Caspit Trade (part of the Serbian Caspit Group), a fertilizer producer, has purchased two dry bulk carriers, CASPIT and Mark (with a total capacity of 2,800 tons), to transport fertilizers along the Danube. The company estimates the shipping time from Serbia to Ukraine at four to five days.
This year, the Serbian Ministry of Infrastructure plans to announce a tender for the reconstruction of the port of Prahovo, located 860 km on the right bank of the Danube River near the borders of Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria.
Railway deliveries of mineral fertilizers picked up in June compared to May, showing a hike of 54% to 162,000 t. Domestic supplies almost doubled, indicating a monthly growth of 90% to 109,000 t, while transportation of imported mineral fertilizers increased by 20% to 53,000 t.
In June, the Riga Freeport processed 1.4 million t of cargo, up 91,000 t compared with May.
The port of Klaipeda stepped up transshipment by 252,000 t to almost 3.57 million t in June compared with May.
The cargo turnover has been shrinking at the Riga Freeport for the third month in a row. In May, port operators handled about 1.3 million t of goods, falling behind the April result by about 122,000 t.
Railway supplies of mineral fertilizers plunged significantly in May compared with April, showing a 45% slump to 105,000 t. Domestic transportation almost halved – down 49% month-on-month to 58,000 t. Import transportation decreased by 39% to 44,000 t.
From June 24 to July 4, applications from farmers from southern, central, western and northwestern regions who grow grain or oilseeds are being accepted for participation in the USAID AGRO_1 ton of Nitroammophoska (NPK), 2024 program.