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.
The total cargo turnover of the Port of Klaipeda decreased by 395,000 t to 3 million t in July compared with June.
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.
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 »
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.
PJSC Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) has announced so-called English auctions for transportation of agricultural products by barges from Ukrainian ports on the Danube to the seaport of Constanta in October.
The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company has repaired and put back into operation two 3,000 HP tugs on the Lower and Middle Danube. In total, the company has eight such push tugs, five of which have been out of service for 15 years, and two others have been out of service for the past few…… Read more »
Despite all related difficulties and risks, the cargo traffic from Ukrainian Danube ports remains the most popular on the small-tonnage shipping market. The total list of vessels waiting for passage through Sulina already exceeds 110 units, and given continuing shortage of pilots and limited capacity of Reni and Izmail ports
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
AgroVista Holding has sent the first vessel loaded with new crop wheat of grade 3 to Greece. The next vessel is expected to be sent to Spain.