On September 19, a press conference was held at the Port of Szczecin, during which Krzysztof Urbas, President of the Szczecin and Swinoujscie Seaports Authority, spoke about the company’s development plans.
Approximately 12,100 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on September 27, exceeding the number of wagons seen on August 30 by some 1,774 wagons. In particular, as many as 3,017 wagons were standing loaded with grain on September 27 (up 388 units compared with August 30)
About 3,100 wagons with grain were waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on September 28. Taking into account that approximately 258 wagons per day are accepted at the stations, it will take about 12 days to serve all the wagons currently standing in the railway network waiting for unloading at port terminals.
Almost 11,100 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points as of September 20, up 750 wagons compared with August 30.
Rail Cargo Hungaria has announced the completion of repair work on the railway in Serbia, which affected the transportation of ore from the Eperjeske station. Given the accumulation of cargo, the carrier has found an additional route to deliver iron ore through Croatia.
Approximately 9,500 wagons with various goods were found waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on September 20 compared with 8,800 wagons in late August.
At a meeting between Ukrzaliznytsia and Hungarian operators, RCH (Rail Cargo Hungaria) announced that on September 26 the first test train was sent on the Kyiv-Vienna route.
Last week, logistics operator Treeden Group put into operation the first stage of a freight rail terminal in Wola Baranowska (Poland), which will operate as a customs warehouse.
On September 14, Ukrzaliznytsia and Rail Cargo Group (a freight subsidiary of Austrian Federal Railways, ÖBB) signed a memorandum of understanding and planned to develop a Kyiv-Vienna route that would pass through Lviv and Budapest.
PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe and Alstom signed an agreement during the TRAKO trade fair in Gdansk to supply parts, spare parts and devices for railway traffic control and maintenance.