According to data released by the Rail Transport Office, July was an unfavorable period for freight transport, according to the Railway Supply portal, citing Nakolei.

PKP Cargo Group

In the period from January to July, the most significant decline was recorded by PKP Cargo Group.

According to the Rail Transport Office, in July 2023, railway carriers transported over 18.7 million tons of cargo.

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Comparing these results with data from the same period last year, there is a decrease of 2.2 million tons (-10.6%).

In the first seven months of 2023, PKP Cargo Group experienced the most significant decline, with its market share by weight being 31.85%, and by transport indicators – 34.37%.

For comparison, in 2021, during the same period, PKP Cargo’s market share by transport indicators was 41.27%.

Over the past two years, this share has dropped by nearly 7 percentage points in favor of smaller freight carriers, including PCC Intermodal, Inter Cargo, and Freightliner.

The most significant drop pertains to intermodal transport, which in the first half of 2023 amounted to 2.6 million tons compared to 4.8 million tons during the same period last year.

In the first half of 2023, the group transported 42.5 million tons of cargo, which is approximately 8.5 million tons less than during the same period last year.

Transportation reached 11,632 million tkm compared to 13,335 million tkm during the same period last year.

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