The Freeport of Ventspils handled about 826,000 t of cargo in February 2023 (down overwhelming 751,000 t from January 2023). Note that the February 2023 cargo turnover appeared to be the lowest since October 2021.
Azot (Cherkasy) and Rivne Azot have increased the load of their production facilities to 70% and 50%, respectively. Azot (Cherkasy) is currently producing ammonia, ammonium nitrate and urea, while Rivne Azot has launched an ammonia shop, an ammonium nitrate shop and a CAN shop.
No fresh deals have been reported on the global DAP market. Offers come within $658-687/t FOB Baltic ports.
Several fresh deals for urea supplies in February have been signed in Egypt this week. At the same time, spot trade remains dull in Europe.
The Freeport of Riga ended December 2022 with a record handling volume of cargoes compared to the previous two years.
The stevedores operating at the port of Klaipeda handled a total of 2.8 million tonnes of various types of cargo throughout Dec 2022 (down 301,000 t from the Nov volume).
The total cargo turnover amounted to 629,000 t at SEZ Liepaja in Dec 2022, which was 11,000 t below the Nov result.
The DAP market has been showing lower prices within deals signed by Indian importers in recent weeks. In particular, the state-owned RCF company has purchased two fertilizer stems of Russian origin (about 30,000 t each) with shipments in Jan and Feb at around $705/t and $695/t CFR India, respectively, while a little earlier NFL…… Read more »
Stevedoring companies of the Ventspils Freeport processed almost 1.3 million tonnes of various cargo in November. Note that the overall handling volume was 255,000 t higher in October.
The overall volume of cargo handled by the stevedores operating at the port of Klaipeda has not changed much in November compared with October 2022. So, a total of 3.7 million tonnes of goods were processed in November (down 7,000 t against October).