The freight wagon rental market remains generally steady in Baltic countries in April 2025. The rental rates of boxcars with a body capacity of 161-175 cu m and fitting platforms were the only ones that saw some adjustments due to currency fluctuations.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
The small-tonnage market is witnessing another sad week for coaster owners since even timid hopes for a pre-holiday recovery failed. Things are even worse: market activity has shrunk to a minimum all across Europe, with many players already being out for Easter holidays (if not physically, then psychologically for sure).
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Activity has grown somewhat on the small-tonnage shipping market this week, but only thanks to an upturn in shipments of fertilizers, minerals and steel products from the eastern Mediterranean ports.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
At the start of the week, the already limited pace of trade shrank to almost minimum in the Mediterranean and Black Seas due to holidays in Turkey and MENA countries. Although the number of spot 2-12k dwt vessels open in the eastern Mediterranean, Marmara and Black Seas has decreased slightly during the week (from…… Read more »