Ventspils Freeport handled a record volume of cargo in October 2024. The stevedoring companies all together transshipped a total of 879,000 t of goods in October, showing a 73% or 371,000 t increase compared with September 2024.
Approximately 6.01 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in October 2024 (up 30% or about 1.39 million t compared with September).
As of November 21, the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine continues investigative actions against certain operators. In particular, as many as 64 railcars have been detained for transfer through the Vadul Siret – Dornesti crossing on a 1435 mm gauge, and 64 units have been detained through one of the neighboring crossings.
NIBULON has loaded the first 7,000 dwt coaster with soybeans to be carried from the Bessarabska branch in the port of Izmail to Turkey.
The cargo turnover dropped to 3.9 million t at the port of Klaipeda in October, showing a 349,000 t decrease compared with September due to poorer performance both at the Klaipeda State Seaport (down 255,000 t to 3.3 million t) and the Butinge terminal (down 93,000 t to 594,000 t).
As part of a partnership project with OKKO, Agrotrade has successfully shipped 24,400 tons of rapeseed from Odesa to Ghent (Belgium). Half of the batch, about 12,000 tons, is the grain grown on the fields of Agrotrade Group this year, while the rest belongs to partners.
Liepaja SEZ announced that the October cargo turnover reached the highest result compared with any other month this year. Thus, port operators handled 706,000 t of cargo, up 42% or 209,000 t vs. September.
NIBULON has built a gallery at its transshipment terminal in Mykolaiv for receiving cargoes from water transport. As a result, the company’s largest grain hub can now work not only to unload grains and oilseeds from rail to water transport, but also vice versa.
The overall cargo turnover dropped by 73,000 t to 508,000 t at the Ventspils Freeport in September compared with August.