The port of Klaipeda’s overall transshipment volume dropped by 242,000 t to 3.3 million t in May compared with April due to a 294,000 t slump in the cargo turnover to 2.4 million t at the Klaipeda State Seaport.
The cargo turnover of all operators of the Liepaja SEZ remained almost unchanged in May compared with April. Thus, the operators handled a total of 588,000 t of cargo of all groups in May (up insignificant 4,000 t over the month).
Ecco-rail has launched a new intermodal route connecting Romania and Belgium. The train made its maiden voyage on May 16 from the Stukwerker terminal in the Belgian port of Ghent to the Arad terminal on the border with Romania. The maiden voyage lasted 56 hours.
Metrans, the rail company of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, is expanding its hub terminal in Dunajská Streda, Slovakia, by approximately five hectares to meet the growing demand for warehousing and transportation solutions in the region. The company also intends to position Metrans Dunajská Streda as a leading intermodal terminal in Central Europe.
The Riga Freeport handled about 1.4 million tonnes of various types of goods in April. Therefore, the total cargo turnover decreased by 108,000 t in April compared with March.
The April cargo turnover of the port of Klaipeda increased by 244,000 t compared with March to almost 3.6 million t. This is mainly due to a 263,000 t hike in handling volume of crude oil at the Butinge terminal to 856,000 t (up 44% month-on-month).
The stevedoring companies of Liepaja SEZ reported a 52,000 t decrease in transshipment volumes of all types of cargo in April compared with March. Thus, the cargo turnover averaged some 585,000 t in the period under review.
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 stevedoring companies operating in the Riga Freeport handled almost 1.6 million t of various types of cargo in March 2024, showing a 123,000 t hike compared with February. The increase is due to brisker transshipment of general cargo
The Liepaja SEZ cargo turnover did not change much in March compared to February. The port operators all together handled about 637,000 t of cargo (up 2% month-on-month or up 13,000 t against February).