Waterborne shipments
Ore transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in July, thousand tonnes
Metallurgical cargo transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in July, thousand tonnes
Construction cargo transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in July, thousand tonnes
Coal transshipment in some Baltic Sea ports in July, thousand tonnes
Bunker fuel prices // Week 33
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Port of Klaipeda cargo turnover in July 2024
The Klaipeda port’s cargo turnover shrank by 3% or 113,000 t to 3.45 million t in July compared with June. Handling at the Klaipeda State Seaport decreased by 215,000 t to 2.6 million t, while that at the Butinge terminal surged by 102,000 t to 886,000 t.
Riga Freeport cargo turnover in July 2024
In July, the cargo turnover at the Riga Freeport dropped to the lowest level since January 2021. Stevedoring companies reported a decline in handling volumes of all types of cargoes, with 1.3 million t transshipped in July (down 142,000 t or 10% compared with June).
Nemunas Lines: first grain shipment on the Nemunas River to Klaipeda
On August 8, the port of Klaipeda was called for the first time by a vessel traveling on the Nemunas River. The largest river barge in the Baltic States (75 m long, with a draft of 1.8 m and a capacity of 1,300 tons) shipped about 900 tons of grain from the Lithuanian port…… Read more »
Freight indices // Week 32
The small-tonnage market remains depressed in the Black and Mediterranean Seas. In the last couple of weeks, ship owners managed to achieve a barely noticeable rate upturn only for shipments from Ukraine ($0.25-0.5/t up), which is quite far from what they expected more than a month after the start of the grain season.