The Latvian company LDZ Cargo offers nine grain hoppers located in Ukraine (models 19-7016) with a body volume of 108 cubic meters for rent at a price of €19 per day (hereinafter excluding VAT)
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One of the market participants noted low demand for grain hoppers in May. Talking about his own fleet, our source said that wagons have to stand idle now in both Baltic countries and Ukraine.
A 17% discount to the railway tariff (coefficient 0.83) is provided for domestic transportation of wheat (UTSNG 011005), barley (014003), corn (015006), rapeseed (021083) and soybeans (018023) within Moldova at a distance of 131-250 km to Giurgiulesti Port station.
For the period from May 28 to December 31, 2023, a coefficient of 0.86 will be applied to the railway tariff for ore (HS 2601) transported through Moldova on the Velchinets-exp. to Basarabeasca-exp. route, regardless of the ownership of the rolling stock.
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Following a few week decline, small-tonnage owners have managed to stabilize freight rates this week.
The railway operators who were interviewed by our information service forecast a further increase in rental rates of gondola cars in June.
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The small-tonnage freight market is falling rapidly in the Azov-Black Sea basin and the Mediterranean region in early May. Most players agree that this collapse is a result of decreased demand for grain cargoes from Turkey after the implementation of duties.