Spot rates in Europe continued to fall below contract levels in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the latest "European Road Freight Rate Development Benchmark" report by analysts Transport Intelligence and Upply. The index of spot rates decreased by 4.5 points, while the index of contract rates increased by 1.7 points compared to the third quarter.
In 2023, the cargo traffic through the Danube ports will amount to more than 29 million tons, Yuriy Lytvyn, the head of the SE "Seaports Administration of Ukraine", announced during the meeting of the team of the Ministry of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine with the heads of diplomatic missions and the public, writes CTS.
Ukraine plans to create a new export route along the Danube bypassing the border with Poland
This is written by TTS with reference to the information of the Ministry of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Poland, Michal Kolodziejczak, confirmed that the Ukrainian grain, due to which the farmers are blocking the border, does not remain in the country, and that "it would be possible to protest at another border."
Kolodziejczak noted that now Ukrainian grain is transiting through Poland, and not imported.
On February 20, Polish farmers plan to completely block all checkpoints on the Polish-Ukrainian border.
As the trade union reported, on February 9, "Solidarity" announced a 30-day general strike of farmers, which has "unprecedented support of the entire agrarian community and society."
