The small-tonnage shipping market is still seeing no light at the end of the tunnel. Particularly this applies to the Black Sea and Mediterranean markets. Ship owners increasingly discuss laying off their vessels, but the vast majority of them decide to be patient, expecting market conditions to improve in 1.5-2 months with the start…… Read more »
ActiveProject has started construction of the multimodal terminal Fishka Nov located in the Chernivtsi region.
Stadler’s EURO9000 locomotive has received approval for operation in the Netherlands and Belgium. This type of traction is currently authorized for use in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It is expected that a license for operation in Italy will be granted in 2024.
About 2,800 wagons with grain were waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on October 9. Taking into account that approximately 412 wagons per day are accepted at the stations, it will take about 7 days to serve all the wagons currently standing in the railway network waiting for unloading at port terminals.
Between September 8 and 23, transportation of cargoes of any classification from Ukrainian stations through the Muszyna (PKP) and Plavec (ZSSK) border crossings to Muszyna station in Poland is prohibited for all consignees.
Large Turkish metallurgical enterprises started actively buying imported steel scrap in the second half of August in order to replenish stocks of the raw material for September production.
The European Loc Pool leasing company is awaiting permission to operate EuroDual electric diesel locomotives manufactured by Stadler in Serbia, and by the end of the year – in Slovenia and Croatia. Certification of this rolling stock for other Balkan countries is scheduled for next year.
Prices for Brazilian corn have inched down due to heavy crops. AgRural analysts raised their estimate for total corn production from 132.3 million t to 135.4 million t. According to Safras&Mercado, farmers harvested 60.3% of safrinha corn by August 4 (74.5% last year).
Urea prices were going down in early Jan 2023 amid sluggish demand in main importing regions.