On April 23, the European Parliament approved the extension of the duty-free trade agreement with Ukraine until June 2025, but now with protection for EU farmers. The decision was voted for by 428 MPs, against by 131, and abstentions by 44.
As part of USAID’s Economic Resilience Activity, 42 rail and road checkpoints are to be modernized on Ukraine’s western borders. So far, 20 road and seven rail checkpoints have been inspected. They are crucial for Ukrainian exports and need to be improved to create new export routes.
In Q1 2024, the Polish railway operator PKP LHS transported 2.9 million tons of cargo, which is 152,400 tons more than in the same period last year. In particular, the company increased imports by 97% and exports by 77.5%.
On April 10, a new intermodal service was launched between the PKP Cargo Zduńska Wola terminal (Karsznice, Poland) and the seaport of Rotterdam. The first trip from the Netherlands to Poland took three days.
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According to a representative of Ferrexpo at a meeting between Ukrzaliznytsia and Hungarian carriers, the producer will redirect the entire supply volume of iron ore from the Batiovo-Eperjeske border crossing to Izmail port at the request of a Serbian consignee.
A total of 17.58 million tonnes of various goods were transported by railway in Poland in February 2024, down 1% month-on-month and down 8% year-on-year.
Almost 7 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in March 2024 (down 5% or about 350,000 t compared with February). In particular, exports included 5.89 million t of grain (down 5% year-on-year or 300,000 t), 660,000 t of vegetable oil
March deliveries of iron ore by railway reached 4.4 million t in Ukraine, exceeding the February result by about 8%. Iron ore exports showed an 8% monthly increase to 3.6 million t, while traffic within the country surged by 10% month-on-month to 800,000 t.