The stevedoring companies of Liepaja SEZ handled a total of 676,000 t of various types of cargoes in April, exceeding the March transshipment by 138,000 t. The increase is owing to larger transshipment of dry cargo (up 168,000 t to 492,000 t) and liquid cargo (up 14,000 t to 33,000 t).
The construction of the Fishka-Nov multimodal terminal in Hlyboka village (Chernivtsi region) is nearing completion. This facility is expected to become a logistics hub near the Romanian border. The company is currently completing the installation of technical equipment and preparing to launch its main operations.
German mining company K+S has put into operation the first 60 20-foot ChemieTainer containers developed by Innofreight, which will be used for intermodal transportation of fertilizers to Poland. The first shipment was delivered to the German company Werra (part of K+S), which produces 20 million tons of potash annually.
The cargo turnover decreased by 489,000 t to 3.8 million t at the port of Klaipeda in April 2025 compared with March due to weakened transshipment by both the Klaipeda State Seaport (down 369,000 t to 3.1 million t) and the Butinge terminal (down 120,000 t to 699,000 t).
MHP Group has announced the launch of commercial production of liquefied biomethane and the successful completion of the first exports of Ukrainian Bio-LNG to the European Union.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
May rental rates for gondola cars hold steady in Ukraine. According to market players, the situation has stabilized after the proper operation of Ukrzaliznytsia’s digital services were recently ensured.
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Activity has declined again on the small-tonnage shipping market due to the Labor Day celebrations. The cargo/tonnage imbalance has gotten even sharper, especially in North Europe , as this region accepts a lot of ballasters from the Mediterranean region (mainly these are vessels under 30 years old operated by Turkish owners).