Czech freight rail carrier ORLEN Unipetrol Doprava (ORLEN Unipetrol Group) has ordered four more Vectron MS 383 series electric locomotives from Siemens Mobility and is to receive them by the end of 2025. The total number of locomotives of this brand in the company’s fleet will increase to 11.
In 2024, Ukrzaliznytsia intends to build 120 new grain hoppers that will be adapted to transport goods on 1520 mm and 1435 mm gauge tracks. It should be noted that only a fleet with clearly defined dimensions is allowed to run on the European gauge, and only a few grain hoppers available in Ukraine… Read more »
From January 18 to January 24, transportation of goods of any classification from Ukrainian stations via the Izov-Exp border crossing (PKP) to the Wola Baranowska station in Poland is prohibited for all consignees.
Throughout 2024, a discount of 27% will be applied to the tariff for rail transportation of agricultural products in transit through Moldova. Such agreements were reached during a meeting of the Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Moldovan Mixed Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation on September 29, 2023 in Odesa.
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The volume of iron ore transportation by railway amounted to 3.4 million t in Ukraine (up 12% compared with November). Exports increased by 9% month-on-month to 2.5 million t, while domestic deliveries jumped up by 21% month-on-month to 900,000 t.
Railway transportation of rolled products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and ferrous metal scrap increased by 10% to 800,000 t in Ukraine in November 2023 compared with October 2023.
Weak demand for US soybeans and improved weather in South America put pressure on relevant export quotes.
Activity is picking up in the Australian grain market. Although producer sales are minimal, the export market continues to function. Activity at ports is increasing. January grain shipments are expected to total 3.83 million t, including 2.36 million t of wheat and 965,000 t of barley.
Grain export trade from Kazakhstan has been inactive, although indicative prices have increased. Importers’ demand is weak, while supplies from Russia are growing not only on traditional markets for Kazakh traders, but also in Kazakhstan itself.