Stevedoring companies operating at the Liepaja SEZ handled a total of 556,000 t of cargo in August 2025, thus exceeding the July transshipment volume by 76,000 t. Note that the cargo turnover increased in all product groups.
HES Gdynia Bulk Terminal (part of HES International B.V.) has completed a large-scale stage of infrastructure development on the Silesian Quay (Poland, Gdynia Port). With the commissioning of three new silos in August, the total storage capacity of the grain terminal exceeds 240,000 t, making it the largest grain transshipment center in the country.
The small-tonnage market picture is slowly improving. Thus, a slight increase in tonnage demand allowed owners to raise rates within $0.5-1/t on most routes ex Black Sea ports, while Azov Sea rates have stabilized after a slight rollback and even started to grow again.
According to the Hungarian Railways, this year rail freight companies will receive a state subsidy of HUF 6.4 billion to provide carload transportation services. The funding will be provided by the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Construction and Transport, MÁV and Gysev groups.
The cargo turnover increased by 607,000 t to 4.25 million t at the port of Klaipeda in August 2025 compared with July 2025. This is due to improved transshipment by the Klaipeda State Seaport (up 22% month-on-month or 599,000 t to 3.4 million t).
On September 5, a new 22 km long 1435 mm European standard gauge track between Uzhhorod and Chop was officially opened. This fall, the electrification of this section will begin – ₴128 million has been allocated in the state budget for this purpose, and another part of the costs will be covered by the… Read more »
Oleksii Kuleba, Ukraine’s Minister for Communities and Territories Development, has signed a decree establishing a tender commission to conduct an international procedure for the concession of the Chornomorsk port. This is the first public-private partnership project in the port sector during a full-scale war.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
METRANS, a member of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), announced that a large-scale reconstruction of the intermodal terminal in the village of Gądki (near Poznan, Poland) is underway. The company started working on the project back in June. The works are due to be completed in 2H 2026
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*