The port of Klaipeda is ready to export Ukrainian grain

The port of Lithuania is capable of shipping 10 million tons of Ukrainian grain. At the same time, the logistics of delivery to the coast of the Baltic Sea are difficult.

“It’s a huge problem because it involves many things, different countries, different arrangements, different interests and so on. If this issue is resolved, Klaipeda will be able to provide 100% service of part of the Ukrainian grain already today,” said Algis Latakas, general director of the port of Klaipeda,  LRT. writes.

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According to him, the current capacity of the port is 10-15 million tons of grain. In particular, the export of Lithuanian grain is about 3.5 million tons.

As previously reported by USM, on July 17, the Russian Federation disrupted the tripartite grain agreement, which allowed Ukraine to send more than 33 million tons of grain by sea.