Railway supplies of mineral fertilizers plunged significantly in May compared with April, showing a 45% slump to 105,000 t. Domestic transportation almost halved – down 49% month-on-month to 58,000 t. Import transportation decreased by 39% to 44,000 t.
All hopes of owners and brokers working on the small-tonnage shipping market are connected with the upcoming start of the new grain season, as there is no sense to discuss the situation on the spot market
A total of 6.7 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in May, down 7% or 490,000 t compared with April. By types of cargo, grain exports averaged some 5.6 million t (down 7% or 410,000 t), vegetable oil transportation volume amounted to 660,000 t (down 3% or 20,000 t), and meal…… Read more »
The volume of iron ore transportation by railway reached 3.6 million t in Ukraine in May, exceeding the April result by 2%. Export deliveries increased by 3% month-on-month to 2.7 million t, while domestic supplies remained almost unchanged averaging 900,000 t.
Railway transportation of rolled products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and ferrous metal scrap increased by 6% to 900,000 t in Ukraine in May compared with April. In particular, a total of 424,700 t of goods were delivered to foreign buyers (down 1% month-on-month), some 407,100 t were carried to the domestic market (up…… Read more »
The cargo turnover of all operators of the Liepaja SEZ remained almost unchanged in May compared with April. Thus, the operators handled a total of 588,000 t of cargo of all groups in May (up insignificant 4,000 t over the month).
The overall transportation volume of mineral fertilizers to Ukrainian consignees dropped by 20% or 49,000 t to 190,000 t in April compared with March due to reduced inflow of imported mineral fertilizers into Ukraine (down 25% month-on-month to 73,000 t) and lower domestic supplies (down 19% month-on-month to 113,000 t).
The total volume of railway transportation of rolled products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and scrap of ferrous metals increased by 11% to 800,000 t in Ukraine in April compared with March.