Commodity markets
Metallurgical cargo transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in February, thousand tonnes
Construction cargo transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in February, thousand tonnes
Coal transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in February, thousand tonnes
Astarta starts exporting sugar by sea
Astarta is the first Ukrainian company to export sugar by sea, having loaded and shipped a vessel with 3,000 t of the product to North Africa. This was announced by Vyacheslav Chuk, Astarta’s commercial director, during his speech at a conference in Dubai in March.
Węglokoks Group becomes majority owner of Port Północny transshipment and warehouse company in Gdansk
On February 29, after fulfilling all the necessary conditions, Węglokoks (Poland) and Sea-Invest Corporation (Luxembourg) completed the transfer of shares in the Port Północny transshipment and warehousing company (PPS Port Północny sp. z o.o.) and signed a contract.
IGB capacity expansion
According to preliminary technical studies, ICGB – the operator of Greek-Bulgarian interconnector (IGB) – expects to increase its annual capacity from 3 bcm to 5 bcm from Q4 2025 at the Stara Zagora interconnector and from Q4 2026 at Komotini.
Interconnector Greece – Bulgaria (IGB): gas transportation volumes in 2023
In 2023, the Greece-Bulgaria Interconnector (IGB) transported more than 15.5 million MWh of natural gas.
Soybean market // Week 2
Weak demand for US soybeans and improved weather in South America put pressure on relevant export quotes.
Grain market. Australia // Week 2
Activity is picking up in the Australian grain market. Although producer sales are minimal, the export market continues to function. Activity at ports is increasing. January grain shipments are expected to total 3.83 million t, including 2.36 million t of wheat and 965,000 t of barley.