River cargo on the Dnipro is up 68% compared to the first five months of last year

River cargo on the Dnipro is up 68% compared to the first five months of last year. Through this May, barges have moved 3.2 million tons. The increase is attributed to an early break up of ice on the river and last year’s bumper 70-million ton grain harvest straining truck and train capacities to the Black Sea ports.