PKP Cargo will be laying off employees again
In the first four months of 2025, the weight of goods handled by rail amounted to over 69.4 million tonnes (4.9% less), and transport work exceeded 17.9 billion tonne-kilometres, which means a 6.2% decrease, according to UTK data.
The CEO admits that the carrier has not managed to convince a large part of the customers it lost as a result of the Coal Decision to return. – Unfortunately, some of them have developed lasting alternatives – they have chosen road transport or established their own transport companies – explains Wasilewska-Semail.
An example of such actions is the establishment of transport companies in Poland by the Ukrainian and Lithuanian railways. The establishment of its own transport company is announced by Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka.
This is the second wave of layoffs in PKP Cargo, after the one carried out in 2024, when 3,665 people were given notice. The company is still in a difficult situation, but the president of PKP Cargo in restructuring assures that the corrective actions are bringing the intended effect. - Restructuring actions are starting to bring effects, we are also gaining new customers. This means that the company is starting to adapt to market realities and get back on track - assures Wasilewska - Semail.
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PKP Cargo's share in transport work decreased in April to 25.43%, while at the end of 2024 it was 27.79%, according to data from the Office of Rail Transport. At the same time, the share in operational work reached 30.08%, which means that in order to perform a unit of work, PKP Cargo must run more trains than its competitors. This means not only worse use of rolling stock, but also higher energy consumption, when expenditure on it constitutes 30% of operating costs.
