NIBULON shipped first coaster from Danube port
NIBULON has loaded the first 7,000 dwt coaster with soybeans to be carried from the Bessarabska branch in the port of Izmail to Turkey.
US extends anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled steel from Ukraine
In 2001, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) published in the Federal Register a decision to impose anti-dumping duties on certain hot-rolled carbon (unalloyed) steel products from China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Ukraine. On July 1, 2024, the DOC announced the start of the fourth review of the anti-dumping orders, and on November… Read more »
Baltic Hub in Port of Gdansk: first vessel with STS cranes docked at T3 Terminal
The construction of the new Baltic Hub T3 Terminal is underway in the port of Gdansk, with 70% of the work completed. A vessel with four STS (Ship-to-Shore) cranes has recently arrived at the terminal’s berth, and the cranes will become part of the transshipment infrastructure.
EU allocates grant for reconstruction of railway infrastructure in Moldova
The European Union has allocated a €32 million grant for the reconstruction of railway infrastructure in Moldova within the North-South corridor. The funding will be used to modernize the railway section that provides connections between the northern and central regions of Moldova, as well as with international transport networks.
Bunker fuel prices // Week 46
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 46
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Indices of rolling stock rental rates in Ukraine // Week 46
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*
Riga Freeport cargo turnover in October 2024
The operators of the Riga Freeport all together handled a total of 1.5 million t of cargo in October 2024, falling behind the September turnover by 7% (or down 115,000 t).
Rolling stock price indices in Ukraine // Week 45
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
Freight indices // Week 45
Unfavorable conditions seen on the commodity grain market, namely the ongoing decline in CIF quotes amid high domestic prices in Ukraine and EU countries, are putting strong pressure on the small-tonnage freight market of the Black and Mediterranean Seas.