In July, Grupa Azoty KOLTAR (a railway carrier within Grupa Azoty) launched the transportation of RSM liquid mineral fertilizers (UAN) from Grupa Azoty Puławy to the Ukrainian cities of Mostyska (Lviv region) and Maceyiv (Volyn region).
The cargo turnover sagged by 2% or 81,000 t to 3.6 million t at the Klaipeda Port in July 2025. Transshipment by the Klaipeda State Seaport decreased by 183,000 t to 2.8 million t, while that by Butinge Terminal increased by 102,000 t to 888,000 t.
In July 2025, operators working at the Riga Freeport served a total of 1.2 million t of cargo, which is an increase of 76,000 t compared with June 2025. Note that the growth in the cargo turnover was recorded for the first time since March 2025, and all cargo groups.
The cargo turnover decreased again at the Liepaja SEZ in July 2025. Port operators processed a total of 480,000 t of cargo, which is 34,000 t lower than in June 2025 and the lowest since September 2024.
The June cargo turnover at the Riga Freeport dropped to the lowest since January 2021. Thus, port operators processed almost 1.2 million t of cargo, down 119,000 t from May.
The Council of the European Union has adopted amendments to the regulation, which will come into force on July 1 this year and introduce new tariffs on agricultural products and certain fertilizers originating from Russia and Belarus (which were not previously subject to restrictive measures).
Riga Freeport handled almost 1.3 million t of cargo of various types in May, which was 42,000 t below transshipment in April.