Naftoport Sp. z o. o. dealing with the transshipment of crude oil and petroleum products in the port of Gdansk has signed an agreement with PPBH Aquaprojekt Sp. z o. o. to prepare the project documentation for the expansion of the terminal.
The Iraqi government has approved the project of the country’s first electrified railway with a length of 1,200 kilometers, which will link the railways of Turkey and European countries to the deep-water port of Southern Faw (under construction since 2020 at the mouth of the Shatt El-Arab River, which flows into the Persian Gulf).
As many as 18 vessels with 664,000 t of Ukrainian agri products on board departed from the ports of Great Odesa from Jan 23 Jan 29, carrying the cargo to foreign markets.
The Kouvola RRT intermodal terminal (in the city of Kouvola) has been put into operation in Finland; this is the country’s only rail and road terminal.
The Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection has approved the acquisition of Cargotor by PKP PLK (Polish railroad infrastructure operator) from PKP Cargo, a cargo transportation operator. All companies are part of the PKP Group.
The Norwegian ColliCare logistics company has launched a new rail service for cargo transportation between Italy and Sweden. The first train will depart from Italy on Saturday, February 4.
The fact that VLSFO and MGO prices have stopped growing this week has been the only positive news for small-tonnage owners.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Gondola car cost index, €/unit*
The Port of Klaipeda handled a total of 3.6 million tonnes of various types of cargo in January 2023, which is 84,000 t above the volume recorded in December 2022.