Handling of grain wagons at Ukraine’s sea ports
About 4,400 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on October 19.
Railway transportation
Ukraine’s grain export by railways averages almost 900k tonnes in October
Almost 887,000 tonnes of grain were exported from Ukraine by railways during the period started October 1 and ended October 18 compared with 1.07 million t in September.
Ukraine imported 38k tonnes
The company “DTEK Energo” imported more than 38,000 t of coal from Poland in order to ensure the stable operation of thermal power plants during the heating season. The information was unveiled by Ildar Saleyev, the general director of the company.
Handling at Ukraine – Romania and Ukraine – Moldova border crossings*
About 181 wagons were transferred daily through the the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) land border crossing as of October 24 (down 14 wagons compared with the daily rate a week ago).
“Green Corridor” between Reni – Giurgiulesti – Galati road checkpoints
Representatives of the ministries of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine held negotiations on the creation of a “Green Corridor” between the checkpoints of Reni (Ukraine) – Giurgiuleşti (Moldova) – Galaţi (Romania) to speed up the cargo traffic and exports of Ukrainian agricultural products.
EP Cargo: New transshipment terminal on border of Ukraine and Slovakia
The Czech railway company EP Cargo (part of the European energy company Energy and Industry Holding) has put into operation a new transshipment terminal on the Slovak-Ukrainian border in the village of Vojany (in the Košice region, eastern Slovakia).
Poland is building cargo terminal in Hrebenne to become a checkpoint on Ukrainian border
Poland is planning to build a large cargo terminal near the town of Hrebenne, which will be used as a checkpoint jointly with Ukraine. This was announced by Ihor Matviychuk, Deputy Chief of Staff, Head of the Border Control Organization Department of the Western Regional Directorate.
Leasing company Alpha Trains ordered 12 latest generation multisystem locomotives from Stadler Valencia
Rolling stock leasing operator Alpha Trains and manufacturer Stadler have signed an agreement to purchase 12 Euro9000 locomotives; the contract was signed by Fernando Pérez, CEO of Alpha Trains Group, and Iñigo Parra, CEO of Stadler Valencia.
Production and offer prices of large railway castings in Ukraine
Kremenchuk Steel Works produced about 1,200 t of large railway steel castings in September 2023. The total production reached almost 7,900 t during the period started January 1 and ended September 31, 2023.
Freight rolling stock sales by Ukrainian enterprises in September
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises sold 53 freight wagons in September 2023, including 38 flat cars, 10 tank cars, and 5 hoppers.