an auction for the sale of an M62-1291 series locomotive on August 29. The starting price is set at €94,000 with a €5,000 increment.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
In Ukraine, the volume of railway transportation of rolled steel products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and scrap ferrous metals increased by 4% to 900,000 t in July compared with June. In particular, some 476,800 t (up 7% month-on-month) were delivered to foreign markets, while 393,300 t
The volume of iron ore transportation by railway amounted to 3.6 million t in Ukraine in July, exceeding the June result by 2%. The export traffic has not changed over the month, with 2.6 million t of iron ore carried abroad. At the same time, the home deliveries increased by 10% month-on-month to 1… Read more »
The Klaipeda port’s cargo turnover shrank by 3% or 113,000 t to 3.45 million t in July compared with June. Handling at the Klaipeda State Seaport decreased by 215,000 t to 2.6 million t, while that at the Butinge terminal surged by 102,000 t to 886,000 t.
In July, the cargo turnover at the Riga Freeport dropped to the lowest level since January 2021. Stevedoring companies reported a decline in handling volumes of all types of cargoes, with 1.3 million t transshipped in July (down 142,000 t or 10% compared with June).
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Ukrzaliznytsia has received new platform cars as part of the World Bank’s Repairing Essential Logistics Infrastructure & Network Connectivity (RELINC) Project.
On August 8, the port of Klaipeda was called for the first time by a vessel traveling on the Nemunas River. The largest river barge in the Baltic States (75 m long, with a draft of 1.8 m and a capacity of 1,300 tons) shipped about 900 tons of grain from the Lithuanian port… Read more »