- the dynamics of cargo transportation in May:
1) delivery to Izov = 595 wagons/day (+4/month) (there is an increase in the delivery of coal and oil, but there is a decline in the delivery of ore and grain).
2) delivery to Yagodin = 190 wagons/day (-13/month) (there is a decline in the delivery of imports of petroleum products, construction materials and fertilizers, but there is an increase in the delivery of grain).
3) delivery along Mostyska = 279 wagons/day (-8/month) (there is a drop in the delivery of ore and grain, but there is an increase in the delivery of containers, construction materials, and fertilizers).
- in Yagodin and Mostyska, the worst passing indicators are recorded this year. One of the reasons for Jagodin, in particular, is the large number of carriers (11) and the lack of coordination between them, as well as with the Polish customs, and as a result, trains are delayed and the schedule for their delivery is not met. On May 13-15, a meeting was held between representatives of Ukrzaliznytsia and Polish carriers regarding the solution to this problem, we are waiting for the results. The waiting list for empty wagons at Yagodin is 15 days.
- in May, 1.56 million tons of grain were loaded (=23% of the total load, average load = 111 thousand tons/day). 10% is loaded on western crossings and 90% - on ports. Despite the end of the grain season, load indicators are even better than they were in April.
- queue for western crossings = 7,200 (+610/week) wagons (of which 320 with grain), Total delivery = 1,668 (+44/week) wagons/day, grain delivery = 247 wagons/day.
- queue at Odesa ports = 9370 (+40/week) wagons (of which 7970 with grain), average unloading = 1461 (+47/week) wagon/day.
- grain queue for Izmail = 840 wagons (+50/week), average unloading = 141 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (770 wagons) and oil (370 wagons) on Izov.
- at Chop/Zahon there is no queue at all, wagons leave from the approach, at Batyovo/Epereshke queue = 380 wagons.
- the crossing Batyovo/Epereshke is loaded by 13% and Chop/Zahon by 50%, the junctions are underloaded, there are no problematic issues.
- according to Chop delivery = 46 wagons/day (-8/month) - reduction of delivery of grain and oil products.
- on Batyovo delivery = 55 wagons/day (-36/month) - reduction of delivery of almost all nomenclature.
- the volumes of cargo deliveries have decreased, therefore the possibility of delivery of collective trains, i.e. in which cargoes for several recipients will go, is being considered.
- in April, 15.21 million tons of cargo (7.03 million tons for export) were transported across the UZ.
- top 3 cargoes for export: grain (2.98 million tons = 42.4%), ore (2.63 million tons = 37.4%), ferrous metals (411 thousand tons = 5, 8%).
- top 3 ports for cargo export: Chornomorska (1.43 million tons), Odesa-Port (1.17 million tons), Berehova (0.9 million tons).
- top 3 western crossings for cargo export: Izov (0.89 million tons), Chop (0.41 million tons), Uzhhorod (0.36 million tons).
- Structural changes in the cargo vertical of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" - unification of the CM and CD departments and the formation of a new department of transportation technology and commercial work (CDM), head of the department - Volodymyr Mykolayovych Zheleznyak.
- queue for Chop/Cierna = 790 wagons (700 with ore), average throughput = 294 wagons/day (+52/in May), the junction is 60% loaded. There is an increase in the delivery of ore and containers.
- line to Uzhhorod/Matevtse = 560 wagons (510 with ore), average delivery = 90 wagons/day (-94/in May), the junction is loaded by 18%. There is a decline in the delivery of ore and coal.
- due to the transition to Uzhgorod, the volume of ore delivery fell by 2 times due to small plans for receiving by the plants. In May, the volume of approval of plans is expected to increase by +100,000 tons.
- the carrier ZSSK asks UZ to provide a locomotive as a reserve for the export of empty wagons from Slovakia, because there is a significant accumulation.
- in May, 782 thousand tons of grain were loaded (=23% of the total load, average load = 109 thousand tons/day). 10% is loaded on western crossings and 90% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 6590 (-700/week) wagons (of which 150 with grain), Total delivery = 1624 (-62/week) wagons/day, grain delivery = 242 wagons/day.
- queue for Odesa ports = 9,330 (-160/week) wagons (of which 7,210 with grain), average unloading = 1,414 (+121/week) wagons/day.
- grain queue for Izmail = 790 wagons (-200/week), average unloading = 144 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (650 wagons) and oil (310 wagons) on Izov.
- there is a shortage of locking and sealing devices on the market due to a lack of raw materials for their manufacture, representatives of Ukrzaliznytsia joined in solving this problem.
- queue at Vadul-Syret = 280 wagons, average delivery in April = 152 wagons/day (the largest in 2024), the volume of grain transportation decreased by 13 wagons/day, but the transportation of imported oil products, wood, and cement increased.
- on Dyakovo queue = 50 wagons, average turnout in April = 13 wagons/day.
- all joints are underloaded, they work at 15-30% capacity, there are no queues, only Vadul-Syret works at 80% capacity.
- in May, the daily delivery of wagons was requested due to the holidays.
- the CFR infrastructure management had to develop the procedure for charging the fee for using the infrastructure for collective trains, i.e., in which there are wagons for several recipients, which is relevant in connection with a small freight flow. However, it is not yet known whether such a mechanism already exists.
- the dynamics of cargo transportation in April:
1) delivery to Izov = 591 wagons/day (+28/month) (there is an increase in the delivery of ore and grain, but there is a decline in the delivery of containers, metals and fertilizers).
2) delivery to Yagodin = 203 wagons/day (-30/month) (there is a decline in the delivery of containers, fertilizers and grain, but there is an increase in the delivery of oil product imports).
3) delivery to Mostyska = 287 wagons/day (-17/month) (there is a decline in the delivery of most goods nomenclature, but there is an increase in the delivery of import of petroleum products and ore).
4) delivery to Rava-Ruska = 25 wagons/day (-5/month).
- at Yagodin and Mostyska, the worst pass rates are recorded this year. One of the reasons for Jagodin in particular is the repair window on the Kovel-Jagodin section lasting until May 6 inclusive, as well as a large number of carriers (11) and the lack of coordination between them and with the Polish customs, and as a result, trains are delayed and the schedule for their delivery is not met. Therefore, a meeting of representatives of Ukrzaliznytsia and Polish carriers is planned for May 7 to resolve this problem.
- 3.27 million tons of grain were loaded in April (=22% of the total load, average load = 109 thousand tons/day). 13% is loaded on western crossings and 87% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 7290 (-550/week) wagons (230 of them with grain), Total delivery = 1686 (-58/month) wagons/day, grain delivery = 272 wagons/day.
- queue for Odesa ports = 9,490 (-1,810/week) wagons (8,020 of them with grain), average unloading = 1,293 (+63/week) wagons/day.
- grain queue for Izmail = 990 wagons (-90/week), average unloading = 117 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (830 wagons) and oil (430 wagons) on Izov - a convention has been introduced until May 6 inclusive.
- there is no queue at Chop/Zakhon at all, wagons leave from the approach, queue at Batyovo/Epereshke = 390 wagons.
- the crossing Batyovo/Epereshke is loaded by 21% and Chop/Zakhon by 50%, the junctions are not loaded, there are no problematic issues.
- on Chop delivery = 54 wagons/day (+8/month) - increase in delivery of grain and containers.
- on Batyovo delivery = 90 wagons/day (-15/month) - reduction of delivery of ore, grain and containers.
- it is planned to introduce a convention for the export of oil through Izov (queue of 470 wagons), so export through Hungary may be an alternative.
- both crossings with Slovakia are underloaded, operating at 60% capacity, in March and April there was a strong demand for delivery of wagons with ore.
