Boost for Ukrainian grain traders

Since August 2023, over 36 million t of cargo have been exported via the Ukrainian sea corridor, surpassing the figures of the Grain Initiative’s inaugural year.

Russia’s vice-premier Marat Khusnulin anticipates that Mariupol alone could handle as much as 1 million tons per annum of various cargoes in 2024.

A total of 5.2 million tons of cargo were transported through port stations in February 2024, and 2.6 million tons through western border crossings.

The Cargotec/Konecranes merger has cleared a major hurdle in the EU, but ‘challenging’ views from other regulators mean the timetable has been delayed.

The world’s largest materials handler, a Sennebogen 895 E-Series Hybrid, has been delivered to Danubia Speicherei Ges.m.H. in Ennshafen in Austria.

Nibulon, one of Ukraine’s leading grain traders, is to invest up to US$2B within the next decade to upgrade Egypt’s grain storage and transport infrastructure.