The Polish operator PKP Cargo finished the third quarter of 2023 with the actual transportation of a total of 62 million t of goods throughout the period from January 1 to September 31, showing a 18% decrease compared with the same period of the previous year
More than 21 million tonnes of various goods were transported by rail in Poland in October 2023, up 6% month-on-month but down 1% year-on-year. Almost 193.9 million tonnes of cargo were carried by railways in the period from January 1 to October 31, 2023, down 7% year-on-year.
Up to 3,200 wagons were moving to the Izov station on November 29, including 1,200 wagons with cakes, 450 wagons with vegetable oil, and 180 wagons with grain. About 854 wagons were on their way to the Mostyska-2 station on that date, including 491 containers and 114 wagons with metals.
According to the European Union Statistical Office (Eurostat), EU countries imported 92,100 t of urea from Azerbaijan worth €35.71 million in January-September 2023. Thus, the overall import volume increased by 2.5 times, and the total value rose by 43.5% compared with the same period last year.
Approximately 190 wagons were transferred daily through the the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) land border crossing as of December 5 (down 11 wagons in two weeks). By destinations, some 136 wagons with export cargo (down 2 units) and 63 wagons with imported goods (down 9 units) were handled daily in the period under review.
A total of 2.43 million tonnes of grain were exported from Ukraine by railways during the period started November 1 and ended November 29 compared with 1.73 million t in October. Almost 1.71 million t of grain meant for oversea shipments arrived at Ukraine’s ports in the period under review (against 982,600 t in…… Read more »
Zaporizhstal produced about 262,700 t of pig iron in November 2023, achieving a 83% hike year-on-year but showing a 2% decrease month-on-month. The enterprise also produced 240,800 t of steel (up 181% year-on-year but down 4% month-on-month) as well as 195,600 t of rolled products (up 161% but down 6%, respectively).
Almost 1.74 million tonnes of grain were exported from Ukraine by railways during the period started November 1 and ended November 22 compared with 1.73 million t supplied abroad in October, according to updated reports.
About 485 wagons were reportedly heading to the Batiovo – Epereshke land border crossing point on November 27, including 170 wagons with ore, 123 wagons with vegetable oil, 66 wagons with oil cake, and 46 wagons with grain.
Ukrzaliznytsia transported almost 24.27 million tonnes of grain and its processing products in the period from January 1 to October 31, 2023, showing a 5.8% rise compared with the same period of 2022. Up to 17.56 million t of the cargo were delivered abroad (down 0.7% year-on-year).