As many as 309 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point in the period from of September 1 to September 28 (down 9 wagons compared with September 1-21).
On October 2, the EU officially lifted anti-dumping measures against imports of seamless pipes from Ukraine. They expired on October 3 at 00:00. This was stated by Yuriy Rudyuk, international trade lawyer and partner at Van Bael & Bellis (an independent law firm that focuses exclusively on WTO issues)
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi held a regular online meeting with Minister of Agriculture and Food of Bulgaria Kirill Vatiev to discuss grain exports.
The Moldovan government is planning a large-scale modernization of the state-owned port of Giurgiulesti, which will significantly increase the transshipment of agricultural products. The reconstruction of the port is planned to be completed by 2028.
About 11,100 wagons with various goods were found waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on September 27 compared with 8,800 wagons in late August.
At the end of September, Ukrzaliznytsia and the development company DAI Global* signed a memorandum on the implementation of the international technical assistance project “Economic Support for Ukraine”, which provides for the development of Ukrainian grain exports by rail.
In mid-September, the operator ZSSK CARGO (Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s.) reported that it had organized the transportation of an exceptional cargo.
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On September 19, a press conference was held at the Port of Szczecin, during which Krzysztof Urbas, President of the Szczecin and Swinoujscie Seaports Authority, spoke about the company’s development plans.
On October 1, three more bulk carriers used the temporary corridor of the Ukrainian Navy. In particular, the Azara, Ying Hao 01 and Eneida vessels departed from the ports of Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi with 127,000 t of cargo (agricultural products and iron ore).