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).
Together with the stevedore of the Klaipeda port, BEGA, LTG Cargo Ukraine has organized the delivery of 2,000 tonnes of mineral fertilizers from Klaipeda to Ukraine.
The plants of OSTCHEM nitrogen holding (Group DF) produced 2.1 million t of mineral fertilizers in 2023 (up 19.51% year-on-year), including 1.56 million t at Cherkasy Azot (up 39.63% year-on-year) and 528,000 t at Rivne Azot (down 10.81% year-on-year).
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.
The Ventspils Freeport handled a total of 712,000 t of various goods in December 2023 compared with 107,000 t in November 2023.
The phosphate market has been stable in Brazil. MAP 11:52/12:52 is still offered at $560/t C&F. One of market participants reports that fertilizer purchases made by customers last year have created large carryover stocks, which does not contribute to the growth of MAP prices.
Global urea market players have once again focused on the information on the tender in India. This week, NFL has published the prices of the tender held on January 4, when 2.7 million t of the fertilizer were purchased: levels were within $316.8-359.3/t C&F.
The railway traffic of mineral fertilizers increased by 59,000 t to about 215,000 t in Ukraine in December compared with November, showing a 37% growth month-on-month.
Cargo turnover increased by 444,000 t to 1.8 million t at the Freeport of Riga in December compared with November. This is mainly due to improved handling of dry bulk cargo (up 244,000 t to 977,000 t) and general cargo (up 207,000 t to 757,000 t).