In Q1 2024, the Polish railway operator PKP LHS transported 2.9 million tons of cargo, which is 152,400 tons more than in the same period last year. In particular, the company increased imports by 97% and exports by 77.5%.
Activity has expectedly increased on the Azov, Black Sea and Mediterranean small-tonnage shipping markets after the holidays in Muslim countries. This week, players note increased offer of Egyptian fertilizers, Ukrainian, Russian and EU grains, as well as Turkish steel products.
On April 10, a new intermodal service was launched between the PKP Cargo Zduńska Wola terminal (Karsznice, Poland) and the seaport of Rotterdam. The first trip from the Netherlands to Poland took three days.
Since August 8, 2023, when the temporary corridor of the Ukrainian Navy became operational, about 40 million tons of cargo have been exported from the ports of Pivdennyi, Odesa and Chornomorsk, including more than 26 million t of agricultural products.
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According to a representative of Ferrexpo at a meeting between Ukrzaliznytsia and Hungarian carriers, the producer will redirect the entire supply volume of iron ore from the Batiovo-Eperjeske border crossing to Izmail port at the request of a Serbian consignee.
A total of 17.58 million tonnes of various goods were transported by railway in Poland in February 2024, down 1% month-on-month and down 8% year-on-year.
Almost 7 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in March 2024 (down 5% or about 350,000 t compared with February). In particular, exports included 5.89 million t of grain (down 5% year-on-year or 300,000 t), 660,000 t of vegetable oil