Ukrainian Railways transferred 2.8 million tons of iron ore to Slovakia in the first half of the year

The volume of rail transportation of ore through Ukrainian-Slovak border crossings decreased by 10.1% y/y

In January-June 2024, Ukrainian Railways (UZ) reduced the volume of iron ore transportation through Ukrainian-Slovak railway border crossings by 10.1% compared to the same period in 2023, to 2.85 million tons. This was discussed during an online meeting with representatives of UZ and Slovak carriers, Rail.insider reports.

Iron ore is the leader among the cargoes transferred to Slovakia. The second place goes to grain – 498 thousand tons (-11.8% y/y). Coal is in third place with 164 thousand tons (+36.7% y/y). Ferrous metal transportation amounted to 26 thousand tons.

In the first half of the year, 2.67 million tons of cargo were transferred through the Uzhhorod-Matevtsi crossing (-17% y/y). However, the volume of cargo transferred through the second crossing, Chop-Cierna over Tisou, increased by 25% y/y. The total figure amounted to 1.42 million tons.

In 6 months of 2024, 2.59 million tons of iron ore were transported to Poland, up 61.7% compared to the same period in 2023. Ferrous metal transportation for this period amounted to 803 thousand tons (-45.%% y/y).

In January-June 2024, Ukrainian Railways transported 22.9 million tons of iron ore. Overall, in the first half of the year, UZ transported more than 90 million tons of cargo. This is 28% more than in the same period in 2023.

As GMK Center reported earlier, Ukrainian Railways transported 148.4 million tons of cargo in 2023, down 1.5%, or 2.2 million tons, compared to 2022. Iron ore transportation decreased by 13.2% y/y – to 27.5 million tons, ferrous metals by 10.6% y/y – to 8.2 million tons, and grain by 5.9% y/y – to 30.6 million tons.