Lease rates for rail tank cars reached a maximum

In August, the lower limit of the range of rental rates for oil tankers for a period of at least a year remained at the level of July – 1,640 rubles per day, while the upper limit increased by 90 rubles. up to 1900 rubles per day, according to the Argus Neftetransport review (Vedomosti has it). This price was the highest in the history of Argus rate monitoring, which it has been conducting since April 2010. As a result, the range of the cost of providing tanks for the transportation of oil and petroleum products (in addition to the rental rate includes the price of uncoupling repairs, operator’s margins) in August increased to 2030-3480 rubles ./day from 2030–3400 rubles/day in July, added to Argus.

Alexander Slobodyanik, Head of the Freight Transportation Research Department at IPEM, confirms the increase in rates: according to him, in August, the rent of oil and petrol tanks increased by 6% compared to July, to 1,890 rubles per day, and since the beginning of the year, the growth has amounted to more than 30%. According to Infoline Analytics, long-term rental rates for large-cube tanks have already increased by more than 35% since the beginning of the year and in August they ranged from 2,100 rubles per day without VAT, and in the spot market they reach 3,000 rubles per day and more.