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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 terminals in the ports of Azov and Rostov

Azov, Russia (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – TD RIF, one of Russia’s top grain exporters, will invest in the expansion and reconstruction of the...

First cargo vessel left Chornomorsk port defying Russian blockade

Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – The first vessel since Russia exited the UN-brokered deal for the export of Ukrainian grain via the...

Ukraine exports more grain than in 2022 via Danube, rail, road

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – Ukraine has already exported more grain through Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta than it...

Update: Two cargo ships entered Chornomorsk

Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 17, 2023 – The first two cargo ships that defied the Russian navy blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports entered...

Fifth ship went through Russian blockade in the last day of NATO exercise

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 16, 2023 – In the last month, a fifth ship has left Odessa region ports despite the Moscow-announced blockade of...

EU: Ukraine agrees to introduce measures to avoid a renewed surge in EU imports

European Commission – Press release – September 15, 2023 Following the expiry of the restrictive measures on Ukrainian exports ofgrain and other...

100,000 tons of Ukrainian grain exported via the Port of Rijeka, Croatia

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) September 14, 2023 – Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, approximately 100,000 tons of Ukrainian agricultural products...

Second Russian drone attack in a week against Izmail and Reni

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 13, 2023 – A second Russian drone attack in a week early on September 13 damaged grain infrastructure in...

Russia’s grain to go to Persian Gulf via Turkmenbashi port

Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – Turkmenistan is negotiating with Russia on the transit transportation of grain from...

Modernised Constanta port to handle 4 mln tonnes of Ukrainian grain monthly

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – An ambitious 721.3 million lei (145.2 million euro) plan to modernise the infrastructure at the...

Rail freight transport between Latvia and Ukraine important for both countries

8 September 2023 Management of SJSC “Latvijas dzelzceļš” earlier this week met with Ambassador of the Ukraine to Latvia, H. E. Mr Anatolii Kutsevol to...

1 million tonnes of Russian grain to go to Turkey for processing

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 10, 2023 – About 1 million tonnes of Russian grain will be delivered to Turkey for processing and subsequent...

Reuters: Lloyd’s in talks with the UN for insurance of Ukrainian grain shipments

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – Lloyd’s of London is in talks with the United Nations (UN) over providing insurance cover...

Russia attacks Ukrainian Danube port of Izmail

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 6, 2023 – Earlier today, Russia attacked the Danube inland port of Izmail, in the Odessa region. The...

United Nations Black Sea Grain Initiative – grain statistics

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 5, 2023 – The Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed on July 27, 2022, enabling limited exports of Ukrainian...

Kazakhstan Railways increases grain handling

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) handled over 1 million tons of grain in the month of August, twice the...

117,000 tonnes of agricultural products exported daily via Ukraine’s Danube ports

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 1, 2023 – During the first 15 days of August, Ukrainian Danube River ports shipped 1,750,000 tonnes of...

Via the Danube, railway, and road transport Ukraine can almost replace grain export via its Black Sea ports

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – The European Union (EU) and the U.S. can realistically help Ukraine export, via the Danube River and...

Project for a multimodal logistics center in Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – A multimodal logistics center (railway – river – roads) is to be created in Nizhny...

Russian invasion reduces imports of Ukrainian grain in Valencia

The war in Ukraine generated by the invasion of Russia put many countries in check on a crucial issue for food: cereals. The ‘granary of Europe’...

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