The end of Easter holidays has brought virtually no activity boost to the small-tonnage shipping market of the Black and Mediterranean Seas. “We see only a bit more offers, but the number of vessels in spot positions has even increased, especially in BlSea and Marmara,” a Turkish broker commented.
According to Ukrzaliznytsia, UZ Cargo Poland, together with LTG Cargo Polska, transported oil products on the Lithuania-Poland-Ukraine route. For UZ Cargo Poland, this is the first delivery of oil products as an EU-licensed rail carrier on a specific route through Poland in combination with forwarding service provision using UZ-owned wagons.
According to the press service, the Port of Gdansk started 2025 with a steady increase in container handling. In the first quarter, the port’s terminals handled more than 624,000 TEU, which is 17% more compared to the same period last year.
The freight wagon rental market remains generally steady in Baltic countries in April 2025. The rental rates of boxcars with a body capacity of 161-175 cu m and fitting platforms were the only ones that saw some adjustments due to currency fluctuations.
In 2024, Astarta-Kyiv agri-industrial holding increased exports of its products compared to the year before. In particular, sugar exports surged four times to 197,000 tons, those of grains and oilseeds by 1% to 808,000 tons, and those of soybean products by 1% to 182,000 tons.
Lithuanian railway operator LTG Cargo (part of LTG Group) is expanding its intermodal transportation capabilities, in particular, a stop in Lodz (Poland) is to be added to the Kaunas (Lithuania) – Duisburg (Germany) route.
The Polish city of Chelm (Lublin Voivodeship) has launched a large-scale logistics project to build an intermodal dry port at the intersection of European (1435 mm) and wide (1520 mm) gauge railway lines connecting Poland and Ukraine.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*