- queue to Chop/Chierna = 590 wagons (350 with ore), average yield = 240 wagons/day (+20/week), to Uzhhorod/Matievtse = 820 wagons (680 with ore), average yield = 181 wagons/day (+28/week).
- in comparison with March, there is a decline in ore, grain and coal delivery, and although the delivery indicators have improved in the last 2 weeks, they still remain the lowest in 2024.
- at the US Steel plant, the 3rd blast furnace is still not working, therefore the volume of ore intake has decreased by 25%, it should be operational from May 1.
- there are delays of UZ locomotives in Slovakia.
- in April, 2.35 million tons of grain were loaded (=22% of the total load, average load = 108 thousand tons/day). 14% is loaded on western crossings and 86% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 7840 (-60/week) wagons (250 of them with grain), Total delivery = 1673 (-71/month) wagons/day, grain delivery = 270 wagons/day.
- queue at Odesa ports = 11,300 (+300/week) wagons (8,000 of them with grain), average unloading = 1,230 (+34/week) wagons/day.
- grain queue for Izmail = 1080 wagons (+160/week), average unloading = 101 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1030 wagons) and oil (380 wagons) on Izov.
- on Vadul-Syret queue = 370 wagons, average throughput = 144 wagons/day, the volume of grain transportation decreased by 16 wagons/day, but the transportation of wood and cement increased.
- on Vadul-Syret, there are 2 reshuffles of wagons idle, but there is a ban on the reshuffle of private wagons, only CTL wagons can be reshuffled. This ban is expected to be lifted.
- at Dyakovo queue = 140 wagons, average capacity = 9 wagons/day (-7 wagons/day in April).
- all joints are underloaded, they work at 15-30% capacity, there are no queues, only Vadul-Syret works at 75% capacity.
- according to the changed train formation plan at the initiative of Moldova: now only transit cargo of all categories will pass through Kuchurgan/Novosavitska, and export/import cargo through the rest of the crossings.
- there are no problems, only it is worth working on reducing the time of customs clearance at the Kuchurgan/Novosavitska crossing, because they do not have time to hand over 2 trains/day.
- 1.63 million tons of grain were loaded in April (=21% of the total load, average load = 105 thousand tons/day). 15% is loaded on western crossings and 85% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 7,900 (-600/week) wagons (240 of them with grain), Total delivery = 1,517 (-63/week) wagons/day, grain delivery = 283 wagons/day.
- queue at Odesa ports = 11,000 (-1,700/week) wagons (7,300 of them with grain), average unloading = 1,196 (-91/week) wagons/day.
- grain queue to the Danube ports = 920 wagons (+230/week), average unloading = 100 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (980 wagons) and oil (380 wagons) on Izov. In connection with the accumulation, they will limit the approval of cake and meal plans.
- due to the difficult situation, a convention has been introduced at the port of Chornomorsk, unloading is suspended, the queue = 1,350 wagons are idle waiting for the port to resume operation.
- there is no queue at Chop/Zakhon at all, wagons leave from the approach, queue at Batyovo/Epereshke = 360 wagons.
- the crossing Batyovo/Epereshke is loaded by 23% and Chop/Zakhon by 50%, the junctions are underloaded, there are no problematic issues.
- delivery along Chop = 56 wagons/day (+10/month) - increase in delivery of grain and containers.
- delivery along Batyovo = 97 wagons/day (-8/month) - reduction of ore delivery.
- the volume of ore delivered to Hungary for the 1st quarter of 2024 is 2 times less than for the same period of 2023.
- the flow of ore to Serbia has been reoriented and will go through the port of Izmail.
- both crossings with Slovakia are underloaded, operating at 45% capacity, in March and April there was a strong demand for delivery of wagons with ore.
- line to Chop/Cierna = 1070 wagons (740 with ore), average yield = 220 wagons/day (-32/week), to Uzhgorod/Matievtse = 1250 wagons (1210 with ore), average yield = 153 wagons/day (-77/week).
- the drop in output is related to the crisis of the metallurgical industry in Central and Eastern Europe, the plants are operating at 50-80% capacity.
- Czech plant Liberty Ostrava is still not working.
- irregular shipments caused the accumulation of wagons, however, Ukrainian shippers report that they ship products according to the schedule from the consignee.
- at the US Steel plant, a serious accident occurred at one of the blast furnaces, it should be operational from 15.04., now only 2 furnaces are working, so the volume of ore intake has been slightly reduced.
- in April, 0.97 million tons of grain were loaded (=22% of the total load, average load = 106 thousand tons/day). 15% is loaded on western crossings and 85% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 8,500 (+1,000/week) wagons (of which 250 with grain), Total delivery = 1,580 (-164/week) wagons/day, grain delivery = 317 wagons/day.
- queue at Odesa ports = 12,700 (+2,900/week) wagons (8,330 of them with grain), average unloading = 1,287 (-114/week) wagons/day. In connection with the increase in the queue, difficulties arose with the return of empty wagons from the ports.
- grain queue to the Danube ports = 690 wagons, average unloading = 100 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1020 wagons) and oil (410 wagons) on Izov. In connection with the accumulation, they will limit the approval of cake and meal plans or even introduce a convention.
- due to the difficult situation, a convention has been introduced at the port of Chornomorsk, unloading is suspended, the queue = 2,500 wagons is idle waiting for the port to resume operation.
- LLC "Vinnytsiatransprilad" has a shortage of materials for the manufacture of locking and sealing devices, the volume of shipments has decreased.
- in March, 16.01 million tons of goods (8.13 million tons for export) were transported across the UZ - this is a record for the last 4 years.
- top 3 cargoes for export: ore (3.58 million tons = 44%), grain (3.24 million tons = 39.9%), ferrous metals (367 thousand tons = 4.5%).
- top 3 ports for cargo export: Chornomorska (4.23 million tons), Berehova (3.62 million tons), Odesa-Port (3.25 million tons).
- top 3 western crossings for cargo export: Izov (2.26 million tons), Uzhgorod (1.53 million tons), Chop (1.52 million tons).
- according to the results of the 1st quarter of 2024, the UZ carried out indexation of the cost of services according to free tariffs. The amount of indexation = +2.74%, the period of application - from May 2024.
- at Vadul-Syret queue = 200 wagons, average delivery = 143 wagons/day, the volume of grain transportation decreased by 20 wagons/day, but the transportation of all other cargoes, especially wood and cement, increased.
- on Vadul-Syret, there are 2 reshuffles of wagons idle, but there is a ban on the reshuffling of private wagons, only CTL wagons can be reshuffled. Romanian carriers are interested in canceling the ban, Ukrzaliznytsia is considering this issue: it is ready to cancel the ban, but with an increase in the price for rearranging private wagons.
- on Dyakovo queue = 40 cars, average capacity = 4 cars/day (-13 cars/day in April).
- all joints are underloaded, work at 10-30% capacity, there are no queues, only Vadul-Syret works at 60% capacity.
- from 09.04. there was another change in the train formation plan at the initiative of Moldova: now only transit goods will pass through Kuchurgan/Novosavitska, and export/import returned to Serpneve/Basarabiaska.
- the dynamics of cargo transportation in March:
1) at Izov, the delivery = 562 wagons/day (+9/month) (there is an increase in the delivery of ore, but there is a decline in the delivery of all other nomenclatures).
2) at Yagodin, the delivery = 233 wagons/day (+15/month) (there is a slight decline in the delivery of grain, but there is an increase in the delivery of all other nomenclature).
3) at Mostyska, the delivery = 304 wagons/day (-20/month) (there is a decline in the delivery of most goods nomenclature, except construction materials).
4) at Rava-Ruska, the delivery = 30 wagons/day (+17/month).
