Danube

Limited tonnage supply allows shipowners to maintain high rates for the transportation of Ukrainian grain.

Low water levels are forcing barges to take on fewer cargoes, and shipping on the Danube is becoming more expensive at a time when Ukraine is increasingly dependent on alternative export routes.

There are almost no orders for “handysize” and larger vessels, while Danube costers are still finding cargo and continue to increase in price, albeit more slowly.

Due to restrictions on the work of Ukrainian ports due to terrorist attacks by the Russian Federation, the company was able to ship only two ships.

Rail grain deliveries to the ports of Great Odesa decreased more than sixfold, and some flows were reoriented to the western border and the Danube.

The waiting time for vessels to exit the Sulina Canal has increased to 2–3 days due to the increase in the number of vessels.

The decline in the water level on the Danube complicates fuel logistics in southern Ukraine, where the supply of the resource remains limited.

Shipowners almost do not consider flights from the ports of Great Odesa, while the prices of boats from the Danube continue to rise sharply.

Danube ports are increasing grain exports, but their capacities are not enough to compensate for the reduction in transshipment through the ports of Great Odesa.

Even if the Danube ports handle only corn, it will take about 11 months to export the projected volume.