Economy

Over the past week, the daily volume of grain export transportation by rail decreased by an average of 2-3 thousand tons per day – to 108 thousand tons/day.

“Ukrainian Danube Shipping” continues to reform its fleet maintenance infrastructure.

Spain will allocate 4.4 million euros to the Grain from Ukraine initiative. The state will provide funds together with the World Food Program.

This year, the company “Nibulon” plans to withdraw its fleet from Mykolaiv in order to unblock assets, as well as work in the direction of demining.

Only in January of this year, the indicator of pig iron transshipment through the Izmail port amounted to almost 38 thousand tons. For the entire year 2022, the total volume was only 18.9 thousand tons.

Since October, the Grain initiative has ensured only 40% of exports due to the russians’ inhibition of ship inspections in the Bosphorus.

The Government of Finland will allocate another 5 million euros to the World Food Program (WFP) to support the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

As a result of the complete blockade of Mykolaiv ports, the Nibulon company had to temporarily change its activities.

The Grain Agreement expires on March 20. The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food expects that it will be extended, negotiations are ongoing.

JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” may by the end of the year create a freight carrier company that will carry out transportation in Europe.