- in general, there are no problems in the operation of the junctions, except for delivery on the 1520 mm track at Mostyska: reduction of cargo acceptance by the «PKP Cargo» carrier and the absence of the possibility of delivery of ready-made trains to the carrier "Rail STM", due to the fault of "Rail STM".
- 3.17 million tons of grain were loaded in March (=22% of the total load, average load = 112 thousand tons/day). 15% is loaded on western crossings and 85% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 7,570 wagons (300 of them with grain), Total delivery = 1,744 wagons/day, grain delivery = 317 wagons/day.
- queue for Odesa ports = 9,810 wagons (7,300 of them with grain), average unloading = 1,401 wagons/day.
- grain queue to the Danube ports = 420 wagons, average unloading = 116 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1080 wagons) and oil (530 wagons) on Izov. In connection with the accumulation, they will limit the approval of cake and meal plans or even introduce a convention.
- at Chop/Zahon there is no queue at all, wagons leave from the approach, at Batyovo/Epereshke queue = 510 wagons.
- the crossing Batyovo/Epereshke is loaded by 25% and Chop/Zahon by 40%, the junctions are not loaded, there are no problematic issues.
- according to Chop, over the last 3 months, the dynamics of delivery of wagons has decreased by 2-5 wagons/month = 46 wagons/day.
- along Batyovo, over the last 3 months, the dynamics of delivery of wagons has increased by 10-15 wagons/month = 105 wagons/day.
- both crossings with Slovakia are underloaded, operating at 50% capacity, at both junctions there is a decline in the daily delivery of wagons with ore and grain.
- queue for Chop/Cierna = 690 wagons (550 with ore), and for Uzhhorod/Matievtse = 1010 wagons (940 with ore).
- the drop in turnover is connected with the crisis of the metallurgical industry in Central and Eastern Europe.
- repair "windows" are planned at Matevtse station in early April from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., but the passage of trains will not be affected.
- through the Chop/Cierna crossing, 3 lines of passenger trains were launched, blocking the delivery of freight cars for 6 hours/day.
- due to non-rhythmic shipments of pellets from the Poltava GZK in the direction of Chop, there is a delay of 27 thousand tons from the plan.
- there are no shipments of coal concentrate from Metinvest in the direction of Chop.
- 2.78 million tons of grain were loaded in March (=22% of the total load, average load = 113 thousand tons/day). 15% is loaded on western crossings and 85% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 7,560 wagons (240 of them with grain), total delivery = 1,758 wagons/day, grain delivery = 317 wagons/day.
- queue for Odesa ports = 11,600 wagons (of which 7,900 with grain), average unloading = 1,408 wagons/day.
- grain queue to the Danube ports = 510 wagons, average unloading = 106 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1080 wagons) and oil (490 wagons) on Izov. In connection with the accumulation, no additional plans will be approved until the end of March, and from April the approval of plans will be limited - 10% less than the actual delivery of wagons.
- at Vadul-Syret queue = 250 wagons, average delivery = 141 wagons/day, the volumes of grain and container transportation decreased, but the transportation of wood and cement increased.
- on Vadul-Syret, there are 2 reshuffles of wagons idle, but there is a ban on the reshuffle of private wagons, only CTL wagons can be reshuffled.
- at Dyakovo, the queue = 70 wagons, average delivery = 17 wagons/day.
- Moldovan junctions are also underloaded, they work at 20% capacity, there are no queues.
- the dynamics of cargo transportation in March:
1) at the Izov, for the 2nd month in a row, there is a significant increase in the delivery of ore, but there is a decline in the delivery of all other nomenclature.
2) there is a decline in the delivery of grain in Yagodin, but there is an increase in the delivery of imports of petroleum products, construction materials, containers and cement.
3) at the Mostyska, for the second month in a row, there is a significant decline in the delivery of most goods nomenclature.
-4) at the Rava-Ruska, the delivery of wagons increased by 45%, and = 19 wagons/day.
- in Dorohusk, there is a significant accumulation of imports to Ukraine on the 1435 mm gauge, 22 trains are idle.
- in Poland, there are problems with the unloading of meal and oil at individual stations.
- in March, 2.07 million tons of grain were loaded (=20% of the total load, average load = 114 thousand tons/day). 15% is loaded on western crossings and 85% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 7370 wagons (180 of them with grain), Total delivery = 1736 wagons/day, grain delivery = 319 wagons/day.
- queue for Odesa ports = 10,100 wagons (of which 7,500 with grain), average unloading = 1,449 wagons/day.
- grain queue to the Danube ports = 660 wagons, average unloading = 104 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1050 wagons) and oil (590 wagons) on Izov.
- there is no queue at Chop at all, wagons leave from the approach, queue at Batyovo = 400 wagons.
- the crossing Batyovo/Epereshke is loaded by 27% and Chop/Zahon by 50%, the junctions are underloaded, there are no problematic issues.
- at Chop, over the last 3 months, the dynamics of delivery of wagons has decreased by 2 wagons/month = 49 wagons/day.
- in Batyovo over the last 3 months, the dynamics of delivery of wagons has increased by 10-20 wagons/month = 111 wagons/day.
- both crossings with Slovakia are underloaded, operating at 50-60% capacity, at both junctions there is a decline in the daily delivery of wagons with ore, especially in Uzhhorod.
- queue for Chop/Cierna = 730 wagons (550 with ore), and for Uzhgorod/Matievtse = 920 wagons (870 with ore).
- the drop in turnover is connected with the crisis of the metallurgical industry in Central and Eastern Europe.
- the Liberty-Ostrava plant is still not working, the fate of the plant will be decided by the court, the US Steel plant works best of all.
- in Slovakia, there is a significant accumulation of empty wagons that are idle, circulation in Slovakia from the moment of delivery to the return to Ukraine = 10-14 days.
- 1.35 million tons of grain were loaded in March (=22% of the total load, average load = 113 thousand tons/day). 15% is loaded on western crossings and 85% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 7,600 wagons (305 of them with grain), Total delivery = 1,716 wagons/day, grain delivery = 302 wagons/day.
- queue for Odesa ports = 9,900 wagons (7,080 of them with grain), average unloading = 1,433 wagons/day.
- grain queue to the Danube ports = 580 wagons, average unloading = 96 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1030 wagons) and oil (590 wagons) on Izov.
- at the Vadul-Syret junction the accumulation is minimal, the volume of grain transportation has decreased, and containers are not transported at all, but the transportation of cement and wood has increased, the queue = 280 wagons, in March there is a slight improvement in delivery compared to the large drop in January-February.
- at Dyakovo queue = 90 wagons, average capacity = 20 wagons/day (+35% in March).
- Moldavian connections are also underloaded, operating at 20% capacity, there are no queues.
- there are no cargoes on Reni and Galats for March, everything was reoriented to Odesa ports.
- the dynamics of cargo transportation in March:
1) at the Izov, there is an increase in the delivery of pipe and mineral fertilizers, but there is a decline in the delivery of all other nomenclatures.
2) at the Yagodin, there is a decline in the delivery of fertilizers, the import of oil products and grain, but there is an increase in the delivery of construction materials, containers and cement.
3) at the Mostyska, there is a significant decline in the delivery of most nomenclature of goods, except for metals and construction materials.
- there was no talk of strikes.
- there is a significant accumulation of imports to Ukraine in Dorohusk.
- in Poland, there are problems with the unloading of meal and oil at individual stations.
- in March, 567 thousand tons of grain were loaded (=22% of the total load, average load = 106 thousand tons/day). 16% is loaded on western crossings and 84% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 6,500 wagons (of which 630 with grain), Total delivery = 1,799 wagons/day, grain delivery = 334 wagons/day.
- queue at Odesa ports = 10,000+ wagons (of which 6,970 with grain), average unloading = 1,487 wagons/day.
