A total of 134.7 million tonnes of goods of various product groups were transported in the Ukrzaliznytsia rail network during the period started January 1 and ended November 30, 2023, down 4% compared with the same period of the previous year.
A total of 3 million t of agricultural products meant for shipments to foreign markets were handled at the Romanian port of Constanta in November 2023 (down 24% compared with October), including 900,000 t of transit grain of mostly Ukrainian origin.
Grain exports from Ukraine by railways averaged some 463,500 tonnes in the period started December 1 and ended December 6. Note that a total of 2.43 million t of grain were delivered abroad by railways in October. Up to 349,600 t of grain meant for oversea shipments arrived at Ukraine’s ports in the period… Read more »
Gondola car rental rates have been growing in December. Market participants explain this by active shipments of iron ore. Thus, iron ore exports reached 2.3 million t in November, up 20% month-on-month. In particular, iron ore shipments to seaports surged by 66% month-on-month to 1.3 million t.
Due to unfavorable weather conditions, traffic on the Danube River has been suspended since December 6. As of December 5, only one vessel of more than 10k dwt was expected to sail west to Sulina, but the canal administration would not agree to suspend downstream navigation for the sake of one vessel
The Austrian logistics company Innofreight has manufactured a Sgwrs (Smart GigaWood Round & Sawn) wagon for the transportation of roundwood and lumber. The first batch of 23 units was delivered to the German plant Schwaiger Holzindustrie this year, and the rolling stock is already actively used in the company’s operations.
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In March 2024, the Romanian port of Constanta plans to launch an additional anchorage for Ukrainian agricultural products. This agreement was reached in Romania at a meeting on increasing the export capacity of Ukrainian Danube ports.
LDZ CARGO (a subsidiary of the Latvian railway concern Latvijas dzelzceļš) offers 46 grain carriers of its private fleet (models 19-7016, 19-7052-02) for rent in Ukraine.
The Rail Cargo Group, a part of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), and the Swiss company MFD Rail have signed a framework agreement to provide the operator with 600 additional container wagons. In particular, the first 100 container cars are already ready for use. The next batch of 100 cars is expected to be delivered… Read more »