Waterborne shipments
Grain and vegetable oil transshipment in some Ukrainian ports in September, thousand tonnes*
Transshipment of mineral and chemical fertilizers, and raw materials for their production in some Baltic Sea ports in September, thousand tonnes
Petroleum transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in September, thousand tonnes
Bunker fuel prices // Week 42
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Węglokoks Group acquires controlling stake in Port Północny, a transshipment and warehousing company in Gdansk
In early October, the Polish Węglokoks SA Group, which unites companies from the mining, metallurgical, energy and logistics sectors, closed a deal to acquire shares in the Port Północny transshipment and warehouse company in Gdańsk. The company now owns 80.43% of the port’s shares.
Opening a new grain terminal at Bulgarian port of Varna
A new grain terminal has recently been put into operation at the Bulgarian port of Varna. The project was implemented by two companies – Port Varna EAD and Grain Terminal Varna-West AD, with some €25 million invested.
Navigation suspended in Sulina and Bystre canals
As of October 20, navigation on the Sulina and Bystre canals has been suspended due to unfavourable weather conditions. However, no restrictions have been imposed within the harbor.
Three more vessels leave ports of Greater Odesa
On October 17, three bulk carriers used the temporary corridor of the Ukrainian Navy. In particular, the vessels Bull (82k DWT, flying the flag of Liberia), Ramus (6.1k DWT, flying the flag of Palau) and Bahar K (8.3k DWT, flying the flag of Vanuatu) departed from the ports of Greater Odesa.
Port of Gdansk to receive €100 million from European Union Fund for infrastructure development
The Port of Gdansk Authority has announced the signing of a grant agreement that provides the port with funding of almost €100 million for the project “Improving the Port of Gdańsk infrastructure and analysing the implementation of a low-carbon OPS system for the sustainable development of the TEN-T network”.