According to Dmytro Moskalenko, CEO of Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company, the UDP has sent three more vessels of Kapitan Antypov type to the ÖSWAG shipyard (Linz, Austria) for repair.
The cargo turnover has been shrinking at the Riga Freeport for the third month in a row. In May, port operators handled about 1.3 million t of goods, falling behind the April result by about 122,000 t.
In May, the cargo turnover has dropped to the minimum since January 2021 at the Ventspils Freeport. Port operators handled at best 493,000 t of goods of all groups in May, down 143,000 t compared with April.