Handling of grain wagons at Ukraine’s sea ports
About 8,200 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on January 11, 2024. Taking into account that approximately 1,200 wagons per day are accepted at the stations
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Wagon queues at land border crossings*
Almost 8,100 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on January 10 (down 1,871 wagons compared with December 27).
USAID AGRO Program to co-finance expansion of elevator capacities in Ukraine
At the beginning of the year, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a program to co-finance (up to ₴270 million) the development of elevator capacity for grain processing, drying and storage for micro, small and medium-sized agribusinesses (MSMEs*).
Actual situation with navigation in Sulina and Bystre Canals
As of January 16, there were about 35 vessels at the Sulina and Bystre canals waiting to go west to the Danube ports (four each to Izmail and Reni, and one to Giurgiulesti). The average waiting time for westbound and eastbound calls ranges from one to three days.
New FSRU Alexandroupolis LNG terminal to be integrated into TAP system
In January 2024, a floating LNG terminal – FSRU Alexandroupolis – with an annual liquefied gas transshipment capacity of 5.5 bcm is to be connected to the 28 km long subsea and onshore high-pressure gas pipeline, which will allow feeding raw materials into the Greek gas transmission system and further to end consumers in…… Read more »
Ukraine and Moldova to jointly control rail transportation at Novosavytske-Kuchurhan crossing point
The State Customs Service of Ukraine and its Moldovan counterparts will jointly control rail traffic at the Novosavytske-Kuchurhan border crossing point. Representatives of the customs and border administrations of both countries have already signed the Act on the readiness of the Kuchurhan-Novosavytske railway crossing point for joint control.
METRANS Group launches new intermodal service connecting Hamburg and Kornwestheim railway junction in Stuttgart region
Starting January 8, METRANS Group (a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) will launch a new daily train service between Germany’s largest seaport, Hamburg, and the railway junction in Kornwestheim (near Stuttgart).
Baltic Hub: transshipment record and terminal expansion project
At the end of December, a transshipment record was broken on the Baltic Hub railway line, with 8,201 containers handled in a week. The average figure in 2023 was 6,500 containers per week.
LTG Cargo strengthens intermodal transportation in cooperation with Girteka Europe West Group
Lithuanian company LTG Cargo (Lietuvos Geležinkeliai) has announced the strengthening of intermodal services between Kaunas and Duisburg, Pruszkow and Slavków with the participation of LTG Cargo Polska, which has 31 locomotives at its disposal.
Liberty Galati modernizing its Danube port Romportmet Galati
Romanian steelmaker LIBERTY Galati (a subsidiary of the UK-based LIBERTY Steel Group) plans to modernize its Romportmet Galati port to increase its throughput capacity.