A total of 6.04 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops were exported from Ukraine during the period started July 1 and ended September 22, 2023 (down 17% compared with the same period of the marketing year 2022-23).
The small-tonnage shipping market has shown slightly reduced cargo offer both in the Black Sea and Mediterranean area, including the most active Danube market.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Hapag-Lloyd, the German container line operator, is setting up a unit that will combine the company’s infrastructure and terminal assets – Hapag-Lloyd Terminal Holding, based in Rotterdam.
PJSC Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company is strengthening its cooperation with the world’s largest grain traders; agricultural products will be transported from the Danube ports of European countries to Constanta.
Dubai Port World, one of the world’s largest port operators, has built a new 184-meter long vertical berth in the Serbian port of Novi Sad. The terminal’s transshipment capacity should increase by 500,000 TEU.
The picture of the small-tonnage shipping market has been somewhat paradoxical for several weeks in a row. On the one hand, transportation volumes ex Danube ports continue to grow, becoming the main driver of the whole Black Sea & Mediterranean markets.
Low efficiency of the terminals in transshipment from barges and the lack of alternative road transshipment significantly limit Ukrainian grain exports and traffic through Constanta.
The turnover of various types of cargo increased by 174,000 t to 808,000 t at Ventspils Free Port in August compared with July.
The Port of Riga has purchased new containers – six SDC 40 units – from Graviti, a Latvian company specializing in loading and unloading equipment. The containers have now been delivered and are ready for operation; the port also plans to purchase six more units.