Grain market. Ukraine // Week 23
Export quotes for Ukrainian grains keep falling rapidly amid problems with the functioning of the Grain Corridor.
Sunflower oil market. Ukraine // Week 23
The sunflower oil market is inactive, as demand from Turkish importers (who used to be stable buyers until recently) is situational due to the increase in import duties.
Coal market // Week 23
Quotes for imported thermal coal inched down in West Europe closer to June 10, but this failed to spur demand in the region.
Steel scrap market // Week 23
Turkish steel works are looking for imported steel scrap now.
Iron ore market // Week 23
Iron ore prices are on the rise in China owing to strong demand, marked improvements on the market of finished steel products, and decreased iron ore stockpiles at local ports.
Freight indices // Week 23
The situation keeps worsening on the small-tonnage sea-going shipping market despite opinions of many ship owners that market reached its bottom in late May.
Handling at Ukraine – Romania and Ukraine – Moldova border crossings*
About 175 wagons per day were transferred through the the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) land border crossing as of June 13 (up 11 wagons compared with the previous week.
ÖBB Rail Cargo plans new freight service between Vienna and Kyiv
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG), in cooperation with Ukrzaliznytsia, is to connect Ukraine to its intermodal network.
Ostchem launches production of AdBlue
The Azot plant (Cherkasy, part of the Ostchem nitrogen holding) has launched production of AdBlue, a special additive for diesel engines.
AlbatrosExpress rail service to increase number of departures to German ports starting June
Starting June 11, 2023, TFG Transfracht will change its schedule for the AlbatrosExpress Germany and AlbatrosExpress West rail services.