Representatives of two industries are concerned about the insufficient number of railcars in the working fleet of Ukrzaliznytsia, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

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Valeriy Tkachev, Deputy Director of the Commercial Department of the company, addressed this issue during a meeting of the Export Office at Ukrzaliznytsia on November 7.

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Representatives from the cement industry expressed their concerns about the reduced number of cement tank cars in Ukrzaliznytsia’s working fleet and proposed additional repairs to these tank cars to meet the industry’s needs.

It was agreed that the “Ukrcement” association would provide the planned volumes of cement for rail transportation in 2024.

In turn, Ukrzaliznytsia will assess the need for cement tank cars and increase the size of the working fleet.

Ukrzaliznytsia also suggests that cement producers enter into long-term contracts for the use of tank cars for transporting cement through the “Center for Transport Logistics” subsidiary, with a term of 6-12 months and a fixed usage cost.

Furthermore, representatives of the edible oils industry are facing a shortage of tank cars for transporting vegetable oil. This is primarily due to changes in the export direction, as ongoing conflicts in Ukrainian port infrastructure have redirected oil transport towards western border crossings, especially to Poland.

At the Izov-Grubeshuv junction, nearly 500 oil tank cars are expected to be handed over.

To increase export volumes, Ukrzaliznytsia plans to expand its fleet of tank cars for transporting food products by 40 units, increasing the total to 190 cars.

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