About 683,000 tonnes of grain were exported from Ukraine by railways during the period started September 1 and ended September 20 compared with 876,000 t during the entire August. Almost 519,000 t of grain were exported through the western land border crossing points in September 1-20
Approximately 9,500 wagons with various goods were found waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on September 20 compared with 8,800 wagons in late August.
At a meeting held by Ukrzaliznytsia with Hungarian carriers, a representative of Rail Cargo Hungaria said that after the successful processing of grain transshipment for transportation to Italy, he expects an increase in the number of train departures in this direction.
At a meeting between Ukrzaliznytsia and Hungarian operators, RCH (Rail Cargo Hungaria) announced that on September 26 the first test train was sent on the Kyiv-Vienna route.
Starting from September 26, one of the carriers (RCX) is prohibited from transporting all cargoes from Ukrainian railway stations to the Torokbalint Depo station in Hungary for all consignees.
From September 27 and until this decision is canceled, a convention will be in effect that will restrict transportation of all goods to Izmail and Izmail-Exp stations (Odesa Railways) for such consignees as Sof Marine LLC, Valetta PE, Priority-B LLC, Favorit Izmail Bud LLC, and Izmail Sea Commercial Port SE (for Sof Marine LLC).
Kremenchuk Steel Works did not produce large railway steel castings in August 2023, while the total production averaged some 6,800 t during the period started January 1 and ended August 31, 2023.
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises sold 151 freight wagons in August 2023, including 117 flat cars, 26 hoppers, and 8 tank cars.
Last week, logistics operator Treeden Group put into operation the first stage of a freight rail terminal in Wola Baranowska (Poland), which will operate as a customs warehouse.
On September 9, Kombinovani Prevoz Montenegro (part of the Serbian Kombinovani Prevoz Group) launched its first freight train from Serbia to Montenegro.