Ukrzaliznytsia believes that the situation can be corrected by bringing the cost of transportation of goods of different tariff types closer together.
The deterioration in financial results is explained by an increase in the volume of transportation of low-margin cargoes, such as iron and manganese ore (65% compared to July 2023).
It is noted that the income from the transportation of these goods does not return the costs of their organization.
In July 2024, 13.6 million tons of cargo were transported, which is 12% more than last year: in domestic traffic – 6.4 million tons (-22% compared to July 2023); for export – 6.4 million tons (+93% in July 2023); for import – 746,000 tons (+39% in July 2023).
SA Ukrzaliznytsia They believe that the situation can be improved by approaching the cost of transportation of goods of different types of tariffs.
“There is no economic justification for having a large difference in the cost of transportation of goods of different tariff classes, because the infrastructure component (infrastructure maintenance costs) is the same for all goods, ” said the statement.
We remind you that in January-June 2024 Ukrzaliznytsia carried more than 90 million tons of cargo, which is 28% more than the same period in 2023, in particular, the volume of export traffic has increased significantly.
Source: korrespondent
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