In August, Ukrzaliznytsia increased the volume of cargo transportation by 4.5%, from 10.318 million tonnes to 10.787 million tonnes, Oleksandr Kamyshin, head of the company’s board, said on Telegram on Thursday evening.
“There is a significant increase in grain, our strategic position. Up to 42% was transported, primarily due to the unblocking of seaports,” he wrote.
According to information provided by Kamyshin, 2.088 million tonnes were transported in August compared to 1.447 million tonnes in July.
In addition, the transportation of oil products increased by 2.6%, to 556,000 tonnes, and construction materials – by about 10%, the head of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia said.
According to him, the transportation of iron ore decreased by 6.8%, to 1.895 million tonnes, as well as ferrous metals – by 10%.
“But here the reason is clear – unfortunately, the decline in steel production in the world continues. But the decrease in coal transportation by 10% really worries me,” Kamyshin said.
He stressed that Ukrpzaliznytsia was fighting for every tonne of cargo and increasing the export-import potential of the railway by building new sections, opening new junctions with neighboring countries and increasing the capacity of western crossings.
