Szczecin-Świnoujście port complex sees 19% plunge in cargo turnover in Q1 2024
The Poland’s port complex Szczecin-Świnoujście reported a 19.4% decrease in cargo turnover to 7.57 million t in January-March 2024 compared with the same period of 2023.
The Poland’s port complex Szczecin-Świnoujście reported a 19.4% decrease in cargo turnover to 7.57 million t in January-March 2024 compared with the same period of 2023.
The stevedoring companies of the Ventspils Freeport handled 770,000 t of various types of cargo in March, up 24,000 t from February.
On April 23, the European Parliament approved the extension of the duty-free trade agreement with Ukraine until June 2025, but now with protection for EU farmers. The decision was voted for by 428 MPs, against by 131, and abstentions by 44.
In Q1 2024, the Polish railway operator PKP LHS transported 2.9 million tons of cargo, which is 152,400 tons more than in the same period last year. In particular, the company increased imports by 97% and exports by 77.5%.
Since August 8, 2023, when the temporary corridor of the Ukrainian Navy became operational, about 40 million tons of cargo have been exported from the ports of Pivdennyi, Odesa and Chornomorsk, including more than 26 million t of agricultural products.