Quotes for imported scrap steel continue to strengthen in Turkey, although sales of finished steel products still leave much to be desired there. Local mills continue accepting higher prices as they need scrap with urgent shipments.
Prices for imported iron ore are sliding down amid pressure from China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
Serbian Minister of Mines and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic announced the completion of the construction of an interconnector with Bulgaria that will allow importing gas from Azerbaijan.
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Export quotes for Russian grains have grown due to steady importers’ demand and a possible decline in exports. The country’s Ministry of Agriculture may consider banning grain exports if the country’s stocks fall to a critical level of 10 million t.
LDZ Cargo, a subsidiary of Latvian Railways, will auction 47 freight cars that were excluded from the company’s inventory. The auction is scheduled for December 12, and the starting price per unit of rolling stock is €220,000.
According to the protocol between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on amendments to the Agreement between the Governments of the countries on railway transport, which entered into force on October 17, the actual passage of organized freight trains without stops has begun on the section… Read more »
The Lithuanian port of Klaipeda has received 55,000 t of mineral fertilizers, most of which are destined for Ukraine, the rest for the Baltic States and Poland. According to Kernel, these fertilizers will have to undergo complicated logistics, with further sea, road and rail handling.