Iron ore transportation by railway from Ukraine amounted to 3.5 million t in April, which was 20% below the volume recorded in March. In particular, iron ore exports plunged by 27% month-on-month to 2.6 million t, while the domestic deliveries rose by 6% month-on-month to 900,000 t.
Cost of repairs of 22.5 ton-force freight wagons at private enterprises of Baltic countries in May 2024 (€, VAT excluded, bss FCA)*
On May 18, during a trilateral meeting, representatives of Romania announced the completion of a tender for the organization of an additional anchorage for transshipment of Ukrainian grain in the port of Constanta.
As part of the USAID’s Economic Resilience Activity (ERA) project, 25 new grain hoppers were purchased and delivered to the grain trading company Almeida Group LLC. The fleet will help increase the logistics and export capabilities of not only the company but also the industry as a whole.
On May 15, a new Ro-Ro terminal and a platform for handling oversized cargo were officially opened in the Romanian port of Constanta.
As of May 16, there were about ten vessels standing on the roadsteads of the Sulina and Bystre canals awaiting an entrance westwards to the Danube ports. The waiting time was hovering around one to two days.
From May 20 to May 27, Rail Cargo Hungaria is prohibited from transporting cargo of any type from Ukrainian stations via the Krizevci (HR), Koprivnica (MAV) and Botovo (HR) border crossings to Croatia for all consignees.
The Ukrainian producer of agricultural products, the group of companies “Agro-Region” represented by the structural division “AR Boryspil” has got 40 new grain hoppers at its disposal from now on. In particular, as many as 25 of them of model 19-6869 produced by DMZ Karpaty were purchased within the scope of the USAID project… Read more »
Exports of agricultural products (corn and wheat) by NIBULON reached a record volume of 434,000 t in April, the highest since 24 February 2022, thus approaching the pre-war figures.
Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company, PJSC is loading a caravan with agricultural products in the port of Bogojevo (Serbia). From now on, UDP has got a new large client for grain transportation; the company is also carrying on negotiations with other partners.