From September 12 to 22, due to a significant number of shipments, DB Cargo Deutschland (DBCDE) will be prohibited from transporting all cargo from Slovakia at the Altenburg station in Germany.
Starting from September 18 and until the decision is revoked, transportation of certain cargoes from Ukraine to Hungary is prohibited for Rail Cargo Hungaria Zrt. and MMV Magyar Maganvasut Zrt consignees.
About 336 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point in the period from of September 1 to September 14 (down 4 wagons compared with September 1-7).
A total of 94.9 million tonnes of goods of various product groups were transported in the Ukrzaliznytsia rail network during the period from January 1 to August 31, 2023, which is 10.5% below the same period of 2022.
In September, transportation-expedition company Vertical launched a new route for the transportation of rapeseed in transit through Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The first train with grain was delivered to Germany.
During a meeting of Ukrainian and Slovak railroaders, Josef Virba, a representative of ZSSK Cargo, said that in October, the Czech steel plant Třinecké Železárny is expected to radically reduce the volume of iron ore it accepts.
The Gateway Basel Nord trimodal terminal in Kleinhüningen, a district in the north of Basel, located at the corner of the borders of Switzerland, France and Germany, has received permission from the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (BAV) to continue construction.
Low efficiency of the terminals in transshipment from barges and the lack of alternative road transshipment significantly limit Ukrainian grain exports and traffic through Constanta.
Iron ore prices have risen noticeably amid high demand on the Chinese primary market and in ports. In order to maintain high pace of production, local metallurgists are actively replenishing stockpiles ahead of the holidays.
Up to 557 wagons were reportedly heading to the Batiovo – Epereshke land border crossing point on September 18, of which 108 wagons were loaded with grain, 220 wagons with iron ore, 81 wagons with mineral fertilizers, and 32 containers.