Russian Exporters Repurpose Fertiliser & Coal Terminals In Baltic Sea & Arctic For Grain Shipments
Russian firms are converting cargo terminals to grain use as Black Sea disruptions cut exports by 31%, Sovecon said.
- On Monday, Russian companies began repurposing fertilizer and coal terminals at Baltic Sea and Arctic ports, including Ust-Luga and Murmansk, to export grain following Ukrainian drone attacks that disrupted Black Sea shipments.
- Tit-for-Tat attacks on vessels and ports in the Black Sea have drastically reduced grain exports over recent months, with Russia's July-August shipments falling about 31% from the previous year.
- Private terminal Ultramar at Ust-Luga was quickly adapted for grain, as a source noted 'everyone wants to go to the Baltic,' while Murmansk commercial sea port prepares to begin exports in October.
- Rail transport applications for September deliveries reached about 260,000 metric tons destined for Egypt and Saudi Arabia, as Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut confirmed the country is successfully re-routing shipments.
- Murmansk is 1,678 miles from the main southern gateway Novorossiysk, yet converted Baltic ports could significantly increase export capacity despite their combined handling remaining lower than southern terminals.
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Russia's Arctic Port Murmansk to Use Fertilizer Equipment to Start Shipping Grain
Russia's Arctic port of Murmansk will use equipment typically used to load fertilizer when it ships its first grain from southern Russia for export as early as next month, as the Black Sea route remains closed due to Ukrainian drone attacks.
Russia is redirecting some of the ports of the Baltic and Arctic coast to grain exports, thus trying to compensate for problems with the Black Sea routes following the Ukrainian strikes.
In the second decade of September, Russia almost quadrupled wheat shipments for export, and grain flows shifted to Baltic ports, as stated in the monitoring of the Russian grain union. "The drop in shipments started in July continues.
Ukraine and Russia are increasingly attacking ports and merchant ships in the Black Sea, forcing Russian grain exporters to look for alternative routes. Some cargo is already being redirected thousands of kilometers north to ports in the Baltic Sea and the Arctic, News.bg reports. Last season, about 90% of Russia's seaborne grain exports passed through the Azov and Black Seas. Now terminals that traditionally handle fertilizers, coal and other c…
Russia will convert terminals in the Baltic and Arctic regions to export grains following the Ukrainian attacks on Black Sea ports and drastic cuts in supplies.
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