PKP CARGO, the Polish rail carrier undergoing restructuring, has launched two of its six weekly services between the CLIP terminal in Swarzedz (Poland) and the DUSS terminal in Duisburg (Germany).
Lithuanian railway company LTG Cargo has taken another step towards integration with European transport systems by registering its wagons in the European Vehicle Register (EVR). This process means a complete shift away from dependence on systems and processes coordinated by the Rail Transport Council in Moscow.
As expected, the small-tonnage shipping market is not seeing any particular trade upturn after Christmas and New Year holidays.
The cargo turnover of the Port of Tallinn reached about 13.1 million t in 2024, showing an increase of 4% year-on-year or 548,000 t compared with 2023.
The stevedoring companies operating in the Riga Freeport handled approximately 1.6 million t of cargo in December, which is 143,000 t below the November result.
Laude Smart Intermodal, a Polish railway operator, has launched a regular intermodal service providing direct transportation between Ukraine, Poland and the Netherlands. Trains have been running on this route since late November.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
The cargo turnover remained almost unchanged at Liepaja SEZ in December compared with November. Thus, port operators handled a total of 547,000 t of cargoes in December 2024, down 2,000 t over the month.
The total transshipment volume increased by 10,000 t at the port of Klaipeda in December compared with November Port operators processed a total of 3.8 million t of cargo, of which 3.1 million t fell on Klaipeda State Seaport (down 80,000 t) while 681,000 t were handled by Butinge Terminal (up 90,000 t).
Starting from January 29 this year, according to the rules of navigation on the Lower Danube, the fine for not having two pilots on board will reach €10,000. Currently, the fee is only €200 (under current conditions, it is more profitable for ship owners to pay the fine and not stop the vessel to… Read more »