KIEV, July 31 - Ukraine’s largest mining and steel group, Metinvest Holding, will create its own fleet of rail cargo cars to move steel amid fears that cars may be in short supply, an official said Tuesday.

Most of steel shipments across Ukraine have been so far handled by UkrZaliznytsia, the national railways, but Metinvest said the railway may soon face the shortages.

“There are fears that UkrZaliznytsia will not be able to handle the shipments because of the lack of cars,” Ihor Korytko, the head of Metinvest’s mining and steel division, said.