NIBULON finished April with record exports of agricultural products
Exports of agricultural products (corn and wheat) by NIBULON reached a record volume of 434,000 t in April, the highest since 24 February 2022, thus approaching the pre-war figures.
UDP loads agricultural caravan to sail from Serbian port of Bogojevo
Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company, PJSC is loading a caravan with agricultural products in the port of Bogojevo (Serbia). From now on, UDP has got a new large client for grain transportation; the company is also carrying on negotiations with other partners.
Freight indices // Week 19
Activity remains extremely low on the small-tonnage shipping market of the Black and Mediterranean Seas. The situation has not improved even after the end of May holidays and Easter and the return of most players to the market.
RMF Karpaty to produce 300 grain hoppers for farmers with USAID support
At the request of the USAID’s Economic Resilience Activity (ERA), Research Mechanical Factory Karpaty will produce 300 grain hoppers this year (45% of the total annual volume that the company is to build for all customers).
Negative sentiment back to gondola car rental market again
Similarly to April, market participants expect another decline in rental rates for gondola cars due to a number of factors.
Ventspils Freeport cargo turnover in April 2024
The April cargo turnover at the Ventspils Freeport became the lowest in the entire year. Thus, transshipment volumes plunged by 134,000 t or 17% month-on-month to 636,000 t in April 2024 compared with March.
Bunker fuel prices // Week 19
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
EU Council approves extension of duty-free trade regime for Ukraine
The EU Council has approved the extension of the duty-free trade regime for Ukraine for another year. The suspension of import duties and quotas for Ukrainian products will be effective from June 6 this year until June 5, 2025.
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 19
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
45 million tons of goods shipped from Greater Odesa ports via temporary corridor
Since its launch in August 8, 2023, more than 1,600 vessels have used the temporary corridors for merchant ships sailing to/from the Black Sea ports of Ukraine.