About 11,600 wagons with various goods were found waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on October 25 compared with nearly 11,100 wagons in late September.
Starting from October 28, transportation of ore, slag and ash (HS 26) from Ukrainian stations via the Izov-Exp border crossing (PKP) to the Slawkow LHS station in Poland for Arcelor Mittal Polska is prohibited.
According to results of the January-September period 2023, the cargo turnover reached almost 27 million tonnes at the ports of Szczecin and Swinoujscie, showing a 1% increase compared with the same period of 2022.
Up to 291 wagons were transferred daily through the Chop – Čierna nad Tisou land border crossing point as of October 12 (down 18 units compared with the previous week). In particular, 258 wagons were moving on export routes (down 20 units), while 33 wagons arrived with imported goods (up 2 wagons).
Approximately 10,000 wagons with various goods were found waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on October 11 compared with about 11,000 wagons in late September.
About 2,950 wagons were moving to the Izov station on October 11, including 938 wagons with cakes, 893 wagons with vegetable oil, and 246 wagons with grain. Up to 1,900 wagons were on their way to the Mostyska-2 station on that date, including 976 containers and 418 wagons with metals.
Though prices for imported iron ore were fluctuating in China, the week has ended with decreased quotes for Australian raw material and higher value of the Brazilian origin.
Starting from October 14 and until the decision is revoked, Ukrazaliznytsia bans the transportation of sinter ore (ETSNG 141139), blast furnace and open-hearth ore (141143, 141158), iron ore concentrate (141092) and pellets (141114) via the Chop-Exp border crossing to the Ostrava-Bartovice station in the Czech Republic for the Liberty Ostrava consignee.
There is a lull on the Chinese iron ore market due to the holiday from September 29 to October 6 devoted to the Mid-Autumn Festival. Indicative prices hold steady.