Transshipment increased by 666,000 t to 4.1 million t in the port of Klaipeda in January 2024 owing to higher performance of both Klaipeda State Seaport (up 392,000 t to 3.1 million t) and the Butinge terminal (up 274,000 t to 966,000 t).
As many as 661 vessels have passed through the temporary corridor of the Ukrainian Navy since August 8, 2023 when it became operational for vessels heading to/from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.
Up to 17.7 million tonnes of various goods were transported by railway in Poland in December 2023 (down 11% month-on-month and down 6% year-on-year). The total volume of all goods transported by railway during the year 2023 reached 231.7 million t
Last year, the Lithuanian company LTG Cargo (Lietuvos Geležinkeliai) transported a total of 27.2 million t of cargo (up 2.5 million t compared with the year before). The list of most actively carried cargoes includes oil and oil products (9.4 million t), construction cargoes (5.5 million t), and agricultural products (4.7 million t).
The volume of railway transportation of rolled steel products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and ferrous metal scrap decreased by 1% to 800,000 t in Ukraine in December compared with November.
Starting January 25 and until this decision is revoked, a convention will be in effect on the transportation of all cargo to Odesa Railways’ Chornomorska-Exp station (for the OPP) for all consignees.
In 2023, the Moldovan port of Giurgiulesti handled 2.2 million t of cargo (up 18.64% year-on-year). Container handling performance reached a historic high of 8,646 TEU.
Almost 7.2 million tonnes of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in December 2023, showing an increase of 32% month-on-month or 1.7 million t compared with November. In particular, December exports included slightly less than 6 million t of grain (up 32% month-on-month or 1.5 million t)
The Ventspils Freeport handled a total of 712,000 t of various goods in December 2023 compared with 107,000 t in November 2023.