- grain queue to the Danube ports = 480 wagons, average unloading = 96 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (980 wagons) and oil (560 wagons) on Izov.
- in February, 14.55 million tons of cargo (7.76 million tons for export) were transported at the UZ - this is a record during the war.
- top 3 cargoes for export: ore (42.9%), grain (42.6%), ferrous metals (5%).
- since March 1, there has been a change in the train formation plan (the tariff distance of transportation between individual stations has changed). The reasons for the change are a change in the actual train flow on the network due to systemic impacts on the infrastructure and optimization of the transportation process (the train flow is routed through electrified sections with minimal cost of transportation). The UZ revises the formation plan once a year.
- recently, the daily shipment of grain to ports has slightly decreased due to the following reasons:
1) the price of grain falls;
2) queuing in ports due to non-rhythmic supply of the fleet;
3) decrease in demand for grain.
- both crossings with Slovakia are underloaded, operating at 60% capacity.
- line to Chop/Chierna = 970 wagons (780 with ore), and to Uzhgorod/Matievce = 1375 wagons (1300 with ore).
- near the Uzhhorod/Mativtse crossing at the "Hornat-Ganiska" section from March 4 to 8, there will be scheduled "windows" from 7:50 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., but ZSSK still promises to accept 6 trains/day.
- the Liberty-Ostrava plant does not work, the "US Steel" plant works best of all.
- 3.07 million tons of grain were loaded in February (=24% of the total load, average load = 120 thousand tons/day). 16% is loaded on western crossings and 84% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 8100 wagons (of which 620 with grain), Total delivery = 1756 wagons/day, grain delivery = 374 wagons/day.
- queue for Odesa ports = 10,300 wagons (of which 7,620 with grain), average unloading = 1,439 wagons/day.
- grain queue for Danube ports = 480 wagons, average unloading = 129 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (900 wagons) and oil (400 wagons) on Izov.
- at the Vadul-Syret junction:
1) the accumulation is minimal, the volumes of timber, containers and grain transportation have decreased, but the transportation of cement has increased, the queue = 188 wagons, in the last 2 months cargo delivery has decreased by 27% due to reorientation to ports.
2) there is no cargo for reshuffle, so both reshuffles are almost without work.
- on Dyakovo queue = 184 wagons, average delivery = 13 wagons/day.
- Moldavian connections are also underloaded, operating at 20% capacity, there are no queues.
- the Kuchurgan/Novosavitska junction was opened, but nothing is going yet because a change in the formation plan is expected.
- information is also expected from the Moldovan railway regarding the terms of granting discounts on the railway tariff.
- the dynamics of cargo transportation in February:
1) at the Izov, there is an increase in the delivery of metals, mineral fertilizers, containers, ore and grain.
2) at the Yagodin, there is a decline in the delivery of containers, import of oil products, construction materials and grain, but there is an increase in the delivery of fertilizers and cement.
3) at the Mostyska, there is a significant decline in the delivery of containers, but there is a small increase in the delivery of ore and grain.
- on the territory of Poland, there were attempts to block the transfer of goods by railway transport at the Dorohusk-Yagodin crossings; Hrubeshuv-Izov (blocking of access tracks of individual terminals). The "Volya Baranovska - Slawkow" precinct was blocked for 1 day. On the territory of Poland (the Mostyska-Medyka crossing) there were 2 cases of protesters opening sealed wagons with grain loads (2 hoppers gauge 1520 mm and 1 gondola car gauge 1435 mm). Currently, nothing is preventing the transfer of goods, but there is a risk of repetition of the mentioned incidents!
- 2.3 million tons of grain were loaded in February (=26% of the total load, average load = 121 thousand tons/day). 17% is loaded on western crossings and 83% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 8100 wagons (of which 600 with grain), Total delivery = 1743 wagons/day, grain delivery = 375 wagons/day.
- queue at Ports = 10,000+ wagons (of which 7,750 with grain), average unloading = 1,403 wagons/day.
- queue at the Danube ports = 560 wagons, average unloading = 139 wagons/day.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (990 wagons) and oil (510 wagons) on Izov.
- there is no queue for Chop, wagons leave from the approach, queue for Batyovo = 480 wagons.
- the crossing Batyovo/Epereshke is loaded by 20% and Chop/Zahon by 50%, the junctions are underloaded, there are no problematic issues.
- in February the availability of ore (=50% of all cargo) and cement increased in Batyovo, but grain stopped moving. According to Chop, in the last 3 months, the dynamics have hardly changed, 83% of all cargoes are grain.
- in Poland, farmers' protests are gaining new momentum, they have begun to block the railway, mainly access tracks, but also some main tracks. Along Medyka, protesters poured grain from two grain hoppers onto the tracks.
- the borders are not blocked in Hungary, there are no agricultural strikes and they are not planned.
- 3.09 million tons of grain were loaded in January (=25% of the total load, average load = 110 thousand tons/day). 20% is loaded on western crossings and 80% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 7,620 wagons (580 of them with grain), total delivery = 1,739 wagons/day, grain delivery = 404 wagons/day.
- queue at Ports = 14,100 wagons (of which 7,750 with grain), average unloading = 1,275 wagons/day.
- queue for the Danube ports = 584 wagons with grain.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1,400 wagons) and oil (610 wagons) on Izov.
- introduced a convention on cake and meal for 7 days in Izov.
-
the schedule of UZ meetings for February
has been published.
- 2.43 million tons of grain were loaded in January (=26% of the total load, average load = 112 thousand tons/day). 19% is loaded on western crossings and 81% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 8970 wagons (of which 650 with grain), Total delivery = 1697 wagons/day, grain delivery = 409 wagons/day.
- queue at Ports = 15,700 wagons (of which 7,690 with grain), average unloading = 1,270 wagons/day.
- queue for the Danube ports = 704 wagons.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1,520 wagons) and oil (640 wagons) on Izov.
- the total processing capacity of port stations has been adjusted in accordance with the carrying capacity of the network on the Podilsk-Rozdilna section (49 trains/day ~ 2810 wagons/day). UZ has formed a proposal for the distribution of these 2,810 wagons/day to ports and terminals, which is based on their processing capacity and throughput. In particular: Berehova = 600, Odesa-Port = Chornomorsk-Port = 550, TIS = 650, Izmail = 240, OPZ = 100, Ksenyevo = 90 and Paromna = 30 wagons.
- there is a non-stop train pass from Etulia to Giurgiulesti, therefore there are no trains to Moldova and Romania on the Reni.
- along the Vadul-Syret junction:
1) the accumulation is minimal, the volumes of timber, containers and cement transportation have decreased, but the transportation of grain and oil products has increased, queue = 118 wagons (74 of them on Unicom), the joint is loaded by 25%.
2) 3 trains/day are overloaded with grain.
3) reconstruction of 1 track of 1435 mm was carried out.
4) 2 interchanges operate mostly with empty wagons, the bogies are available, they expect the return of another 600 empty wagons from Romania.
5) improved the condition of intertrack spaces, which made it possible to increase the number of receiving-departing tracks from 2 to 6 and reduce the delay time of Romanian diesel locomotives.
- at Dyakovo, the queue = 100 wagons, the average turnout in January decreased by almost 2 times to 12 wagons/day.
- a grain transshipment terminal should be operational in Dornesti starting from February, transshipment speed = 1 train/6 hours.
- both crossings with Slovakia are underloaded, operating at 50-60% capacity.
- queue for Chop/Chierna = 765 cars (562 with ore), and for Uzhgorod/Matievce = 1,514 cars (1,455 with ore).
- in Uzhgorod, planned "windows" for the repair of the contact network have begun, they last approximately from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and from February 1st they will be longer.
- the plan for receiving ore at US Steel for February = 500,000 tons.
