On August 15, Moldovan Railways (Calea Feratã din Moldova) received the first batch of sleepers to be used for the reconstruction of the Prut 2 railway tracks on the Cantemir (Moldova) – Fălciu (Romania) line.
The Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, QTerminals Olvia LLC and Qatar’s QTerminals have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and Understanding, which provides for the resumption of the concession project at the Olvia Specialized Seaport in Mykolaiv region.
Interpipe has developed railway wheels that can withstand operation in deserts and regions with high temperatures. The products are already being supplied to the markets of the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The company announced this on its Facebook page.
The cargo turnover sagged by 2% or 81,000 t to 3.6 million t at the Klaipeda Port in July 2025. Transshipment by the Klaipeda State Seaport decreased by 183,000 t to 2.8 million t, while that by Butinge Terminal increased by 102,000 t to 888,000 t.
In July 2025, operators working at the Riga Freeport served a total of 1.2 million t of cargo, which is an increase of 76,000 t compared with June 2025. Note that the growth in the cargo turnover was recorded for the first time since March 2025, and all cargo groups.
In the first half of the year, grain transshipment in the port of Gdansk dropped by 26% compared to the same period last year, to 1.1 million tons. The main reason for this was a decrease in supplies and an almost complete halt in transshipment of Ukrainian grain.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Ukraine and Moldova have extended the agreement on the so-called “transport visa-free regime” for another two years – until the end of 2027. As a result, no permits are required for bilateral and transit cargo transportation between the countries, which supports the stability of logistics in the region.
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