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 Three Ukrainian ports operating on the Danube handled almost 1.3 million tons of cargo in May. According to Deputy Head of the Seaports Administration Dmytro Barinov, “In total, there are 18 ports in Ukraine, five of them were temporarily occupied in 2014, another four were occupied after the start of the war and six more ports are blocked from the sea. However, Ukraine still has three ports along the Danube – Reni, Izmail, and Ust-Dunaisk. In March, together they transshipped

 Ukraine’s GDP will fall by 30% in 2022, but unblocking seaports would reduce the economic downturn to 22-25%, according to Dragon Capital Chief Economist Olena Belan. According to her, “A 50% GDP decline at the end of the year is a very pessimistic estimate. We can talk about a 30% drop if military action subsides. And if the ports open, we can expect a GDP decline of 22-25%.” At the same time, Alexander Parashchiy, Head of Concorde Capital’s Analytical Department,

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has proposed the creation of a naval coalition to lift the Russian blockade on Ukrainian grain exports across the Black Sea, reported the Guardian. “There is very little time. We are approaching a new harvest, and there is no other practical way to export grain except through the Black Sea port of Odesa,” said Landsbergis. “There is no way to store this grain, and there is no other adequate alternative. It is crucial to show

In January 2022, 14.96 million tons of cargo were handled by port operators in all Ukrainian seaports, which is 49% (4.9 million tons) higher than in January of last year. In January 2022, port operators in seaports transshipped: 11.4 million tons of export cargo (+46% compared to the same period in 2021), imported 2.67 million tons (+70.7%), transit 689.22 thousand tons (+11.9%), and cabotage cargo – 192.95 thousand tons (3.4 times more than in the same period in 2021). In

In 2021, 5.15 M tons of cargo (+ 31.6%) were transshipped in the harbor, which is 1.24 M tons more than as actualized last year, reported port administration. The Ukrainian agricultural sector on the other hand made the largest contribution to the record of transshipment with the sum of 2.87 million tons (+57.1%) of grain cargo. In December 2021, about 564.75 thousand tons (+118.5%) were processed in the port area. The export cargo was 482.59 thousand tons, cabotage was 68.22

, reported cfts.org. During this period, 369 ships were processed in the harbor. In the areas of shipment processed cargo: 4.45 mln tons of export, 416,260 tons of cabotage, 138,73 tons of imported, and 0.52 thousand tons of transit. The top three cargoes were grain, construction materials, and ferrous metals.

The Ministry of Infrastructure announcement was reported in ukrinform referred to the concession projects being implemented in Berdyansk, Izmail, Odesa, and in three terminals of the Black Sea port. According to the Minister of Infrastructure, Yuriy Vaskov, the Ministry may hold two more tenders for concessions in the port of Chernomorsk. Vaskov noted that in December, the berths №7, №8, and №9 of the port of Chernomorsk would be leased for 49 years.

In January-October 2021, seaport operators in Ukrainian handled 120.872 mln tons of cargo, which is 11.25 mln tons or 8.5% less than in the same period last year, announced the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. In January-October 2021, port operators shipped 93.1 mln tons of export cargo in seaports (-8.2% compared to the same period in 2020), 19.18 million tons of imports (- 3.8% compared to the same period in 2020) year), 6.8 million tons of transit (-20.5% to the same

The terminal received the first Safmarine Nuba, handling a total of 638 containers. In June Maersk announced the consolidation of all shipping to Ukraine at one container terminal, choosing DP World TIS Pivdennyi. The service combined DP World TIS Pivdennyi with the largest Egyptian port of Port Said. This cooperation opens additional opportunities for Ukrainian exporters to enter the markets of the Middle East.

Of the 66 million tons of cargo, the biggest decline was in ores – down 16.3% to 18.8 million tons – and grain – down 27.6% to 16.9 million tons. Due to high world commodity prices, Ukraine this year made more money exporting less ore and grain than last year. Imports were down only 10%, to 11 million tons. Containers were down only 2% to 506,186.

Of the 66 million tons, ore accounted for 19 million tons – down 16% — and grain was 17 million tons – down 27.6%. Overall export cargo was 50.4 million tons – down 16.4%. Despite the volume drops, high commodity prices pushed Ukraine’s export earnings up 30%, to $30 billion, according to the State Customs Service.

With each berth costing $20-50 million to build, the state-owned authority does not have the capital to meet demand, Andriy Gaydutsky, chair of the Authority’s supervisory board, told the Ukrainian Ports Forum 2021 in Odesa yesterday.

compared to January-March 2020, Ports of Ukraine has reported. The drop to 32.6 million tons is largely blamed on last year’s weak grain harvest. Reflecting the larger size of ships docking at Ukrainian ports, the number of vessels handled fell by 16.1% yoy, to 2,341.

reported the Sea Ports Administration. The big factor in the drop to 33 million tons was a 37% decrease in grain export volumes, to 8.6 million tons. Ore exports were down by 12%, to 9 million tons. During the first quarter, ports handled 253,170 containers, almost a 5% yoy decrease. Despite these tonnage drops, Ukraine’s exports were up by 12% in the first quarter, to $13.75 billion.

Ski resorts: Construction starts this year on two resorts in the Carpathians – Borzhava in Zakarpattia, and Slavske in Lviv. Austrian investors interested in Borzhava.

High speed rail: China, Italy, South Korea and Turkey are interested in building a fast train network across Ukraine. “The only tool for building high-speed train networks is a concession – to realize this, Ukraine needs a powerful investor,” said Volodymyr Zhmak, CEO of Ukrzaliznytsia. “Today these potential investors are looking at Ukraine in terms of organizing high-speed traffic.”

EU rail gauge: Preliminary work on restoring a 20 km section of EU narrow track to connect Uzhhorod with Chop, the Ukrainian border town with rail ties to Hungary and Slovakia. By rebuilding this Hapsburg-era section of track, an $18 million project, Uzhhorod, the largest city in Zakarpattia, would become a transportation hub for trains to Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, Munich, Prague, Sofia and Vienna, says Oleksandr Kava, deputy Finance Minister.

Electrification: The European Investment Bank has promised to finance the electrification of tracks to Lysychansk and Severnodonetsk, Kava said. This would almost cut in half – to eight hours — the travel time between Kyiv and Severnodonetsk, capital of Ukraine-controlled Luhansk. As part of the same Restoration of Donbas program, UZ seeks international financing to build a 30 km section of track that would shorten by 200 km the train ride between Mariupol, the Donetsk sea port, and Kramatorsk, the

River locks: The European Investment Bank and the Infrastructure Ministry are preparing an agreement to rebuild the locks on the six dams of the Dnipro cascade. “This year is a preparatory year for us,” Minister Krikliy said, saying the government plans to create a dedicated fund to modernize river infrastructure. Rebuilding all the locks is expected to be a 5-year, $40 million job. The government calculates that for each 1 million tons of cargo moved by river, almost $10 million

The Finance Ministry depressed yields on five out of six bonds sold yesterday at auction, the Ministry reports on Facebook. For the hryvnia bonds, yields ranged from 9.2% for 3-month bonds to 12.05% for 3-year bonds. The lone dollar bond, a 1-year bond, went for 3.7%, down 10 bps from the last auction. Overall, the auction raised $377.2 million – up 10% compared to the prior week, according to results posted on the Ministry’s website.