- the Liberty-Ostrava plant is still not working, the situation is very difficult, there are no specifics.
- 1.64 million tons of grain were loaded in January (=26% of the total load, average load = 106 thousand tons/day). 17% is loaded on western crossings and 83% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 9,080 wagons (850 of them with grain), total delivery = 1,604 wagons/day, grain delivery = 394 wagons/day.
- queue at Ports = 14,700 wagons (of which 7,320 with grain), average unloading = 1,216 wagons/day.
- queue of grain to the Danube ports = 444 wagons.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1,550 wagons) and oil (555 wagons) on Izov.
- the total processing capacity of port stations has been adjusted in accordance with the carrying capacity of the network on the Podilsk-Rozdilna section (49 trains/day ~ 2850 wagons/day).
- the dynamics of cargo transportation in 2023 compared to 2022:
1) in Izov, export and import decreased significantly by a total of 1.17 million tons/year, the main reason being the decrease in the volume of ore transportation.
2) along Rava-Ruska, exports decreased by 40%=96 thousand tons/year, but imports increased slightly (by 32 thousand tons/year)
3) exports and imports in Yagodin and Mostyska increased significantly and evenly, in total by +754 thousand. tons/year along Yagodin and +1.25 million tons/year along Mostyska. These indicators are practically equal to the maximum power of these junctions.
- there is a long queue of wagons on the narrow track in the direction of UZ on Medyka, and recently there has been an over-delay of UZ locomotives, which prevents 7 trains/day from being delivered, 6 trains are released. In this regard, another narrow thread was added instead of a wide thread to reduce the queue.
- planned "windows" continue in the "Kovel-Yagodin" precinct, there are no other significant "windows".
- 917,000 tons of grain were loaded in January (=26% of the total load, average load = 100,000 tons/day). 20% is loaded on western crossings and 80% - on ports.
- queue for western crossings = 7,000 wagons (780 of them with grain), average grain yield = 385 wagons/day.
- queue at Ports = 14,700 wagons (7,800 of them with grain), average unloading = 1,155 wagons/day.
- the queue of grain to the Danube ports = 730 wagons, of which to Izmail = 680 wagons.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1,370 wagons) and oil (550 wagons) on Izov.
- the total processing capacity of port stations has been adjusted in accordance with the carrying capacity of the network on the Podilsk-Rozdilna section (49 trains/day ~ 2700 wagons/day).
- Ukrzaliznytsia sent out a
Questionnaire to determine the level of user satisfaction in 2023
and asks everyone to complete an anonymous survey by January 19, 2024.
- in 2023, the volume of transportation along Chop increased by 56% (mainly at the expense of grain, which = 87% of all cargo), while on the contrary, it decreased by 22% along Batyovo.
- in January 2024, there is a decline in the transportation of grain (due to reorientation to Odessa ports) and ore (due to a decrease in volumes received by the plants) on Chop.
- in January 2024, there is also a decline in transportation on the 1520mm track to Batyovo.
- queues at both junctions are minimal, there are no problems.
- the next meeting is scheduled for February 6, 2024.
- 2.74 million tons of grain were loaded in December (=22% of the total load, average load = 98 thousand tons/day).
- queue for western crossings = 8,300 wagons (of which 700 with grain), average delivery = 1,639 wagons/day (of which 398 wagons/day with grain).
- queue at Ports = 14,300 wagons (7,400 of them with grain), average unloading = 1,053 wagons/day.
- grain queue to the Danube ports = 707 wagons, of which to Izmail = 640 wagons.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1,370 wagons) and oil (510 wagons) on Izov.
- there is an accumulation of 300 wagons of grain for transshipment at Vadul-Syret.
- the total processing capacity of port stations has been adjusted in accordance with the capacity of the network on the Podilsk-Rozdilna section (47 trains/day ~ 2,600 wagons/day).
- for 27 days of December, 2.33 million tons of grain were loaded (=22% of the total load, average load = 95 thousand tons/day).
- queue for western crossings = 8,800 wagons (of which 900 with grain), average yield = 1,619 wagons/day (of which 384 wagons/day with grain).
- queue at the Port = 14,400 wagons (8,150 of them with grain), average unloading = 998 wagons/day.
- queue for Danube ports = 1715 wagons, queue of grain wagons for Izmail doubled to = 480 wagons.
- there is a significant accumulation of cake and meal (1,380 wagons) and oil (500 wagons) on Izov.
- the total processing capacity of port stations has been adjusted in accordance with the capacity of the network on the Podilsk-Rozdilna section (47 trains/day ~ 2,600 wagons/day).
- both crossings with Slovakia are underloaded, operating at 50-60% capacity.
- canceled the convention on Uzhgorod/Matevce for aglorude and hematite due to favorable weather conditions, and the delivery increased to 6 trains/day.
- there are some delays in the unloading of wagons with ore in Slovakia and the return of empty ones to Ukraine.
- over 20 days of December, 1.63 million tons of grain were loaded (=21% of the total loading, average loading = 91 thousand tons/day).
- queue for western crossings = 10,100 wagons (of which 1,500 are with grain), average delivery = 1,615 wagons/day (of which 387 wagons/day are of grain).
- queue at the Ports = 13,100 wagons (of which 7,700 are with grain), average unloading = 930 wagons/day.
– queue at the Danube ports = 1550 wagons.
- there are difficulties in bringing cargo to the ports of Great Odessa and removing empty cars due to infrastructure limitations (limited capacity of the Podilsk-Rozdilna-Odesa-Zastava section) and a general increase in cargo traffic in the direction of the ports of Great Odessa (agricultural cargo + MMC cargo are moving at the same time) .
- the overall processing capacity of port stations has been adjusted in accordance with the carrying capacity of the network on the Podilsk-Rozdilna section (47 trains/day ~ 2600 cars/day).
- from 01.12 there were continuous trains running from Etulia to Giurgiulesti, so the availability of cargo is gradually decreasing every day.
- all existing discounts for transit in Moldova have been extended until 2024.
- at Vadul-Siret, the queue has decreased by 900 wagons and amounts to 1,200 wagons (of which 1,100 wagons are for the carrier Unicom Transit, including 470 wagons for rearrangement).
- average daily delivery along Vadul-Siret = 66 wagons/day (this is for freight transfer), because the passenger transfer has not been working for 2 days due to a shortage of 1435 mm gauge bogies, so they are waiting for the return of empty cars from Romania.
- the Yagodin junction is heavily congested due to the large number of passenger trains, the queue has decreased but due to the reduction of loads.
- the average daily delivery of wagons at the junctions of Izov and Mostyska-2 was somewhat requested.
- on Izov there is a significant accumulation of 1,300 wagons of cake and meal and also 560 wagons of oil (a 30-day queue).
- along Mostyska-2:
1) there is a problem with the frequent absence of Polish border guards at the scanner, which is caused by the non-compliance with the delivery schedules of freight trains by the UZ and the Poles not understanding when to expect trains;
2) the import of freight trains with containers from Poland has increased, which requires a long customs inspection of 4-5 hours on Medyka and, as a result, the loss of UZ locomotives.
- for 13 days of December, 1.05 million tons of grain were loaded (=19% of the total load, average load = 90 thousand tons/day).
- queue for western crossings = 9,400 wagons (of which 1,450 with grain), average delivery = 1,625 wagons/day (of which 404 wagons/day with grain).
- queue at Ports = 13,800 wagons (of which 6,800 with grain), average unloading = 931 wagons/day.
- the queue at the Danube ports is gradually decreasing and = 340 wagons.
- there are difficulties in bringing cargo to the ports of Great Odessa and removing empty wagons due to infrastructure restrictions (limited capacity of the Podilsk-Rozdilna-Odesa-Zastava section) and a general increase in cargo flow in the direction of the ports of Great Odessa (agricultural cargo + MMC cargoes and others move at the same time).
