Szczecin-Świnoujście port complex sees 19% plunge in cargo turnover in Q1 2024
The Poland’s port complex Szczecin-Świnoujście reported a 19.4% decrease in cargo turnover to 7.57 million t in January-March 2024 compared with the same period of 2023.
The Poland’s port complex Szczecin-Świnoujście reported a 19.4% decrease in cargo turnover to 7.57 million t in January-March 2024 compared with the same period of 2023.
According to the announcement by Polish railway operator PKP LHS of March 2, the company is offering its customers special discounts for transportation of coal (HS 2701), iron ore (2601) and metal products (72, 73) when importing and transiting from/through all LHS stations.
On February 29, after fulfilling all the necessary conditions, Węglokoks (Poland) and Sea-Invest Corporation (Luxembourg) completed the transfer of shares in the Port Północny transshipment and warehousing company (PPS Port Północny sp. z o.o.) and signed a contract.
Last year, the Port of Gdynia increased its cargo handling by 5% year-on-year to 29.4 million tonnes. Grain was the most popular cargo, with the total turnover of 6.8 million t in 2023 (up 43% year-on-year). Coal goes next with 2.8 million t transshipped in the period under review (down 17%).
According to DTEK Energy, Ukraine imported 226,000 t of coal from Poland (the total contracted volume is 367,000 t). The deliveries are made regularly and will last until the end of March (according to the contract), which is almost the end of the heating season.