As many as 670 wagons were transferred through the Chop – Zahony land border crossing point from June 1 to June 12, with the daily handling rate of 56 wagons (up 3 units per day compared with late May).
Quotes for imported thermal coal inched down in West Europe closer to June 10, but this failed to spur demand in the region.
About 175 wagons per day were transferred through the the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) land border crossing as of June 13 (up 11 wagons compared with the previous week.
Some 318 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing as of June 8 compared with 272 wagons as of June 1.
` As many as 2,301 wagons were served at he Izov-Hrubieszów land border crossing point from June 1 to June 7.
Quotes for imported thermal coal continue to decline in West Europe, following spot gas prices and thermal coal futures with June shipments to ARA ports.
A total of 1,451 wagons were transferred through the Chop – Zahony land border crossing point in May with the average daily handling rate of 47 wagons including 40 units with export cargo and 7 units with imported goods.
Approximately 164 wagons were transferred daily through the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) border crossing as of June 6.
A total of 9,496 wagons were transferred through the Izov-Hrubieszów land border crossing point in May 2023.
Demand for imported thermal coal is virtually dead in Western Europe, which continues to put pressure on relevant prices. Market participants note that there are significant stocks of coal in ARA ports and local traders are ready to resell it to Asian countries.