Over 1.76 mmt Ukrainian grain carried by rail in March 1-22
Ukraine exported more than 1.76 million tonnes of grain by railway during the period from March 1 to March 22.
Вантажi: Grain
Handling at Ukraine-Romania and Ukraine-Moldova border crossings*
Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) land border crossing served about 191 wagons per day in the period from March 1 till March 21 (two trains on a 1520 mm gauge track and two trains on a 1435 mm gauge track).
ADM resumes operation of oilseed processing plant in Chornomorsk
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), an American agro-industrial corporation, has resumed operations at its oilseed processing plant in the port of Chornomorsk. The company was forced to shut down in February last year.
Kernel is expanding its railroad fleet
Kernel Agro Holding has signed a long-term contract with Polish companies to manufacture 2,000 railway containers with a range of transportation services.
Black Sea Grain Initiative prolonged by 120 days
On March 18, a decision was made to extend the Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports for another 120 days. Although Russia’s representatives insisted on a period of 60 days.
Rail deliveries of Ukrainian grain hit 1.2 mmt in March
Ukraine exported a total of 1.24 million tonnes of grain by railway in the period from March 1 till March 15, of which some 416,000 t were carried through the western border crossings, while 822,000 t were shipped from sea ports.
Sunolta Group acquires part of capacities of Olympex Coupe International terminal in Odesa Commercial Sea Port
Sunolta Group, a grain trading company, has acquired grain transshipment facilities of the Olympex Coupe International terminal (owned by GNT Group) in the Odesa Commercial Sea Port. The company announced the deal in February 2023.
Handling at Ukraine-Slovakia border crossings*
About 286 wagons (four trains) were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou border crossing in the period from March 1 to March 16. Approximately 4,000 wagons were waiting to be handled at the Chop station as of March 16.
Wagon queues at land border crossings*
A total of 17,050 wagons were standing in a queue waiting for transferring through Ukraine’s land border crossings on March 15, 2023 (down 129 wagons compared to March 1).
Ventspils Freeport cargo turnover in February
The Freeport of Ventspils handled about 826,000 t of cargo in February 2023 (down overwhelming 751,000 t from January 2023). Note that the February 2023 cargo turnover appeared to be the lowest since October 2021.