Transit of Ukrainian grain: Poland adds another port to the list

Poland will expand the list of ports for grain transit from Ukraine. Already at the end of this week, agricultural products will also pass through the port of Kolobrzeg.

From Friday, April 28, grain from Ukraine will also pass through the Polish port of Kolobrzeg. This decision was announced by the Minister of Development of Poland Waldemar Buda, writes the Polish publication RMF24.

The order of the Polish government on the ban on the import of grain, which was published on the night of April 21, was about permission for transit to ports. But Kolobrzeg was not included in this list (only the ports of Gdańsk, Gdynia, Świnoujście and Szczecin were included).

Read also:  Reasons and consequences of the ban on imports from Ukraine.

 In one night, the port lost half of its cargo turnover. The president of the port, Artur Lievsky, called the government’s decision a big blow.

“We do not have the same support as large ports that can count on EU funds, so we are taking all kinds of measures to maintain cargo flow in the port, and such measures were transshipment and assistance in the export of cargo from Ukraine,” Lievsky noted.

On Monday, April 24, Minister Waldemar Buda announced that from April 28, Kolobrzeg will once again function as a transit port for Ukrainian agricultural products.

According to the president of the port, Artur Lievskyi, in practice, the port will be able to receive cargo from Ukraine as early as Monday.

As previously reported by USM, Ukrzaliznytsia resumed transportation of Ukrainian grain for export by rail for transit through Poland.