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Port activities linked to the handling of grain and grain products. Includes imports, exports, storage and grain terminal facilities. Regarding ports, currently, the main news subject is Ukrainian grain exports. Exports stopped when the Russian invasion started on February 24, 2022. Following a July agreement, partial grain exports have resumed.

New grain terminal in Kazakhstan’s Kuryk port

Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – A new grain terminal with a capacity of 1 million tonnes per year has been commissioned in...

Kernel annual report comments on port status in Ukraine

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 4, 2024 – Ukraine’s leading grain trader has published its annual report for the year to June 30, 2024. It...

Russia destroys Odessa port facilities

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – On 6, 7, and 9 October 2024, Russia attacked the ports of Greater Odessa with missiles and drones. Nine...

Two more cargo ships hit by Russian missiles in Odesa port

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – Russian ballistic missiles hit and damaged on October 14 two cargo vessels in Ukraine’s largest Black Sea...

Aldeport opens new terminal in Port of Seville

Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – A new terminal of the Port of Seville, located to the south of the site in the Dársena del Cuarto,...

Kazakhstan plant more grain exports, including via ports

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – Kazakhstan plans to send to new markets in addition to traditional neighbouring grain markets. The...

BZ Group strengthens presence in the Rouen port area, HAROPA PORT

News – HAROPA PORT – Maison Bleue terminal – October 4, 2024 A new strategic step for the extension of Maison Bleue terminal operated by the...

Russia wants to redirect grain export to its Baltic ports

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – Russia’s unrealistically ambitious plans to boost agricultural exports by 50% by 2030 require it...

Update: Russian missile hits ship with Ukrainian grain in Black Sea

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – Russia’s strategic bombers hit a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier with a missile during...

Cargo turnover of Ukrainian ports up in August 2024

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – In August 2024, cargo turnover of Ukrainian ports was 7 million tons, more than twice as much as in...

Russia hits ship with Ukrainian grain in Black Sea

Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Russia’s strategic bombers hit a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier with a missile...

UniportBilbao, Port Authority of Bilbao to attend Duero International Grain Exchange

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2024 – Representatives of UniportBilbao and the Port Authority of Bilbao will again attend the Duero...

Three bulk carriers deliver grain to Port of Marin, Spain

Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) August 20, 2024 – Three bulk carriers loaded with grain are currently in the port to unload more than 75,000 tonnes of...

Ukraine exports nearly 60 mln tons of grain in Jan-July 2024

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – From January to July 2024, Ukraine ports exported 59.9 million tonnes of grain. According to the Ukrainian...

Valenciaport increases Ukrainian grain handling

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – Imports of Ukrainian grain has increased 123% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last...

Ukraine’s Kernel increases grain processing in H1 2024

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 26, 2024 – Kernel, the country’s largest producer and exporter of grains, has published its financial reports for...

Nibulon will start using ships of Ukrainian Danube Shipping

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – Local agricultural company Nibulon will start using ships of Ukrainian Danube Shipping (UDS) for inland...

KSK Grain Terminal processed 9.2 mln tons of grain in 23/24

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – The KSK Grain Terminal processed a record 9.2 million tons of grain in the 2023/2024 season, up + 20%...

Odessa ports handle more grain, Constanta less

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – In January-May 2024, the Port of Constanta handled 3.5 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain. This is down...

Coldiretti protests at Ports of Bari, Salerno against fake imports

Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – The Coldretti organisation, which represents agricultural businesses, has organised protests at the ports of...

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