Since the launch on August 8, 2023, 1,300 vessels have used the temporary corridors for merchant ships sailing to/from Ukrainian ports. This was announced by Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, during his speech at the roundtable “Political Dialogue – Overcoming Global Food Insecurity and the Risk of Hunger: Strengthening Collective Impact”.
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises delivered as many as 110 freight wagons to their customers in March 2024, including 54 hoppers, 30 flat cars, 22 tank cars and 4 bunker-type wagons.
The output of large railway steel castings averaged some 900 t at Kremenchuk Steel Works in March 2024. In the period from January 1 to March 31, the enterprise produced about 2,800 t of such castings.
The situation for small-tonnage owners working in the Black and Mediterranean Seas has worsened significantly after April 22. Now it can for sure be called critical. An already weak cargo flow has shrunk noticeably. This primarily applies to shipments of Ukrainian grain from the Danube ports.
On April 22 and 23, the Moldovan Railways (Calea Ferată din Moldova) announced several tenders for the sale of its property, including freight cars, tank containers, locomotives, etc.
In the period from April 30 to May 6, the convention will be in effect, which will restrict transportation of mixed fodder (ETSNG 54) from Ukrainian railway stations via the Izov-Exp border crossing (PKP) to Hrubieszow, Szczebrzeszyn and Wola Baranowska stations in Poland for all consignees.
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in April 2024 (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
Between April 29 and May 6, transportation of fats and oils of animal and vegetable origin (HS 15) from Ukraine via Izov-Exp (PKP) to Poland will be prohibited.
In Q1 2024, the plants of OSTCHEM nitrogen holding (Group DF) produced 520,600 tons of mineral fertilizers (+1% compared to the same period in 2023), including 387,400 tons produced at CherkasyAzot (+4%, respectively) and 128,000 tons at RivneAzot (unchanged).