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Freight indices // Week 3

January 25, 2024

            The cargo flow has perked up slightly in the Black and Mediterranean Seas after January 15 amid brisker shipments of various cubic size agri products from Ukraine, as well as steel products from the EU countries and fertilizers from Egypt. However, this slight upturn in volumes is still insufficient to compensate for the growing…… Read more »

Discounts for transit through territory of Moldova

January 22, 2024

            Throughout 2024, a discount of 27% will be applied to the tariff for rail transportation of agricultural products in transit through Moldova. Such agreements were reached during a meeting of the Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Moldovan Mixed Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation on September 29, 2023 in Odesa.

LDZ Cargo offers 108 freight cars for rent

January 18, 2024

            LDZ CARGO (a subsidiary of the Latvian railway concern Latvijas dzelzceļš) offers 108 railcars for rent, including 46 fitting platforms for large-tonnage containers (model 13-1223), 41 covered railcars (subject to withdrawal from the territory of Ukraine) and 21 transporter railcars (located in Ukraine, subject to repair by the lessee).

Freight indices // Week 2

January 16, 2024

            The small-tonnage freight market remains under pressure, which, however, is quite expected: in the last 10 years, ship owners managed to prevent the rate decline in January-February only in 2021. Despite the return of all players from holidays, the market activity remains low; this applies even to shipments of Ukrainian grain.