The Ventspils Freeport reported a 324,000 t increase in the September turnover of all cargoes to 1.1 million t, showing a 40% surge month-on-month. The growth was seen in all groups of cargoes.
The cargo turnover surged by 30% month-on-month at the Freeport of Riga in September compared with August.
In early October, the offer of imported thermal coal was limited on the West European market, but this fact has failed to support the corresponding quotes. Importers’ demand is moderate. Players have reported a number of signed deals for high-calorie coal, but without any contract details so far.
TAURON Wytwarzanie has signed a contract for the delivery of coal by rail from the suppliers’ sidings to the Nowe Jaworzno power plant. The service will be provided by PKP CARGO for 18 months. The contract is worth about $2.6 million.
A total of 107 million tonnes of goods of various product groups were transported in the Ukrzaliznytsia rail network during the period started January 1 and ended September 30, 2023, down 9% compared with the same period of the previous year.
About 11,100 wagons with various goods were found waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on September 27 compared with 8,800 wagons in late August.
DTEK has delivered the first 70 wagons (a total of 4,200 t) of coal from Poland to one of its TPPs. A total of 210,000 t of coal have been acquired with the supply in the period from September 2023 to March 2024.
Similar to several consecutive weeks, the West European market for imported thermal coal continues showing moderate activity amid rising prices. At the same time, demand for Kazakh high-calorie coal is growing in Poland.
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.
About 336 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point in the period from of September 1 to September 14 (down 4 wagons compared with September 1-7).