Handling at Ukraine – Hungary border crossings*
Up to 917 wagons were transferred through the Chop – Zahony land border crossing in the period from April 1 till April 10.
Railway transportation
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 14
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Grain exports from Ukraine in MY 2022/2023
Ukraine exported almost 39.16 million tonnes of grain and legumes during the period started July 1, 2022 and ended April 12, 2023 (down 13% year-on-year), including 23.04 million t of corn (up 11% y-o-y), 13.48 million t of wheat (down 27% y-o-y), and 2.3 million t of barley (down 59% y-o-y).
Ban on cereals transportation via Izov-Exp to Poland
Starting April 13, shipments of cereals (HCN 10) will be suspended.
New service from PSA Italy: Stuttgart Express to connect Italy and Germany
The Italian logistics operator PSA Italy has launched a new rail service, Stuttgart Express, which will serve freight transportation between the PSA Genova Pra’ container terminal (Port of Genoa) and the railway junction in Kornwestheim near Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg).
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 14
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Ban on coal concentrate transportation to Slovakia for U.S. Steel Kosice
Starting from April 11 and until the decision is revoked, the supplier Svyato-Varvarinska Enrichment Plant LLC will be banned from transporting coal concentrate (UTSNG 161043) via the Uzhhorod-Exp border crossing to the Haniska pri Kosiciach station in Slovakia for the consignee U.S. Steel Kosice.
Siemens to increase capacity of locomotive plant in Munich
Siemens Mobility is planning to expand the area of its locomotive plant in Munich (located in the Allgäu district) from 50,000 square meters to 80,000 square meters.
Ukrzaliznytsia agrees on wagon transfer plan at land border crossings in April
It its plans related to the Polish land border crossings, Ukrzaliznytsia confirmed the number of wagons submitted by foreign carriers for March.
Handling at Ukraine-Poland border crossings*
Izov-Hrubieszów border crossing served a total of 17,229 wagons in March with the average daily rate of 556 wagons (up 70 units per day compared to February), including 6,321 wagons with ore, 1,829 wagons with grain, 1,766 wagons with metallurgical cargo, etc.