A total of 3.8 million t of various cargoes were handled at the Port of Klaipeda in October 2025, showing a 13% or 566,000 t decrease from September. Out of the volume, the cargo turnover dropped by 287,000 t to 3.3 million t at Klaipeda State Seaport
The cargo turnover decreased by 13% at the Liepaja SEZ in October 2025. Port operators handled approximately 553,000 t of various cargoes, which is 83,000 t below last month.
The small-tonnage shipping market activity has declined slightly during the week amid a major industry event in Hamburg. In the Black Sea , shipments of Ukrainian grain have slowed down most noticeably, but the shortage of vessels open for mid-November dates remains quite acute, especially in the 6-12k dwt segment.
Global Ocean Link (GOL) and Timac Agro Ukraine are implementing a joint project to build a specialized complex for processing, packaging, and storage of mineral fertilizers, which will be located 20 km from Odesa, on the Kyiv highway.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Entering November, the small-tonnage market traditionally starts showing more bullish sentiment from ship owners. Although, according to our estimates, as well as those of many brokers, market activity has even declined slightly during the week, especially in the Black Sea
According to information from the Port of Gdańsk Authority, 59 million tons of cargo were handled at the port in the first three quarters of the year, which is 1.2% more vs. the same period of 2024.
Arkadiusz Marchewka (State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure of Poland) confirmed that a new port is planned to be built in Świnoujście. This was reported by the press service of the ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście on LinkedIn.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
As before, the situation can be called tense for charterers working on the Black Sea small-tonnage market, but at least they have managed to stabilize rates this week.