Rental rates for gondola cars keep falling in April. According to one of the operators, suspension of work of the Central Settlement Center (CSC) is the only factor that currently keeps prices above ₴83/day and buoys up the market: the wagons continue to run, but there is no control over their location
In the summer of 2024, Interpipe fixed a vessel on a time-charter basis for the first time in its history. This approach proved to be not only economically feasible but also significantly increased the manageability of logistics, – Oleksiy Yanovsky, Director of Procurement and Logistics at Interpipe, told GMK Center.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Perhaps, this week can be called the most disappointing one on the small-tonnage freight market this year, while the owners’ sentiment can be described as “dashed hopes”.
UZ Cargo Poland, a subsidiary of Ukrzaliznytsia, has published information on tariffs for transportation on its main routes in April.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
The fact that Turkey issued the quota for imports of 1 million tons of corn with a reduced 5% import tax and lifted import taxes for wheat has undoubtedly become the main news – and for once a positive one – for the small-tonnage shipping market this week.
The rental rates of freight wagons remained stagnant in the Baltic countries in March 2025.
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*