Waterborne shipments
Grain and sugar transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in July, thousand tonnes
Bunker fuel prices // Week 34
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Freight indices // Week 34
Despite the fact that the second month of the new grain export season is nearing end in Eastern and Western Europe, no serious impact on the small-tonnage market has been seen so far.
Freight indices // Week 33
This week, the attention of small-tonnage freight market players remained focused on the events in the western part of the Black Sea . Another missile strikes on infrastructure of Ukrainian Danube ports, provocations against foreign vessels and forced inspection of MV Sukru Okan stirred up the market
Brindisi port in southern Italy to handle 750 m long freight trains
The authorities of the Puglia region in southeastern Italy have recently approved a project to modernize the railway connection to the port of Brindisi, which will allow trains with a length of 750 m to move in this direction.
Port of Klaipeda cargo turnover in July
The total cargo turnover of the Port of Klaipeda decreased by 395,000 t to 3 million t in July compared with June.
Italy: Facchini 1 tunnel modernization completed
The Facchini 1 tunnel, a key section of the railroad that provides access for freight trains to the port of Genoa in northwestern Italy, has completed modernization work. The tunnel profile has been widened to allow four-meter trailers to travel by rail, which is one of the criteria for TEN-T corridors.
Georgian port of Poti welcomes construction of multimodal terminal
The active phase of construction of an 8-hectare multimodal terminal in the Georgian port of Poti will begin in September this year. The first phase is expected to be commissioned in Q1 2024. The throughput capacity at this stage will be about 80,000 TEU per year, and the total maximum design capacity will be…… Read more »
Ships to be allowed to pass through Sulina Canal round the clock
According to Romanian Minister of Transport Sorin Grindeanu, a new navigational channel sign will soon be issued, allowing the fleet to pass through the Sulina Canal at night.