According to information provided by the Estonian Railways (AS Eesti Raudtee), the overall volume of cargo transportation decreased by 39% year-on-year to 4.8 million t in 2023. Liquid mineral fuel, liquid cargo and combustible shale were the most popular cargoes in the period under review.
The cargo turnover increased by 124,000 t to 714,000 t in the Liepaja FEZ in December compared with November.
The railway traffic of mineral fertilizers increased by 59,000 t to about 215,000 t in Ukraine in December compared with November, showing a 37% growth month-on-month.
Ukrainian Danube ports handled 29.4 million t of cargo from January 1 till November 30, 2023, which is almost six times higher than in the pre-war period, that is before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The volume of grain transportation from Ukraine to foreign markets reached almost 991,000 t in January 1-10, 2024 compared with 2.73 million t in December 2023. About 790,000 t of grain meant for oversea shipments arrived at Ukraine’s ports in the period under review (against 2.1 million t in December).
A total of 8.5 million t of export cargo and 1.4 million t of imported goods were transferred through the Izov – Hrubieszów border crossing point in 2023 (down 928,000 t and 243,000 t, respectively, compared with 2022).
Cargo turnover increased by 444,000 t to 1.8 million t at the Freeport of Riga in December compared with November. This is mainly due to improved handling of dry bulk cargo (up 244,000 t to 977,000 t) and general cargo (up 207,000 t to 757,000 t).
More than 20 million tonnes of various goods were transported by rail in Poland in November 2023 (down 5% month-on-month and down 5% year-on-year). A total of 213.9 million tonnes of cargo were carried by railways in the period from January 1 to November 30, 2023 (down 7% year-on-year).
DTEK Energy has agreed to import additional 80,000 t of coal, bringing the total volume of contracted raw materials to 357,000 t. So far, 182,000 t have been delivered to Ukraine.
The cargo turnover dropped by 230,000 t to 3.4 million t at the Port of Klaipeda in December compared with November. In particular, Klaipeda State Seaport reports a 132,000 t plunge in December transshipment volume to 2.7 million t. Handling of crude oil dropped by 98,000 t to 692,000 t at the Butinge terminal.