Railway transportation of rolled products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and ferrous metal scrap inched down by 4% to 760,000 t in Ukraine in January 2025 compared with December 2024. In particular, exports averaged some 478,800 t of such products (down 5% month-on-month)
The volume of iron ore transportation by railway surged to 4.3 million t in Ukraine in January 2025 (up 12% compared with December 2024). Exports increased by 11% month-on-month to 3.3 million t, while domestic deliveries jumped up by 16% month-on-month to approximately 1 million t.
Similar to December 2024, railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers continued gaining pace in January 2025, showing a 21% month-on-month increase to 282,000 t. Domestic supplies surged by 29% month-on-month to 205,000 t, while transportation of imported mineral fertilizers stepped up by 1% to 73,000 t.
The January cargo turnover is 10% above the December result in the of the port of Klaipeda, accounting for an increase of 391,000 t to 4.2 million t. The hike is primarily owing to increased transshipment at the Klaipeda State Seaport (up 157,000 t to 3.3 million t) and Butinge terminal (up 234,000 t…… Read more »
The cargo turnover did not change significantly at the Liepaja SEZ in January 2025. Port operators processed a total of 520,000 t of cargo, which is 27,000 t below December 2024.
The overall volume of railway transportation of rolled products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and scrap of ferrous metals increased by 5% to 800,000 t in Ukraine in December compared with November. In particular, exports surged to 502,000 t (up 33% month-on-month).
Last year, the Port of Gdansk handled 3,559 merchant ships and handled 77.4 million t of cargo.
The cargo turnover dropped by 13% at Ventspils Freeport in December compared to November 2024. In particular, the port transshipped approximately 806,000 t of cargo of various types (down 116,000 t over the month).
Almost 4.67 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in December 2024 (down 15% or about 810,000 t compared with November). In particular, exports included 3.9 million t of grain (down 15% year-on-year or 700,000 t), 440,000 t of vegetable oil (down 20% year-on-year or 100,000 t) and 340,000 t of meal…… Read more »