Slovakian rolling stock manufacturer Tatravagónka has acquired a 49% stake in the Hungarian company TS Hungaria (Technical Services Hungaria Járműjavító Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság), which specializes in the maintenance, repair and production of freight cars.
Starting from February 21, the carrier PKP Cargo S.A. is prohibited from transporting all cargo from Ukrainian stations to Poland for the Pol-Spedycja Sp. z o.o consignee.
The UNIMOT S.A. Group (Poland) is expanding its petroleum product supply logistics: the company is now transporting gasoline to Ukraine by rail. It is about working under an annual contract with the Ukrainian gas station chain OKKO. This is reported by Enkorr with reference to the data of the A-95 Consulting Group.
The volume of iron ore transportation by railway surged to 4.3 million t in Ukraine in January 2025 (up 12% compared with December 2024). Exports increased by 11% month-on-month to 3.3 million t, while domestic deliveries jumped up by 16% month-on-month to approximately 1 million t.
Similar to December 2024, railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers continued gaining pace in January 2025, showing a 21% month-on-month increase to 282,000 t. Domestic supplies surged by 29% month-on-month to 205,000 t, while transportation of imported mineral fertilizers stepped up by 1% to 73,000 t.
The January cargo turnover is 10% above the December result in the of the port of Klaipeda, accounting for an increase of 391,000 t to 4.2 million t. The hike is primarily owing to increased transshipment at the Klaipeda State Seaport (up 157,000 t to 3.3 million t) and Butinge terminal (up 234,000 t… Read more »
Despite the ongoing upturn in grain export prices, the offer of small grain cargo lots for shipments from Ukraine has even decreased this week. “We see further drop in volumes from the Danube amid an increase in logistic costs, while switching to shipments from Ukrainian deep-sea ports, traders prefer to ship 15-30,000 t lots,” a… Read more »
Transportation of all cargo from Ukraine to the Povazska Bystrica station in Slovakia for Teplaren and Raven consignees is suspended for the period from March 28 to April 7.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
One of the world’s largest container carriers, CMA CGM, has resumed voyages to the Brooklyn-Kyiv Port terminal in the Odesa seaport. The first call of the container ship took place on February 7 (the vessel “Lila Canada” flying the flag of Liberia), and the next one is expected on February 21.