The Dnipro shipping season ends tomorrow, just ahead of this weekend’s freezing temperatures. Although shipping companies got an extra month – December – 2020 cargo was down 5% yoy, to 11.25 million tons. Construction materials – largely sand and gravel – were up 7% to almost 6 million tons; grain was down 27%, to 3.5 million tons; and metals were up 7%, to almost 2 million tons. In 2019, 11.8 million tons were transported on the Dnipro, 19% more than in 2018.
The Dnipro shipping season ends tomorrow
