DTEK Energy has contracted additional 70,000 tonnes of thermal coal from Poland for the heating season. In total, for the period from September 2023 to March 2024, the volume of imported coal purchases has been increased to 280,000 t.
On November 14, 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia decided to allocate €50,000 from the state budget to contribute to the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian aid program. This is Latvia’s second investment in this program – last year the country also financed assistance in the amount of €50,000.
LTG Cargo (Lietuvos Geležinkelių) is gradually expanding its operations and intends to purchase up to 500 new grain hoppers through public procurement.
LTG Cargo Ukraine, a subsidiary of Lietuvos geležinkeliai (LTG Cargo), together with the Lithuanian company Tri Trans is organizing the transportation of 44 heavy containers of rapeseed oil from Yahodyn station (Ukraine) to the port of Klaipeda (Lithuania).
Market insiders explain the increase in gondola car rental rates in November by strengthened demand for such rolling stock from those who need to transport steel products to the ports of Greater Odesa.
On average, as many as 209 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point as of November 9 (down 41 units in two weeks). In particular, 183 wagons were moving on export routes (down 40 units), while 26 wagons arrived with imported goods (down 1 wagon).
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
The total transportation volume of mineral fertilizers by railways dropped by 76,000 t to about 201,000 t in October, showing a decrease of 27% compared with September.
On average, as many as 209 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point as of November 9 (down 41 units in two weeks).
About 630 wagons were reportedly heading to the Batiovo – Epereshke land border crossing point on November 13, including 90 wagons with grain and 84 wagons with vegetable oil. As many as 103 wagons of which 81 units with grain were on their way to the Chop – Zahony border crossing on that date.