The cargo turnover plunged by 335,000 t to 797,000 t at the Ventspils Freeport in October, showing a 30% slump compared with September. In particular, transshipment of dry bulk cargo dropped by 365,000 t to 393,000 t.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare of India has included Ukraine in the list of countries that do not treat grain crops with fumigants containing methyl bromide (CH3Br).
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
The small-tonnage market remains depressed in the Black and Mediterranean Seas. Amid ongoing shortage of cargo offers (in particular, of grain from Ukrainian and EU ports, steel products from Russia, as well as of fertilizers, minerals and steel products from Turkey), the tonnage list continues to grow in all parts of the basin.
The overall cargo turnover dropped by 139,000 t to 1.6 million t at the Riga Freeport in October, showing a decrease of 8% compared with September 2023.
On November 11 and 12, the Sulina and Bystre canals were closed due to bad weather, but navigation resumed on November 13. This was reported by Kateryna Kononenko, manager of Avalon shipping.
The cargo turnover of the Port of Klaipeda increased by 1% in October compared with September.
Despite the start of traditionally active November, the situation is only getting worse for small-tonnage owners working in the Black and Mediterranean Seas (this lasts for the third week in a row). The cargo traffic from the ports of EU countries, Turkey and North Africa not only does not grow, but has even slowed…… Read more »
Due to heavy rainfall, the water level has gradually risen in the upper and then in the middle section of the Danube river. At present, water levels allow working throughout the Danube, and the fleet is being loaded at full draft of 2.5-2.7 meters.
According to Kateryna Kononenko, manager of Avalon shipping, there were less than 50 vessels in the Sulina and Bystre Canals as of November 7. However, the number of ships waiting to enter Romanian ports has recently increased; their idle time at the roadstead reaches five days.