A total of 1,302 wagons were waiting in a queue at the Izov station on August 1-16, while 1,219 wagons were standing at the Mostyska-2 station and 400 wagons at the Yahodyn station (170 units with grain, 59 units with clay, 66 units with cement, and 33 containers).
Quotes for imported iron ore have been fluctuating in China this week. On the one hand, uninspiring outlook on the short-term prospects of the market of finished steel products keeps putting pressure on iron ore prices
There were about 8,700 wagons with various goods waiting to be transferred through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points as of August 17 compared with 7,390 wagons seen in late July.
ArcelorMittal Poland has completed the reconstruction of blast furnace No. 2 in Dąbrowa Górnicza, which has been underway since the end of March. The total investment amounted to PLN 720 million.
A total of 82.7 million tonnes of various goods were transported in the Ukrzaliznytsia railway network in the period from January 1 to July 30, 2023, down 13% year-on-year.
There were about 8,300 wagons with various goods waiting to be transferred through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points as of August 9 compared with 7,390 wagons seen in late July.
As many as 289 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point as of August 3 (up 15 wagons compared with the previous week).
During a meeting of Ukrainian and Slovak railroaders, ZSSK Cargo representative Josef Virba said that the company noted a negative trend in cargo acceptance (-25%, or -254,000 t compared to the previous month). In June, the volume of cargo handled reached 1 million tons.
As many as 499 wagons were heading to the Batiovo – Epereshke land border crossing point on August 7, including 234 with ore, 84 with grain, and 102 with vegetable oil. Note that the grain flow has lately been gaining pace at this border crossing.
There were about 7,610 wagons with various goods waiting to be transferred through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points as of August 3 compared with 7,390 wagons seen in late July.