- both crossings with Slovakia are underloaded, operating at 50-60% capacity.
- in Slovakia, near the Uzhgorod/Matievce crossing, scheduled repair "windows" have ended.
- difficult weather conditions continue in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Germany, therefore there are problems with frozen ore and the plants have to heat the cargo in greenhouses for at least 30-48 hours, as a result, conventions for receiving ore have been introduced.
- the Liberty-Ostrava plant is still not working due to restructuring.
- 491,000 tons of grain were loaded in 6 days of December (=18% of the total load, average load = 79,000 tons/day).
- queue of wagons for western crossings = 9,300 wagons (of which 1,200 with grain), average delivery = 1,619 wagons/day.
- queue at Ports = 12,000 wagons (7,150 of them with grain), average unloading = 973 wagons/day.
- the repair "window" on the "Pomichna-Podilsk" section has ended, however, there is a difficult situation with the return of empty wagons from Odesa ports.
- Ukrzaliznytsia launched a
test trailer train with 23 trailer trucks,
now the train is being inspected by Polish customs officials.
- a total of 6.08 million tons of goods were transported for export in November: 2.68 million tons - through western crossings and 3.4 million tons - through ports.
- top 3 western crossings: Izov-740500 tons, Chop-463000 tons, Uzhhorod-450900 tons.
- top 3 ports: Berehova-1029000 tons, Chornomorsk-Port-740500 tons, Odesa-Port-732500 tons.
- the most loaded junctions: Vadul-Syret, Yagodin, Izov, Mostyska-2 - almost 100% loaded.
- queue for western crossings = 9,800 wagons.
- port queue = 11,500 wagons (6,000 of them with grain), average unloading = 950 wagons/day.
- for 29 days of November, 2.36 million tons of grain were loaded (=19% of the total load, average load = 90 thousand tons/day).
- 2.43 million tons were exported (70% through Odesa ports and 30% through western crossings).
- queue of wagons for western crossings = 11,000 wagons (1,640 of them with grain); queue at the Port = 12,000 wagons (6,550 of them with grain).
- repair "windows" in the "Pomichna-Podilsk" section continue - in the mode of 2/2 days, until December 6.
- new
rates for the use of CTL wagons for December
were announced today.
- the delivery of ore, grain and cement was slightly lower in Batyovo, but the delivery of oil, containers and gas increased.
- queues at both junctions are minimal, there are no any problems.
- there is some disagreements between the UZ and the MMV carrier regarding the calculation and payment of fines, so the UZ has frozen the approval of plans for December on the MMV for a few days, until this issue is resolved.
- the availability of ore has significantly decreased at the Chop/Cierna junction, the queue is minimal.
- on the contrary, the availability and average daily delivery of ore increased at the Uzhhorod/Mativtse junction.
- both transitions are under-loaded and the queue for both has decreased, they are operating at about 50-60%.
- the Liberty-Ostrava plant never started working; Bratislava Port, Linz and US Steel are doing well.
- repair "windows" continue throughout Slovakia on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. near the Uzhgorod/Matievce junction and will continue throughout November.
- for 22 days of November, 1.77 million tons of grain were loaded (=19% of the total load, average load = 89.5 thousand tons/day).
- 1.74 million tons were transferred for export (70% through Odessa ports and 30% through western crossings).
- queue of wagons for western crossings = 10,000 wagons (of which 1,540 with grain); queue at the Ports = 11,000 wagons (5,800 of them with grain).
- repair "windows" continue:
1) on the "Shepetivka-Zdolbuniv" precinct – 24/7, until November 27;
2) on the "Pomichna-Podilsk" section - in the mode of 2/2 days, until December 6.
- the issue of tariff indexation from January 1 is still open.
- There are positive changes at the Vadul-Syret/Dorneshti crossing:
1. The queue decreased by 500 wagons in 2 weeks and = 1850 wagons;
2. Freight trains began to depart almost on schedule;
3. The downtime of locomotives has decreased, almost to the normative level.
4. For the past 5 days, they have been working on reducing the queue of forest cargo at Unicom Transit by increasing delivery.
- The accumulation of cargo at the port of Reni has fallen to 250 wagons.
- On November 19-20, the port of Constanca was closed due to weather conditions, so the number of trains to the port increased.
- The MIU's order regarding the cancellation of "special conditions (20%)" has not yet been made public.
- for 15 days of November, 1.17 million tons of grain were loaded (=20% of the total load, average load = 87 thousand tons/day).
- 1.2 million tons were transferred for export (70% through Odesa ports and 30% through western crossings).
- the queue of wagons for the western crossings decreased by more than 2,300 wagons and amounts to 10,500 wagons (2,000 of them with grain); queue at the Port = 11,000 wagons.
- repair "windows" continue: 1) on the "Shepetivka-Zdolbuniv" precinct - 24/7, until November 27; 2) on the "Pomichna-Podilsk" precinct - on a 2/2 day basis.
- there is almost no queue, there are also problems, there is little cargo, the connections are underloaded.
- repair "windows" according to UZ are ongoing.
- on Chop overloading of all mass bulk cargoes (coke, kaolin, slag, coal, dolomite) is carried out by the "Lviv" MS, the terminal is now heavily congested.
- the government approved resolution No. 1132
"On the implementation of an experimental project on the verification of subjects of the agro-industrial complex under martial law".
The resolution came into force on November 10, 2023
- at the junction of Chop/Cierna, the availability of ore has significantly decreased, but the availability of grain has increased.
- on the contrary, the availability and average daily delivery of ore increased at the Uzhhorod/Mativtse junction.
- both transitions are underloaded, they work somewhere at 50-60%.
- the convention on 02.11 was canceled at the Liberty-Ostrava plant. however, the ore never began to be shipped. However, from 13.11. there will be a restart of the blast furnace and maybe the plant will still work.
- repair "windows" continue throughout Slovakia on weekdays near the Uzhgorod/Matievce junction and will continue throughout November.
- transportation along the Danube River in Slovakia has already started and is working normally.
- in 8 days of November, 636,000 tons of grain were transported for export: 2/3 - through Odesa ports and 1/3 - through western crossings (494 wagons with grain are transferred daily).
- problematic junctions: Vadul-Syret, Yagodyn, Mostyska (a large accumulation of containers on both sides), Izov (there is a certain accumulation of oil and oilcake).
- repair "windows" continue: on the Slavuta station - until November 25, on the "Pomichna-Podilsk" line and in Romania near the Vadul-Syret junction.
- the reorientation of grain cargoes to Odesa ports and the accumulation of queues continues.
- rates on grain hoppers continue to grow.
The situation in Vadul-Syret is critical:
- there are problems in the delay of locomotives for 15 more hours.
- the freight train schedule is not observed.
- oil transfer complexes were put into operation - transfer of 3 trains/day.
- the increase in the import of petroleum products by 1435 mm displaces the delivery of freight cars by 1520. Now there are about 2 trains of 1520 mm and 3 trains of 1435 mm.
- from 01.11 to 11.11 there are windows in Romania, so from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. there is no traffic at all (neither at 1435 mm nor at 1520 mm).
- there are restrictions on the approval of plans for forest cargo.
- a total of 4.9 million tons of goods were transported for export in October.
- top 3 cargoes: ore-39%, grain-35%, ferrous metals-7%.
- top 3 border crossings: Izov-793,000 tons, Chop-497,000 tons, Uzhhorod-436,000 tons.
- the busiest junctions: Vadul-Syret, Yagodin, Izov, Mostyska-2.
- port queue = 10,000 wagons (6,100 of them with grain): 2,000 wagons to Izmail and 8,000 wagons to Odesa ports.
