After an environmental impact assessment and cross-border procedures with the German side, the Regional Environmental Protection Office in Szczecin issued an environmental decision that effectively gives the green light for the construction of a container terminal in Swinoujscie.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Stevedores of the Liepaja FEZ all together reached the total cargo turnover of 620,000 t in September, exceeding the result of August by almost 116,000 t.
The Ventspils Freeport reported a 324,000 t increase in the September turnover of all cargoes to 1.1 million t, showing a 40% surge month-on-month. The growth was seen in all groups of cargoes.
In order to increase capacity, the Port of Sulina is increasing the number of berths where port control can be carried out.
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Bunge Limited shareholders held in early October, the shareholders approved the acquisition of Viterra Limited and the issue of 65,611,831 ordinary shares of Bunge Limited with a par value of $0.01 per share.
Due to lower water levels, PJSC Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company is closing navigation on the Middle Danube. Currently, caravans are moving with a minimum load (1,000 tons instead of 1,500 tons per barge).
Rīgas Universālais Termināls (Riga Universal Terminal, RUT) has received and unloaded the first container train with Ukrainian agricultural products delivered to the Freeport of Riga by SIA LDZ Cargo, a subsidiary of VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš.
The cargo turnover surged by 30% month-on-month at the Freeport of Riga in September compared with August.
Negative sentiment dominates virtually all the freight sections of the small-tonnage market in early October. Similar to the last few weeks, the Black Sea market remains the most attractive for ship owners