Iron ore transportation by railway from Ukraine amounted to 3.5 million t in April, which was 20% below the volume recorded in March. In particular, iron ore exports plunged by 27% month-on-month to 2.6 million t, while the domestic deliveries rose by 6% month-on-month to 900,000 t.
The Poland’s port complex Szczecin-Świnoujście reported a 19.4% decrease in cargo turnover to 7.57 million t in January-March 2024 compared with the same period of 2023.
According to a representative of Ferrexpo at a meeting between Ukrzaliznytsia and Hungarian carriers, the producer will redirect the entire supply volume of iron ore from the Batiovo-Eperjeske border crossing to Izmail port at the request of a Serbian consignee.
March deliveries of iron ore by railway reached 4.4 million t in Ukraine, exceeding the February result by about 8%. Iron ore exports showed an 8% monthly increase to 3.6 million t, while traffic within the country surged by 10% month-on-month to 800,000 t.
A total of 4.1 million t of iron ore were carried by railways in Ukraine in February, showing an increase of 9% compared with January. Iron ore exports rose by 11% month-on-month to 3.3 million t, while home deliveries remained at the level of the previous month, still averaging some 800,000 t.
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.