Wagon queues at land border crossings*
A total of 12,600 wagons were waiting for unloading at Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on October 18, down 391 wagons compared with September 30.
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Handling of grain wagons at Ukraine’s sea ports
About 4,400 wagons with grain were found waiting for unloading at Ukrainian sea ports on October 19.
“Green Corridor” between Reni – Giurgiulesti – Galati road checkpoints
Representatives of the ministries of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine held negotiations on the creation of a “Green Corridor” between the checkpoints of Reni (Ukraine) – Giurgiuleşti (Moldova) – Galaţi (Romania) to speed up the cargo traffic and exports of Ukrainian agricultural products.
EP Cargo: New transshipment terminal on border of Ukraine and Slovakia
The Czech railway company EP Cargo (part of the European energy company Energy and Industry Holding) has put into operation a new transshipment terminal on the Slovak-Ukrainian border in the village of Vojany (in the Košice region, eastern Slovakia).
Poland is building cargo terminal in Hrebenne to become a checkpoint on Ukrainian border
Poland is planning to build a large cargo terminal near the town of Hrebenne, which will be used as a checkpoint jointly with Ukraine. This was announced by Ihor Matviychuk, Deputy Chief of Staff, Head of the Border Control Organization Department of the Western Regional Directorate.
Polish Port of Kolobrzeg resumes transshipment of Ukrainian agricultural products after almost three-month break
In July-September 2023, the cargo turnover of the Port of Kolobrzeg increased by 52% due to the resumption of transshipment of Ukrainian agricultural products. It should be noted that the port of Kolobrzeg was initially not included in the Polish government’s resolution on the transit of Ukrainian grain, but the mistake was later corrected…… Read more »
LTG Cargo on course to entering Estonian and Latvian markets
Lithuanian company LTG Cargo plans to start operations in the neighboring countries of Estonia and Latvia. The certification process is currently underway, and the first test flights have already been made in Estonia.
Two vessels left Greater Odesa ports and seven entered for loading
On October 21, two more bulk carriers used the temporary corridor of the Ukrainian Navy. In particular, the vessels Jolanda (180.6k dwt, flying the flag of Liberia) and Briza (6.9k dwt, flying the flag of Palau) departed from the ports of Greater Odesa.
SCA planning to raise transit fees for passage through Suez Canal from Jan 15, 2024
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA, Egypt) announces an increase in transit fees for the canal starting January 15, 2024. The transit fee for tankers transporting crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas, as well as for the passenger fleet, will be increased by 15%.
Innofreight offers new solutions for grain transportation by rail in Europe
In order to meet the demand for grain transportation across Europe, the logistics company Innofreight has developed a new type of container – GrainTainers. In early October, during the visit of Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, the company presented loaded wagons at the Dobra terminal in Slovakia.