In 2024, 1,369 vessels entered the Sulina Canal (-16% compared to 2023), and 1,652 vessels entered the canal in the opposite direction (-35%, respectively), the data from to Kateryna Kononenko, manager of Avalon shipping, shows. The total fleet size decreased by almost 30% compared to 2023.
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The small-tonnage shipping market remains stagnant. Some traders report increased demand for Ukrainian corn from EU importers, although the Black Sea freight market is not seeing any particular increase in cargo traffic.
Last year, the Port of Gdansk handled 3,559 merchant ships and handled 77.4 million t of cargo.
The cargo turnover dropped by 13% at Ventspils Freeport in December compared to November 2024. In particular, the port transshipped approximately 806,000 t of cargo of various types (down 116,000 t over the month).
Almost 4.67 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in December 2024 (down 15% or about 810,000 t compared with November). In particular, exports included 3.9 million t of grain (down 15% year-on-year or 700,000 t), 440,000 t of vegetable oil (down 20% year-on-year or 100,000 t) and 340,000 t of meal… Read more »
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Global Ocean Link has opened two new warehouse complexes at TIS in Pivdennyi Port with a total capacity of 25,000 tons. The company will store and transship grain, fertilizers and other moisture-sensitive cargoes directly at the terminal without additional contractors.