According to the announcement by Polish railway operator PKP LHS of March 2, the company is offering its customers special discounts for transportation of coal (HS 2701), iron ore (2601) and metal products (72, 73) when importing and transiting from/through all LHS stations.
On February 29, after fulfilling all the necessary conditions, Węglokoks (Poland) and Sea-Invest Corporation (Luxembourg) completed the transfer of shares in the Port Północny transshipment and warehousing company (PPS Port Północny sp. z o.o.) and signed a contract.
Last year, the Romanian seaport of Constanta handled 92.5 million tonnes of cargo (up 22.5% year-on-year), including 25 million t of Ukrainian goods.
The volume of iron ore transportation by railway averaged 3.8 million t in Ukraine in January 2024 (up 11% compared with December 2023). Exports increased by 20% month-on-month to 3 million t, while domestic deliveries jumped up by 13% month-on-month to 800,000 t.
The volume of iron ore transportation by railway amounted to 3.4 million t in Ukraine (up 12% compared with November). Exports increased by 9% month-on-month to 2.5 million t, while domestic deliveries jumped up by 21% month-on-month to 900,000 t.
Iron ore quotes have dropped to a five-week low due to muted buying activity in China. Concerns about a potential shortage of the raw material, which had been roiling the market for several consecutive weeks, eased amid abundant stockpiles at China’s ports.
Ukrainian Danube ports handled 29.4 million t of cargo from January 1 till November 30, 2023, which is almost six times higher than in the pre-war period, that is before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
A total of 8.5 million t of export cargo and 1.4 million t of imported goods were transferred through the Izov – Hrubieszów border crossing point in 2023 (down 928,000 t and 243,000 t, respectively, compared with 2022).