Coal market // Week 52, 2023 – week 1, 2024
Quotes for imported thermal coal have nominally declined in Europe over the past two weeks as market participants suspended negotiations for the holiday period.
Freight indices // Week 52, 2023 – week 1, 2024
Activity remains minimal on the small-tonnage freight market, which is quite traditional for the very beginning of January. Thus, the 1H-mid January tonnage list is gradually growing in the Black and Mediterranean Seas, with only Ukrainian grains being relatively actively offered among all the cargoes.
Handling of grain wagons at Ukraine’s sea ports
About 7,900 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on January 4, 2024. Taking into account that approximately 1,100 wagons per day are accepted at the stations
Polish farmers finish blocking freight traffic at Medyka-Shehyni checkpoint
According to the information received by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine from the Border Guard of the Republic of Poland, on January 6 at 21:00 (Kyiv time), the protest action in front of the Medyka – Shehyni checkpoint ended.
Actual situation with navigation in Sulina and Bystre Canals
As of January 5, there were about 28 vessels in the Sulina and Bystre canals waiting to head west to Danube ports (three destined for Izmail and one each for Reni and Giurgiulesti).
Polish company Olavion buys four more Dragon2 locomotives from Newag
Polish rail freight operator Olavion (part of the Unimot Capital Group) is purchasing four more six-axle DC Dragon2 locomotives from Newag. The total value of the order is PLN 75 million.
CTL Logistics sells 37 freight wagons
Polish company CTL Logistics has announced a tender for the sale of 37 freight wagons. The first stage of the tender will last until January 10, after which the shortlisted companies will be invited to the second stage.
Romania building transport corridor between Ukraine and EU, bypassing Poland and Hungary
Romania is building a new highway to the border with Ukraine – the 450-km-long Autostrada Moldovei (Moldovan Expressway). The new infrastructure is expected to provide Ukraine with additional access to the EU bypassing Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia, while Romania will boost economic development in the east of the country.
Wagon queues at land border crossings*
Almost 9,500 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on January 3 (down 531 wagons compared with December 27). In particular, as many as 1,203 wagons were standing loaded with grain on January 3 (down 63 units compared with December 27)
Grain exports from Ukraine in MY 2023/2024
Ukraine exported almost 19 million tonnes of grain and legumes in the period from July 1, 2023 when the current marketing year started and up to January 15, 2024, showing a plunge of 23% compared with the same period of the MY 2022-23.