Liepaja SEZ cargo turnover in February 2024
The turnover of cargoes totaled 547,000 t at the Liepaja SEZ in February 2024, which was a 27,000 t or 5% increase compared to January and approximately in line with December 2024.
Waterborne shipments
Port of Klaipeda cargo turnover in February 2025
The port of Klaipeda reported a 510,000 t plunge in the overall transshipment volumes to 3.7 million t in February 2025 compared with January. In particular, the turnover of the Klaipeda State Seaport dropped by 272,000 t to 3 million t, while that of the Butinge terminal by 238,000 t to 677,000 t.
Freight indices // Week 10
Having improved slightly, the small-tonnage market sentiment has deteriorated again this week, partly due to the start of Ramadan and minimized activity in the Mediterranean Sea (primarily this applies to shipments of fertilizers and minerals from North African ports).
Bunker fuel prices // Week 10
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Exports of Ukrainian agricultural products in January 2025
Almost 4.06 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in January 2025 (down 13% or about 600,000 t compared with December). In particular, exports included 3.45 million t of grain (down 11% year-on-year or 400,000 t), 380,000 t of vegetable oil (down 14% year-on-year or 64,000 t)
Freight indices // Week 9
The last week of winter has been marked by worsening ice conditions in the Azov Sea , as well as by less favorable weather conditions in the northern and eastern parts of the Black Sea. Activity has not changed much in both the Black and Mediterranean Seas, remaining weak.
Bunker fuel prices // Week 9
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Ventspils Freeport cargo turnover in January 2025
The Ventspils Freepor reported handling of 879,000 t of cargo of various types in January 2025, which is 9% or 74,000 t above December 2024.
Exports of Ukrainian agri products: 86% of cargo shipped via Danube and Odesa ports
In January 2025, approximately 86% of Ukraine’s agricultural exports were shipped from the Danube and Odesa ports. This was announced by Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitalii Koval during a joint meeting of the government and the European Commission.
Freight indices // Week 8
The sentiment has improved slightly on the small-tonnage shipping market during the week. Primarily this applies to the Black Sea and North Sea segments, where shipments of finished and semi-finished steel products, as well as grain, have got slightly brisker.