Railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers to Ukrainian consignees
The railway traffic of mineral fertilizers increased by 59,000 t to about 215,000 t in Ukraine in December compared with November, showing a 37% growth month-on-month.
Steel scrap market // Week 2
Turkish steel mills continue purchasing imported steel scrap to provide operations in February. Despite quite active negotiations in the second half of the week, the number of fresh deals has been not that significant as many traders expected.
Iron ore market // Week 2
Iron ore quotes have dropped to a five-week low due to muted buying activity in China. Concerns about a potential shortage of the raw material, which had been roiling the market for several consecutive weeks, eased amid abundant stockpiles at China’s ports.
Coal market // Week 2
Quotes for imported steam coal have grown on the West European market following the stock exchange indices. At the same time, trade is moderate.
Brief review of operation of Danube ports
Ukrainian Danube ports handled 29.4 million t of cargo from January 1 till November 30, 2023, which is almost six times higher than in the pre-war period, that is before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Grain exports from Ukraine by railway nearing 1 mmt in Jan 1-10
The volume of grain transportation from Ukraine to foreign markets reached almost 991,000 t in January 1-10, 2024 compared with 2.73 million t in December 2023. About 790,000 t of grain meant for oversea shipments arrived at Ukraine’s ports in the period under review (against 2.1 million t in December).
Handling at Ukraine – Poland border crossings*
A total of 8.5 million t of export cargo and 1.4 million t of imported goods were transferred through the Izov – Hrubieszów border crossing point in 2023 (down 928,000 t and 243,000 t, respectively, compared with 2022).
Riga Freeport cargo turnover in December
Cargo turnover increased by 444,000 t to 1.8 million t at the Freeport of Riga in December compared with November. This is mainly due to improved handling of dry bulk cargo (up 244,000 t to 977,000 t) and general cargo (up 207,000 t to 757,000 t).
Handling of grain wagons at Ukraine’s sea ports
About 8,200 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on January 11, 2024. Taking into account that approximately 1,200 wagons per day are accepted at the stations
Almost 214 mmt of goods transported by rail in Poland during Jan-Nov 2023
More than 20 million tonnes of various goods were transported by rail in Poland in November 2023 (down 5% month-on-month and down 5% year-on-year). A total of 213.9 million tonnes of cargo were carried by railways in the period from January 1 to November 30, 2023 (down 7% year-on-year).