By KYIV. Nov 24 (Interfax-Ukraine) – JSC Ukrzaliznytsia in January-October 2023 increased the volume of transportation of grain and grinding products by 5.8%, or by 1.32 million tonnes compared to the same period in 2022, to 24.26 million tonnes, Ukrzaliznytsia reports.
According to the document, 17.55 million tonnes of grain and grinding products were transported in export traffic over 10 months, which is 0.7%, or 129,000 tonnes less compared to the same period in 2022.
In total, over 10 months, 10.46 million tonnes of grain cargo were transported by rail towards the ports, which is 15% less than during the same period in 2022. At the same time, the volume of transportation in the direction of border crossings amounted to 7.09 million tonnes (31% more).
The volume of grain cargo transportation towards ports has been growing since August, due to the start of work of a temporary sea corridor to the ports of Greater Odesa, Ukrzaliznytsia noted.
It is clarified that in October, the share of grain transportation in the direction of ports amounted to 56.8%.
It was previously reported that 151 ships have used the Ukrainian sea corridor established by the Ukrainian Navy since August 10, 2023, of which 121 have already sailed through it with 4.4 million tonnes of export cargo.
