Handling at Ukraine-Slovakia border crossings*
Approximately 248 wagons (three trains) were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing in the period from May 1 to May 11.
Approximately 248 wagons (three trains) were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing in the period from May 1 to May 11.
About 150 wagons (two trains on a 1520 track gauge and two trains on a 1435 mm track gauge) were transferred daily through the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) border crossing in the period from May 1 till May 9. Up to 783 wagons were waiting to be transferred (up 11 units over the week),…… Read more »
Ukrzaliznytsia is launching a new service called Intermodal Train, which allows shippers to sign an agreement with Ukrzaliznytsia on direct regular container transportation.
A total of 13,108 wagons were carried through the Izov-Hrubieszów land border crossing point in April with the average daily transfer rate of wagons (down 119 wagons per day compared with March).
About 288 wagons (three to four trains) were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing as of May 4.
The sentiment is worsening on the small-tonnage shipping market. Despite the end of Easter holidays, the market has not shown any hint of the recovery this week. Moreover, activity has expectedly decreased in the Black and Mediterranean Seas by the end of the week amid the Eid al-Fitr holidays in Muslim countries.
About 136 wagons (one train on a 1520 mm track gauge and one train on a 1435 mm track gauge) were transferred daily through the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) border crossing as of April 18, while as many as 541 wagons were waiting in a queue (down 69 units over the week).