Waterborne shipments
Ore transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in April, thousand tonnes
Coal transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in April, thousand tonnes
Timber transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in April, thousand tonnes
Construction cargo transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in April, thousand tonnes
Ukraine’s 2024-25 grain exports down 17% y-o-y
According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, almost 37.5 million tons of grains were delivered to foreign markets from Ukraine in the period from 1 July 2024 (the start of the current marketing year) and to 21 May 2025, which is 17% below the same period in MY 2023-24.
Freight indices // Week 20
“Stagnation” is probably the most optimistic term to describe the current small-tonnage market dynamics. In fact the situation is even worsening for ship owners in some regions. The industry events in Rotterdam and Copenhagen put additional pressure on activity, and not only in the Baltic & Continent.
Port of Giurgiulesti handled 621,000 tons of cargo in Q1 2025
According to the results of January-March 2025, the port of Giurgiulesti handled almost 621,400 tons of cargo, including 341,200 tons of exports and 280,200 tons of imports. In total, the port complex handled 309 vessels.
Bunker fuel prices // Week 20
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Riga Freeport cargo turnover in April 2025
The cargo turnover of the Riga Freeport amounted to 1.3 million t in April 2025, showing a 298,000 t plunge compared with March 2025. Note that the handling volumes decreased in all cargo groups.