According to the Liepaja SEZ, the September cargo turnover dropped to the lowest level since January 2024 at the port. Operators reduced transshipment by 30,000 t to 497,000 t in September compared with August.
A total of 18.7 million tons of various goods were transported by railway in Poland in August, down 2.1% month-on-month and down 2.7% year-on-year.
The port of Klaipeda handled approximately 4.2 million t of various cargoes in September 2024, up 136,000 t from August and the highest since February 2022. The overall increase is mainly due to a 240,000 t hike in cargo turnover in the Klaipeda State Seaport to 3.54 million t.
In March of this year, Getreide AG, a German rapeseed processor, registered a branch in Ukraine – Getreide AG Ukraine, which will be engaged in trading activities.
Rail Baltic Estonia OU has announced a tender worth up to €932 million for the construction of the Rail Baltica main line infrastructure. The tender will result in two contracts for the construction of intercity railways Ulemiste – Parnu and Parnu – the border with Latvia.
From January to September 2024, Ferrexpo increased its pellet production by 48% to 5.1 million tons compared to the same period in 2023. This is stated in the company’s report.
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in September (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
Ukrainian wagon building enterprises delivered as many as 205 freight wagons to their customers in August 2024, including 147 hoppers, 40 tank cars, 13 bunker-type wagons, 4 flat cars, and a gondola car.