Freight indices // Week 15
Activity has grown somewhat on the small-tonnage shipping market this week, but only thanks to an upturn in shipments of fertilizers, minerals and steel products from the eastern Mediterranean ports.
Ukrzaliznytsia purchases rails from Voestalpine Rail Technology (Austria) via tender
Ukrzaliznytsia has held a tender for the purchase of rail products on the EBRD Client Electronic Procurement Portal (ECEPP). Seven companies from different countries, including Austria, the Netherlands, Japan, the Czech Republic, Belgium, and China, took part in the tender. Voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH from Austria was named the winner
PKP Cargo Group transports rapeseed meal from Poland to Germany
This year, the German subsidiary of PKP Cargo Group, PKP Cargo Connect GmbH (Hamburg), resumed rail transportation of agricultural products, including rapeseed meal, from Poland to the Drentwede terminal in Germany.
Bunker fuel prices // Week 15
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Ukraine and Georgia: ferry service between Chornomorsk and Batumi resumed
Ferry service between Ukraine and Georgia has officially resumed as part of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TCIR), with two trips between the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk and Georgian Batumi already completed. This was announced during a meeting of Ukrzaliznytsia on April 10.
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 15
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 15
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Freight indices // Week 14
At the start of the week, the already limited pace of trade shrank to almost minimum in the Mediterranean and Black Seas due to holidays in Turkey and MENA countries. Although the number of spot 2-12k dwt vessels open in the eastern Mediterranean, Marmara and Black Seas has decreased slightly during the week (from… Read more »
Riga Freeport cargo turnover in March 2025
Operators of the Freeport of Riga all together handled some 1.6 million t of various goods in March 2025, exceeding the February result by 348,000 t thanks to increased transshipment in all cargo groups.
Liepaja SEZ cargo turnover in March 2025
The cargo turnover did not change much at the Liepaja SEZ in March 2025. The port’s stevedoring companies processed approximately 537,000 t of cargo in March, just 2% or 9,000 t falling behind February.