- the average daily delivery of wagons at the Yagodyn, Izov junctions, and especially at Mostyska-2, has increased.
- at the Mostyska-2/Medyka junction, 6 trains/day were handed over, and a new record was set for the average daily carriage handover. However, it is possible to take 8 trains/day, provided that the train schedule is strictly followed.
- at the Zdolbunov, in connection with the repair "windows", the number of trains per day was reduced: from 35 to 12.
- the repair "window" at the Slavuta station continues, now it is night, but later it will become 24-hour and will end at the end of November.
- the repair "window" in the "Podilsk-Pomichna" section is ongoing.
- from now for imported goods that are reloaded from 1435mm wagons to 1520mm wagons, the fee for transportation on the territory of Ukraine will be charged not "at the destination station" but "at the transshipment station" at the border.
- On October 19, Order No. 788 dated September 5, 2023 (repeal of "Special Conditions", etc.) was approved. We are waiting for publication, approximately Nowember 11, 2023.
- in connection with the increase in demand and continued growth of rates for grain trucks - from now on UZ will sell at auctions its own mineral trucks (370 wagons) for the transportation of grain cargoes.
- 2.5 million tons of grain were transported in October (of which 1.6 million tons were exported: 60% through ports and 40% through western crossings).
- queue for western crossings = 12,000 wagons and for ports = 10,000 wagons.
- queues are small, there are no problems, there is little cargo, the connections are underloaded.
- there is a decrease in the availability of cargo on both broad and narrow tracks.
- at both junctions, there is a drop in grain delivery due to the operation of the temporary grain corridor.
- the planned repair "window" at the "Kozyatyn-Zdolbuniv" precinct has ended.
- the presence of ore and grain has significantly decreased at the Chop/Cierna junction.
- on the contrary, the availability and average daily delivery of ore increased at the Uzhhorod/Mativtse junction.
- both junctions are underloaded, they work somewhere at 50-60%.
- there are problems at the Liberty-Ostrava plant - failure to fulfill the plan by 47,000 tons, other ore plants are working normally.
- the volume of ore delivered to Slovakia is expected to increase in November, by at least 50,000 tons by October.
- repair "windows" in Slovakia continue and will continue throughout all November, which affects the passage of trains, but not very significantly.
- from November 1, the speed of movement of CTL wagons will change, namely, they will increase by 1.2-3.7 times.
- the demand for CTL grain trucks at auctions increased due to the peak of grain transportation and the operation of the temporary grain corridor.
- grain cargoes are redirected to Odesa ports and their share is already 54%.
- for October, 1.5 million tons of grain have already been loaded, the queue for the western crossings = 13 thousand wagons and for the ports = 9 thousand wagons.
- the situation at the port of Reni and the Vadul-Syret/Dorneshti and Yagodin/Dorogusk crossings is persistently difficult.
- the situation in Vadul-Syret and Reni is steadily difficult, with no changes.
- on Vadul-Syret, there are problems with the delay of locomotives and the unevenness of the daily load of wagons for reshuffle, destined for this junction. The planning department of CTL promised to look into making changes to the Mesplan regarding the limitation of the maximum daily loading of wagons with the rearrangement of trolleys to no more than 2 trains/day = 56 wagons/day, which = the daily throughput capacity of the rearrangement of this joint. It will take at least 10 days.
- representatives of the CFR infrastructure do not allow 1435 mm wagons to be hauled by the UZ locomotive from Dorneshti to Vadul-Syret.
- the queue at the Izov and Yagodin crossings grew a little.
- from 23.10. PLK starts repairing the 1520 mm track along Dorohusk.
- this week, day time windows are held at the "Kozyatyn-Zdolbuniv" precinct, but next week they will be moved to night time.
- at Slavkóv, the accumulation of transit meal, oil and cake continues, because the terminals do not have time to overload them. The Poles report that they do not have the opportunity to increase the volume of transshipment of these cargoes because all warehouses are completely full.
- according to Mostyska, the time for the technical inspection of wagons by customs officials was reduced from 1.5 hours to 1 hour, but this did not give significant results (although they achieved a record rate of daily delivery of wagons), because there are still such problems:
1. Polish border guards cannot scan passenger and freight trains simultaneously due to lack of personnel;
2. there are cases of a lack of free receiving tracks of 1520 mm according to Art. Medicine;
3. it is necessary to improve means of communication and methods of information transfer under Art. Mostyska-2.
- 24.10. there will be English auctions: 10 lots of 50 grain wagons owned by CTL, starting rate = UAH 600/day, speed of movement for November will be changed;
- from 01.11. the cost of renting CTL grain trucks will be UAH 1,000/day;
- total queue for 14 western crossings = 12,660 wagons, including 2,555 wagons with grain;
- the temporary grain corridor continues to operate, therefore the reorientation of grain cargoes to ports continues, the daily load of grain has increased by 30% (up to 66,000 tons/day);
- the port of Gdansk from 23.10. reduces the amount of container handling in connection with the planned works in the port.
- at the Yagodin/Dorohusk junction without changes: new lines of the schedule of passenger trains interfere with freight work, locomotives are idle for up to 20 hours and even more (both owned by UZ and Polish carriers), including due to the lack of customs personnel in Poland, which they promise to increase.
- there are 69 wagons with spoiled grain in Dorokhusk and occupy 2 receiving-departure tracks. UZ and PKP are making efforts to take these wagons somewhere as soon as possible.
- at Slavkuv, the accumulation of transit meal, oil and cake has increased, because the terminal does not have time to overload it, so the flow of cargo is restrained along the UZ and accumulates.
- on Mostys'ka-2 there is a large increase in handovers and a new record was set for handovers of wagons, at the same time there are problems with handovers on track 1520.
- there is a decline in the delivery of ore and grain in Chop and Uzhhorod.
- both transitions are underloaded, they work somewhere at 50-60%.'
- there is an increase in the passing rates in Vadul-Syret and Dyakovo. At Dyakovo, the queue began to grow.
- at "Unikom Transit" there is an accumulation of 400+ wagons with wood, and only 19 wagons/day are rented, the queue is more than 20 days, therefore only 50% of the plans for wood at Unikom will be accepted.
- there is a regular delay of UZ locomotives along Dornesht and CFR locomotives along Vadul-Syret.
- Art. Reni is completely paralyzed, the situation has worsened almost twice in a week. The average delivery to Giurgiulesti/Galac fell from 90 wagons/day to 60 wagons/day. CFM does not provide advance planning for reception - not that 5-6 trains in advance, but a maximum of 1 train and that every other day. Therefore, through the Serpneve/Basarabiaska crossing, trains bound for Giurgiulesti/Galac are not yet allowed to pass, but only local cargo on Reni.
- delivery of wagons to Hungary dropped significantly, because there is no cargo.
- "sugar" was excluded from the convention on the import of goods to Hungary.
- repair windows are ongoing throughout the EU, which has a negative effect on the movement of freight cars, but will have a positive effect in the future.
- a temporary corridor through the Odesa ports became operational, in particular, 17 ships have already departed.'
– the line grew along Yagodin and Izov.
- according to Yagodin, 4 passenger lines have been added since September - pass. traffic interferes with cargo work, locomotives (both owned by UZ and foreign carriers) are idle due to a lack of customs personnel in Poland. The transition situation is difficult.
- the window continues on the Lviv-Krasnoe section according to the development program for the Yagodin-Dorohusk crossing, there is no strong impact on train traffic.
-Transit meal and cake are being accumulated in Sławków.
- in Mostiska, the Polish side has slightly increased the staff of customs officers, so the situation has improved somewhat and we are seeing a record figure for the delivery of wagons this year.
