The cargo turnover of the Port of Klaipeda remained unchanged in November compared with October. Meanwhile, a 135,000 t decrease in transshipment at the Klaipeda State Seaport to 2.9 million t was offset by a 129,000 t rise in handling of crude oil at the Butinge terminal to 790,000 t.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
AB Klaipėdos nafta (KN) is resuming the supply of diesel fuel in ISO containers (30,000 tonnes) by rail through Poland to Ukraine after a break. This batch of fuel was transferred from a tanker to KN tanks and then to tank containers.
Up to 3,200 wagons were moving to the Izov station on November 29, including 1,200 wagons with cakes, 450 wagons with vegetable oil, and 180 wagons with grain. About 854 wagons were on their way to the Mostyska-2 station on that date, including 491 containers and 114 wagons with metals.
Approximately 190 wagons were transferred daily through the the Vadul-Siret – Dornesti (Romania) land border crossing as of December 5 (down 11 wagons in two weeks). By destinations, some 136 wagons with export cargo (down 2 units) and 63 wagons with imported goods (down 9 units) were handled daily in the period under review.
About 9,800 wagons with various goods were waiting for a transfer through Ukraine’s western land border crossing points on November 30 compared with 11,600 wagons in late October.
Phosphate fertilizer price trends have been mixed this week. Market participants expect that demand for phosphates will grow in Brazil ahead of the application season for corn planting. As of now, 11,000 t of Russian MAP 12:52 have been reportedly sold at $565/t C&F.
Serbian Minister of Mines and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic announced the completion of the construction of an interconnector with Bulgaria that will allow importing gas from Azerbaijan.
Dynamics of average mazut prices, $/tonne
About 485 wagons were reportedly heading to the Batiovo – Epereshke land border crossing point on November 27, including 170 wagons with ore, 123 wagons with vegetable oil, 66 wagons with oil cake, and 46 wagons with grain.