Iron ore market // Week 29
Iron ore prices have sagged in China amid sluggish trade, tightened production curbs in Tanshan as well as due to expected increase in the domestic iron ore production in the second quarter of 2023.
Вантажi: Iron ore
Ore transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in June, thousand tonnes
Handling at Ukraine – Hungary border crossings*
As many as 2,287 wagons with a total of 150,600 t of goods were handled at the Batiovo – Epereshke land border crossing point in the period from July 1 to July 24.
Handling at Ukraine – Slovakia border crossings*
As many as 267 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point as of July 20 (up 2 wagons compared with the previous week).
Handling at Ukraine – Poland border crossings*
A total of 8,189 wagons were transferred through the Izov-Hrubieszów land border crossing point from July 1 to July 19. The average daily handling speed amounted to 431 wagons (up 16 units per day compared with June).
Goods awaiting transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points
There were about 7,090 wagons with various goods waiting to be transferred through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points as of July 20 compared with 7,080 wagons seen in late June.
Handling at Ukraine – Hungary border crossings*
A total of 1,545 wagons were handled at the Batiovo – Epereshke land border crossing point in the period from July 1 to July 17.
Moldova applies 0.66 reduction factor to grain transit rates
In accordance with CFM Decision No. 6 of July 7 this year, from July 15 to December 31, discounts for the transit of grain, ore, metallurgical products in the amount of 34% (factor 0.66) and oil cargoes – 39% (factor 0.61) will be applied for the transportation of minimum established volumes in the following…… Read more »
Handling at Ukraine-Slovakia border crossings*
Some 300 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing as of June 15 (down 28 wagons compared with the previous week).
Discount for grain transportation through Moldova will reach $2-6.12/t
As of July 13, the management of the Moldovan Railways (CFM) was finalizing the last legal issues with the government to establish a discount for the transit of Ukrainian products.