Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company plans to receive €86 million in financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to modernize its fleet. This was announced by Dmytro Moskalenko, CEO of UDP, on his Facebook page.
The container operator MSC canceled the first voyage planned to be taken to the Ukraine’s port of Odesa since the beginning of the full-scale war in the country.
According to the schedule for next month published on the website of Ukrferry shipping company, ferry service between the ports of Chornomorsk and Batumi (Georgia) will resume in July, after it was suspended in February 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Maersk will operate another container vessel, the Commander, on the route between the ports of Chornomorsk (Ukraine) and Constanta (Romania). Thus, from now on, the line Chornomorsk – Constanta will be serviced by four vessels: Pros Hope, T Moon, T Mare and Commander.
Despite the return of many players from Posidonia week, activity has not actually perked up on the small-tonnage market of the Black and Mediterranean Seas (apart from a barely noticeable increase in offer of Ukrainian barley and corn for late June dates).
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Kernel Agricultural Holding announced that it has accepted the first vessel with products from OSP Group, a global manufacturer of NPK fertilizers, as part of the agreement. The shipment was made in cooperation with SanAgro Ukraine (Agrofertrans).
The port of Klaipeda’s overall transshipment volume dropped by 242,000 t to 3.3 million t in May compared with April due to a 294,000 t slump in the cargo turnover to 2.4 million t at the Klaipeda State Seaport.
The cargo turnover of all operators of the Liepaja SEZ remained almost unchanged in May compared with April. Thus, the operators handled a total of 588,000 t of cargo of all groups in May (up insignificant 4,000 t over the month).