Railway

On September 17, the Latvian Seimas began consideration of a bill that will allow for an accelerated review of the fee for using the railway infrastructure during the transit of grain from Russia by the end of the year.

“Moldova Railways” is considering the possibility of extending the track directly to the territory of the state port of Giurgiuleşti.

In January-August, 11.47 million tons of cargo were transported through Ukrainian-Polish railway border crossings, which is 4% less than in the same period last year.

Ukrzaliznytsia considers it realistic to increase the throughput capacity of the grain corridor through Moldova to 4.5 million tons per year and sees opportunities for further growth.

The State Enterprise “Moldovan Railways” currently does not approve the transfer of grain cargo through this border crossing, so Ukrzaliznytsia is redirecting them to other junctions.

In the context of Russian attacks on civilian shipping and seaports, the main export channels remain the railway and the Danube.

In August, the number of wagons with grain cargo transported by rail through the western border crossings increased.

In the first 25 days of August, Ukraine exported 461 thousand tons of grain cargo by rail — 67% less than in July.

In the first 20 days of August, Moldovan Railways transported 15.7 thousand tons of agricultural cargo in transit.

Ukrainian grain is transported in Ukrainian wagons, so its transit does not limit Moldovan farmers’ access to the wagon fleet.