- regarding the transfer of the place of inspection of trains by Ukrainian customs officers under Art. Mostys'ka upon delivery to Poland, in order to reduce the time of inspection of wagons, the issue has not been resolved - customs officers and border guards are against it.
- on the use of UZ 1435mm bogies only for TsTL cars: UZ has 1820 bogies in stock, which are currently also provided to private carriers, but UZ plans to mainly use them for grain carriers of the TsTL fleet when exporting grain, while reviewing and reducing rates. And for large companies that regularly use the cart rearrangement belt, UZ suggests accumulating their own carts at border stations, because there are not enough for everyone.
- the queue at the port of Izmail has decreased and the average daily unloading of wagons has increased.
- the situation with the Odessa ports has also improved: the queue has decreased and the unloading of wagons at the ports has increased.
- according to Reni, the problem of providing the Railways with premature plans for receiving trains to Giurgiulesti and Galati has not been resolved, they give a maximum for 1 train, it is needed for 4-6 trains.
- there is a large accumulation of wheat in Galati - 500 weight, that is, the queue is almost 30 days.
- situation in Vadul-Siret: the queue has dropped by 300 weight, the crossing is loaded at maximum, 2 shifts are working at full capacity (they shift up to 90 weight/day).
- There is no way to establish a connection with the infrastructure of the CFR, it has practically withdrawn itself and does not fulfill its functions as a regulator for carriers.
- there are almost no queues at the Hungarian crossings (Batjevo and Chop), there are also few problems with cargo, the joints are underloaded.
– Planned “windows” are being carried out on the Lviv-Krasnoe section, but they do not have a strong impact on the movement of cars.
- There was a case of stopping the activity of the Vadul-Siret/Dornesti crossing almost overnight.
The reason was that the Romanian carrier CER Fersped sent containers to Ukraine.
loaded into gondola cars. However, Romanian customs did not allow them to enter Ukraine because
that she was unable to open the doors and inspect the cargo in the containers, and the train stood still for almost
day together with the UZ locomotive, which was also not released. And this is despite the fact that there is a queue at this junction
2000 scales, and it is the busiest of the other transitions.
- Other problems occurring at the Vadul-Sired/Dornesti junction are:
1) unproductive downtime of locomotives for up to 12 hours, on both sides;
2) maneuvers according to st. Vikshany for 4-5 hours, organized by the CFR infrastructure, about which st.
Vadul-Siret and trains blocking traffic;
3) failure to comply with the train schedule on the part of the CFR infrastructure, that is, when trains are not delivered
along the lines of the schedule “either no one is traveling or everyone is traveling at once,” so only one train is accepted
and the rest stand in line and block the site.
- Ukrzaliznytsia also made an announcement: in order to increase profitability, Ukrzaliznytsia plans
more actively use CTL cars for transportation with rearrangement of bogies,
and eventually prohibit the provision of UZ trolleys for rearranging private carriages.
As a way out, UZ offers wagon owners to create their own trolleys for rearranging
and for its part is ready to provide storage space for such private carts at border stations.
– there is a decline in the delivery of wagons at both junctions.
- Grain shipments continue to grow in Chop, but there is a decline in ore, which accounts for only 40% of all cargo. Liberty Island has problems, so the redhead doesn't go to them.
- in Uzhgorod we see a decline in grain delivery, 80% of ore goes to US Steel.
- for October, the plan for ore delivery to Slovakia will decrease by 2.6-3 times (from 260-300 thousand tons to 100 thousand tons) due to the recession in the metallurgical industry, lack of demand for ore in Slovakia and syllables with ore at the plants. Until the end of the year, plans for receiving ore will be small.
- according to Yagodin, in September delivery fell by -17 per day due to the import of petroleum products and the export of containers and mineral fertilizers, but there is a slight increase in grain.
- for Izov in September we see a significant increase in ore delivery (+52 cars/day).
- in Mostiska in September we see an increase in grain, containers and building materials (a total of +24 cars/day), but there is a slight decline in metals.
- along Rava-Rus'ka for the week there were practically no changes.
- according to Yagodin, 3 schedule lines have been added since September (2 service and 1 passenger) - pass. traffic is interfering with freight work, the situation has not changed over the week, locomotives (both owned by UZ and foreign carriers) are idle due to a lack of customs personnel in Poland. There are only 2 ways to resolve the situation: either increase the staff of customs officers, or reduce the number of passenger lines.
- the long window continues for the Lyubomil-Matseyev section according to the development program for the Yagodin-Dorohusk crossing, they plan to complete it by September 30. Next they must work on the section to Kovel.
- there is an accumulation of transit meal and cake at Slavkov, because the terminal does not have time to overload it, so the flow of cargo is restrained by the UZ and accumulates.
- there is almost no queue, there is also little cargo, the joints are underloaded.
- accumulation of grain: 81 cars/day of grain are rented out (50 cars/day through Chop and 31 cars/day through Batevo).
- according to Chop there is a slight increase in grain delivery.
- in Batevo there is an increase in grain, containers, metals and imports of petroleum products, but there is a significant decline in ore, so overall the increase is minimal.
- A lot of track repair work is being carried out in Hungary.
- The Hungarian leadership, despite the EU decision, extended the ban on grain imports; only transit is allowed, while the transit period of no more than 15 days has been preserved.
- In Hungary, repair work on the ore transhipment terminal has been completed, and the reloading capacity has been increased by 45 cars.
- the increase in delivery for Chop continues (+9 cars/day per week) thanks to grain, but we see a slight decline in delivery for ore.
- in Uzhgorod we see a decline in grain delivery by -10 cars/day, but there is an increase in ore and coal.
- the general director of the Slovak infrastructure is changing, so until it is approved, there are certain difficulties in the operation of the infrastructure.
- for October, the plan for ore delivery to Slovakia will decrease by 2.6-3 times (from 260-300 thousand tons to 100 thousand tons) due to the recession in the metallurgical industry, lack of demand for ore in Slovakia and syllables with ore at the plants. Until the end of the year, plans to receive ore will be small.
1) Statistics for August and for 2023 as a whole:
- Top 3 export cargoes: ore (42%), grain (27%), metals (11%).
- Transitions/ports – leaders in Export: Chop/Cierna (21%), Izov (20%), port of Izmail (13%), Uzhgorod (12%).
- Change per day = 1848 cars in total (+110) / 500-grain (+70)
2) Queue without changes = 10,100 cars / of which 2,500 grains.
3) There are 3 problems:
1. Queue for Vadul-Siret = 2000+ cars, and continues to grow by 200 cars /week (200 cars gauge 1435 and 1800 cars gauge 1520 (of which 500 cars for rearrangement))
2. Accumulation at Serpneve/Basarabeasca and Reni, there was delivery of wagons to Galats and Giurgiulesti.
3. port of Izmail: long queue, introduced conventions (if the queue is more than 30 days), constant shelling, small mechanization.
4) Limitation of plans: in addition to Izmail, also Vadul-Siret and Yagodin (for carriers with queues > 30 days) (due to increased grain accumulation).
When calculating the average daily unloading in Izmail to limit plans, an error was discovered - additional deliveries are not taken into account,
because the recipient's code is changing, Ukrzaliznytsia promised to look into it and fix it.
5) The MIU prepared, agreed upon and sent for registration order No. 788 on amendments to Order No. 644.
The order will be published soon.
The order to simplify transportation rules cancels 11 sections, such as:
- rules for transportation in bulk
- transportation in open type wagons
!!!- “Special conditions” of 20% for the transportation of grain in wagons not intended for grain transportation are canceled
!!!- containers can be placed on the fitting flat-cars with the doors facing outwards, this applies primarily to export cargo.
- and so on...
6) Regarding the E-portal / E-order:
- There were many technical problems, testing is still ongoing...
– Domestic transportation has already been completed, export transportation is not yet working.