Handling at Ukraine-Poland border crossings*
A total of 13,108 wagons were carried through the Izov-Hrubieszów land border crossing point in April with the average daily transfer rate of wagons (down 119 wagons per day compared with March).
Railway transportation
Handling at Ukraine-Slovakia border crossings*
About 288 wagons (three to four trains) were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing as of May 4.
Queue of wagons for foreign operators in Ukrzaliznytsia rail network
As many as 10,500 wagons addressed to foreign operators were seen running in the Ukrzaliznytsia rail network on May 3.
Ukrzaliznytsia updates restriction on grain deliveries to Poland
In the period from May 5 to June 5, PKP Cargo S.A. is prohibited from accepting wheat and meslin (HS 1001), corn (1005), rapeseed (1205) and sunflower seeds (1206) for transportation from Ukraine to Poland for all consignees.
Wagon queues at land border crossings*
A total of 11,970 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western border crossings on May 4, which is 149 units below the number seen on April 30.
More than 60 mmt cargo carried by rail in Poland in Q1 2023
A total of 21.1 million tonnes of various types of cargo were transported by rail in Poland in March 2023, up 11% month-on-month and up 8% year-on-year.
Samskip and LTG Cargo launch new rail connection between Kaunas and Duisburg
Following a successful trial, Samskip and LTG Cargo are launching a new rail service between Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (Lithuania) and the Logport III complex in Duisburg (Germany).
Poland lifts ban on imports of Ukrainian agri products
On May 2, the Ministry of Development and Technology of Poland canceled the resolution that banned imports of a number of agri products from Ukraine.
Handling at Ukraine – Romania and Ukraine – Moldova border crossings*
As many as 136 wagons (two trains on a 1520 mm track gauge and two trains on a 1435 mm track gauge) were transferred daily through the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) border crossing as of May 2.
Handling at Ukraine – Hungary border crossings*
A total of 2,164 wagons were transferred through the Chop – Zahony land border crossing in April, with the average daily handling rate of 72 wagons (63 units on export routes and 9 units in the import direction), falling behind the March daily handing by 10 wagons.