Freight indices // Week 15
Activity has grown somewhat on the small-tonnage shipping market this week, but only thanks to an upturn in shipments of fertilizers, minerals and steel products from the eastern Mediterranean ports.
Waterborne shipments
Bunker fuel prices // Week 15
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Freight indices // Week 14
At the start of the week, the already limited pace of trade shrank to almost minimum in the Mediterranean and Black Seas due to holidays in Turkey and MENA countries. Although the number of spot 2-12k dwt vessels open in the eastern Mediterranean, Marmara and Black Seas has decreased slightly during the week (from…… Read more »
Riga Freeport cargo turnover in March 2025
Operators of the Freeport of Riga all together handled some 1.6 million t of various goods in March 2025, exceeding the February result by 348,000 t thanks to increased transshipment in all cargo groups.
Liepaja SEZ cargo turnover in March 2025
The cargo turnover did not change much at the Liepaja SEZ in March 2025. The port’s stevedoring companies processed approximately 537,000 t of cargo in March, just 2% or 9,000 t falling behind February.
Port of Klaipeda cargo turnover in March 2025
The port of Klaipeda handled a total of 4.3 million t of various cargoes in March 2025, which exceeded the results of February 2025 by 568,000 t and became the highest since February 2022. The increase is due to higher cargo turnover in Klaipeda State Seaport
Interpipe planning to charter a vessel for the route from Odesa towards Persian Gulf ports
In the summer of 2024, Interpipe fixed a vessel on a time-charter basis for the first time in its history. This approach proved to be not only economically feasible but also significantly increased the manageability of logistics, – Oleksiy Yanovsky, Director of Procurement and Logistics at Interpipe, told GMK Center.
Vessel carrying US coking coal for Metinvest arrives in Ukraine
This year’s first coking coal vessel from the United States chartered by Metinvest Group arrived in Ukraine. The Bison bulk carrier delivered 80,000 tons of metallurgical coal from United Coal Company (UCC), Metinvest Group’s US asset.
Bunker fuel prices // Week 14
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Freight indices // Week 13
Perhaps, this week can be called the most disappointing one on the small-tonnage freight market this year, while the owners’ sentiment can be described as “dashed hopes”.