In 2023, the USAID Economic Resilience Activity purchased and handed over 50 modern grain hoppers with the capacity of 70 tons each to NIBULON. Since August 2023, the company has transported almost 73,000 tons of Ukrainian grain using this rolling stock.
The volume of iron ore transportation by railway reached 3.6 million t in Ukraine in May, exceeding the April result by 2%. Export deliveries increased by 3% month-on-month to 2.7 million t, while domestic supplies remained almost unchanged averaging 900,000 t.
As part of the USAID Economic Resilience Activity, Agro Region Group of Companies received 25 new grain hoppers, two loaders, three semi-trailers, truck scales, and generators.
The EU Council of Ministers has approved a new regulation for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), which provides for the development of a new European gauge railway line to Klaipeda. The updated document also refers to a transport corridor connecting the Baltic, Black and Aegean Seas and additional connections to Ukraine.
In cooperation with the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine, the State Agency for the Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Miyamoto International Ukraine – a subcontractor of the USAID Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) – has completed pre-design work on the reconstruction of the Yahodyn-Dorohusk automobile checkpoint
Modernization works are ongoing on the railway infrastructure in Moldova. Currently, turnouts have been replaced at seven stations (Căinari, Cimislia, Basarabeasca, etc.); soon they will be repaired at Greceni, Vulcanesti, and Etulia stations. Also, about 19,600 sleepers were replaced.
As part of the Economic Resilience Activity (ERA), USAID is providing Ukrzaliznytsia with 20 bogie exchange lifts for changing bogies at the railway border crossing with Poland.
Between June 22 and August 4, a convention will be in effect for the Rail Cargo Hungary carrier that will restrict cargo transportation from Ukrainian railway stations to the Hodmezovasarhely station in Hungary for all consignees.
Railway transportation of rolled products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and ferrous metal scrap increased by 6% to 900,000 t in Ukraine in May compared with April. In particular, a total of 424,700 t of goods were delivered to foreign buyers (down 1% month-on-month), some 407,100 t were carried to the domestic market (up…… Read more »
Ukrzaliznytsia has agreed with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to provide an additional €300 million for the purchase of electric freight locomotives. The relevant memorandum between Ukrzaliznytsia, the EBRD, and the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure was signed in Berlin during the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2024).