Handling at Ukraine – Poland border crossings*
A total of 1,400 wagons including 229 wagons with sunflower oil, 278 wagons with cakes, 345 wagons with ore and 103 wagons with metals were moving to the Izov station on August 30.
Wagon queues at land border crossings*
Almost 10,250 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points as of August 23, up 1,870 wagons compared with July 26. In particular, as many as 2,909 wagons were standing loaded with grain (up 1,467 units compared with July 26)
Cost of freight wagon repairs at some private enterprises in Baltic countries in August
Cost of repairs of 22.5 ton-force freight wagons at private enterprises of Baltic countries in August 2023 (€, VAT excluded, bss FCA)*
Poland: rail transportation of goods reached 134 mmt in Jan-July 2023
A total of 18.7 million tonnes of various goods were transported by rail in Poland in July 2023, up 3% month-on-month and down 11% year-on-year.
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in August
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in August (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
Railroad connection between France and Italy suspended due to landslide
On August 27, heavy rainfall caused a landslide 20 km from the French-Italian border near Bardonecchia in the Morin region (Frény municipality, Savoie, France), and rail traffic was suspended for an indefinite period due to damage to the rail and road infrastructure.
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers increases export quota for coking coal
According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 744 (dated July 18, 2023), Annex 1 of Resolution No. 1466 (dated December 27, 2022) “On Approval of the Lists of Goods Subject to Licensing and Quotas for 2023” was amended.
Privatization of Ust-Dunaisk port completed
On August 24, the act of acceptance and transfer of the Unified Property Complex of the State Enterprise “Commercial Sea Port of Ust-Dunaisk” was signed. Elixir Ukraine officially became the new owner of the port. This was reported by the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF).
Traffic restored in Gotthard Base Tunnel
The Gotthard Base Tunnel (Swiss Gotthard) was partially reopened to rail traffic on the night of August 22, 2023.
Handling at Ukraine – Slovakia border crossings*
About 321 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point from August 1 to August 31 (up 15 wagons compared with the period from August 1 to August 24). In particular, 285 wagons were moving on export routes (up 18 units)