According to Dmytro Moskalenko, CEO of Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company, the first modernized ship, Captain Antipov, is on its way from Austria to Serbia, where it plans to take its first cargo.
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Approximately 4.6 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in September 2024, down 3% or almost 100,000 t compared with August. Thus, local traders exported 4 million t of grain (down 7% year-on-year or 300,000 t), 360,000 t of vegetable oil (up 61% year-on-year or 100,000 t)
The general contractor ATLAS WARD POLSKA has completed the modernization of the Loconi intermodal terminal in Radomsko (Poland) after 18 months of work.
The overall cargo turnover dropped by 73,000 t to 508,000 t at the Ventspils Freeport in September compared with August.
In the period from January 1 to September 30, Latvian Railways (VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš, LDZ) carried 8.63 million tonnes of cargo, down 25.5% year-on-year, according to data provided by the company.
From 27 October and until the decision is revoked, ZSSK Cargo will be banned from transporting pellets (ETSNG 141114) from Hrekuvata station (Prydnipro Railway) via Uzhhorod-Exp (ZSR) to Haniska pri Kosiciach in Slovakia.
On October 17, the Moldovan Railways (Calea Feratã din Moldova) received a vessel carrying 2,400 tons of P-65 rails from Aktobe Rail and Section Works LLP (Kazakhstan) under a contract signed earlier this year. They will be used for the overhaul of railways in Moldova.
The small-tonnage market activity continues to grow, primarily in the Black Sea, where Ukrainian grain remains the driver. The fact that ship owners increasingly refuse to call the ports of Big Odessa due to Russian missile attacks is an additional challenge for charterers from Ukraine.
CLIP Intermodal, a Polish intermodal operator, is launching a new intermodal service between CLIP terminals in Swarzedz (Poland) and Can Tunis in Barcelona (Spain). The planned number of flights is two per week, departing from Swarzedz on Tuesdays and Saturdays and from Barcelona on Saturdays and Tuesdays.