In late June, German operator BBL Logistik Group and Vossloh Rolling Stock, a company owned by the Chinese corporation CRRC, signed an agreement to supply ten DE 18 diesel locomotives.
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
German leasing company Northrail AG and French investment group RIVE Private Investment (RIVE) have signed an agreement with the engineering company Alstom for the supply and full maintenance of 50 Traxx Universal multisystem electric locomotives for a period of up to 16 years for a total of approximately €370 million.
Cost of repairs of 22.5 ton-force freight wagons at private enterprises of Baltic countries in June 2023 (€, VAT excluded, bss FCA)*
DB Cargo has transported transformers (each weighing 90 tons and 3.5 meters long) from Italy to Belgium on behalf of the Italian logistics company LoTraFer.
The Kremenchuk Steel Works produced almost 900 tonnes of heavy railway steel castings in May 2023. The overall production of heavy railway steel castings reached 5,200 t during the period from January 1 to May 31, 2023.
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in January (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
Czech Railways (České dráhy) has received the first fully modernized EffiShunter 1000M locomotive, and will soon receive the second locomotive.
Polish rail freight operator Olavion (Unimot Group), which specializes in the transportation of bulk and containerized cargo on the domestic market to border crossings, is purchasing four six-axle DC Dragon2 locomotives from Newag with an option for 16 more units.
The supply of components or raw materials has been unstable in recent years due to a number of global factors (pandemic, congestion in the Suez Canal due to a container ship accident, the war in Ukraine, etc.).