Railway transportation of rolled products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and ferrous metal scrap inched down by 2% to 700,000 t in Ukraine in January 2024 compared with December 2023. Averaging 500,000 t, the January export volume remained unchanged compared with December, while domestic supplies dropped by 10% month-on-month to 300,000 t.
The volume of iron ore transportation by railway averaged 3.8 million t in Ukraine in January 2024 (up 11% compared with December 2023). Exports increased by 20% month-on-month to 3 million t, while domestic deliveries jumped up by 13% month-on-month to 800,000 t.
A total of 27.9 million tonnes of grain and legumes were exported from Ukraine since the beginning of the current marketing year started July 1 and up to January 31, which is 17% below the result of the same period of MY 2022-2023. In particular, exports included 12.3 million t of corn (down 20%…… Read more »
From February 15 to February 21, transportation of fats and oils of animal and vegetable origin, prepared edible fats and waxes of animal or vegetable origin (HS 15) from Ukrainian stations via the Izov-Exp border crossing to Poland is prohibited for all consignees.
Cost of repairs of 22.5 ton-force freight wagons at private enterprises of Baltic countries in February 2024 (€, VAT excluded, bss FCA)*
The new Nyzhankovychi – Malkhovychi automobile checkpoint on the border with Poland is expected to open in the next six months. Construction began in September 2021 and is currently in its final stages.
As before, the rental rates for gondola cars have been growing in February 2024. The increase has been driven by a number of factors – firstly, by brisker transportation of construction cargo such as clay, crushed stone, etc.
Agrosem plans to complete construction and commission a new grain elevator with a capacity of 22,000 tons at its own MOST Logistic Terminal on the border with Poland by December 2024. The terminal is expected to have an annual transshipment capacity of 400,000 tons.
As part of the Economic Resilience Activity, the USDA has purchased 85 grain wagons for Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), which were manufactured at Karpaty DMZ.
The railway operator Bahnoperator has received another Siemens Vectron multisystem locomotive from the leasing company European Locomotive Leasing (ELL). This is the ninth electric locomotive of this type in the carrier’s locomotive fleet.