Freight indices // Week 2
As expected, the small-tonnage shipping market is not seeing any particular trade upturn after Christmas and New Year holidays.
Waterborne shipments
Tallinn port cargo turnover in 2024
The cargo turnover of the Port of Tallinn reached about 13.1 million t in 2024, showing an increase of 4% year-on-year or 548,000 t compared with 2023.
Riga Freeport cargo turnover in December 2024
The stevedoring companies operating in the Riga Freeport handled approximately 1.6 million t of cargo in December, which is 143,000 t below the November result.
Bunker fuel prices // Week 1-2
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Liepaja SEZ cargo turnover in December 2024
The cargo turnover remained almost unchanged at Liepaja SEZ in December compared with November. Thus, port operators handled a total of 547,000 t of cargoes in December 2024, down 2,000 t over the month.
Port of Klaipeda cargo turnover in December 2024
The total transshipment volume increased by 10,000 t at the port of Klaipeda in December compared with November Port operators processed a total of 3.8 million t of cargo, of which 3.1 million t fell on Klaipeda State Seaport (down 80,000 t) while 681,000 t were handled by Butinge Terminal (up 90,000 t).
Traffic on Sulina Canal: penalties increased
Starting from January 29 this year, according to the rules of navigation on the Lower Danube, the fine for not having two pilots on board will reach €10,000. Currently, the fee is only €200 (under current conditions, it is more profitable for ship owners to pay the fine and not stop the vessel to…… Read more »
Ukrainian seaports handled more than 97 million tons of cargo in 2024
According to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, the overall transshipment of all kind of goods reached approximately 97.2 million tons at Ukrainian sea ports in 2024, which is a 57% hike compared with 2023. The handling volume of agricultural products averaged some 60 million tons.
UDP’s new contract for iron ore shipments from Ukraine
Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company has signed a new agreement for transportation of iron ore to Serbia. This was announced by UDP CEO Dmytro Moskalenko on social media.
Ukraine’s export of agri products reached 20.5 million tons in MY 2024/25
Exports of grain and leguminous crops from Ukraine totalled 20.5 million t in the period from July 1 (the start of the marketing year 2024/25) to December 23, which is 17% above the figure seen in the same period of the previous season, according to data provided by the Ukrainian State Customs Service and…… Read more »