Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 3
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Railway transportation
Iron ore export deliveries from Ukraine by railway in December
The volume of iron ore transportation by railway amounted to 3.4 million t in Ukraine (up 12% compared with November). Exports increased by 9% month-on-month to 2.5 million t, while domestic deliveries jumped up by 21% month-on-month to 900,000 t.
Export deliveries of ferrous metals by railway in November
Railway transportation of rolled products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and ferrous metal scrap increased by 10% to 800,000 t in Ukraine in November 2023 compared with October 2023.
Eesti Raudtee: freight transportation in 2023
According to information provided by the Estonian Railways (AS Eesti Raudtee), the overall volume of cargo transportation decreased by 39% year-on-year to 4.8 million t in 2023. Liquid mineral fuel, liquid cargo and combustible shale were the most popular cargoes in the period under review.
Railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers to Ukrainian consignees
The railway traffic of mineral fertilizers increased by 59,000 t to about 215,000 t in Ukraine in December compared with November, showing a 37% growth month-on-month.
Grain exports from Ukraine by railway nearing 1 mmt in Jan 1-10
The volume of grain transportation from Ukraine to foreign markets reached almost 991,000 t in January 1-10, 2024 compared with 2.73 million t in December 2023. About 790,000 t of grain meant for oversea shipments arrived at Ukraine’s ports in the period under review (against 2.1 million t in December).
Handling at Ukraine – Poland border crossings*
A total of 8.5 million t of export cargo and 1.4 million t of imported goods were transferred through the Izov – Hrubieszów border crossing point in 2023 (down 928,000 t and 243,000 t, respectively, compared with 2022).
Handling of grain wagons at Ukraine’s sea ports
About 8,200 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on January 11, 2024. Taking into account that approximately 1,200 wagons per day are accepted at the stations
Almost 214 mmt of goods transported by rail in Poland during Jan-Nov 2023
More than 20 million tonnes of various goods were transported by rail in Poland in November 2023 (down 5% month-on-month and down 5% year-on-year). A total of 213.9 million tonnes of cargo were carried by railways in the period from January 1 to November 30, 2023 (down 7% year-on-year).
Wagon queues at land border crossings*
Almost 8,100 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on January 10 (down 1,871 wagons compared with December 27).