About 7,200 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on November 30. Taking into account that approximately 928 wagons per day are accepted at the stations, it might take up to 8 days to serve all the wagons currently standing in the railway network waiting for unloading at grain… Read more »
A total of 2.43 million tonnes of grain were exported from Ukraine by railways during the period started November 1 and ended November 29 compared with 1.73 million t in October. Almost 1.71 million t of grain meant for oversea shipments arrived at Ukraine’s ports in the period under review (against 982,600 t in… Read more »
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in November (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
Almost 10,900 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on November 29, down 1,962 wagons compared with October 31. In particular, as many as 1,640 wagons were standing loaded with grain on November 29 (down 986 units compared with October 31)
About 9,800 wagons with various goods were waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on November 30 compared with 11,600 wagons in late October.
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises all together sold 96 freight wagons in October 2023, including 73 hoppers, 20 flat cars and 3 tank cars.
Approximately 1,200 t of large railway steel castings were produced at the Kremenchuk Steel Works in October 2023. The total production averaged some 9,200 t during the period started January 1 and ended October 31, 2023.
Quotes for imported thermal coal have declined on the West European market amid weak demand, with importers mainly taking a wait-and-see stance. Local consumers are occasionally ordering coal at electronic exchange trades.
The growth of the large-tonnage market, worsening weather conditions and a slight increase in grain and fertilizer shipments failed to help small-tonnage owners to raise freight rates at least slightly in the Black and Mediterranean Seas. The fact is that the regional vessel list remains excessive.
Zaporizhstal produced about 262,700 t of pig iron in November 2023, achieving a 83% hike year-on-year but showing a 2% decrease month-on-month. The enterprise also produced 240,800 t of steel (up 181% year-on-year but down 4% month-on-month) as well as 195,600 t of rolled products (up 161% but down 6%, respectively).