ROMANIA has reopened a Soviet-era rail link from its Danube River port of Galati to Ukraine a month earlier than expected, reports Bloomberg.
Ukraine typically exports the bulk of its grain from Black Sea ports, but they've been blocked by Russia's invasion.
It's curbing sales to road, river, and rail routes to EU countries while shipments remain well below normal pace.
romania has already enabled the export of one million tons of Ukrainian grain since the war began.
Romanian Transport Minister Sorin Grindeanu declared the government refitted the link connecting Galati after works by a state-owned company began in early June.
That means grain coming from Ukraine via Moldova can reach Galati directly to be transferred onto barges and then transloaded for onward passage.
Romania's biggest logistics company on the Danube, Transport Trade Services SA, also declared that it opened a new water-only route to benefit the grain exports.
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Ukraine typically exports the bulk of its grain from Black Sea ports, but they've been blocked by Russia's invasion.
It's curbing sales to road, river, and rail routes to EU countries while shipments remain well below normal pace.
romania has already enabled the export of one million tons of Ukrainian grain since the war began.
Romanian Transport Minister Sorin Grindeanu declared the government refitted the link connecting Galati after works by a state-owned company began in early June.
That means grain coming from Ukraine via Moldova can reach Galati directly to be transferred onto barges and then transloaded for onward passage.
Romania's biggest logistics company on the Danube, Transport Trade Services SA, also declared that it opened a new water-only route to benefit the grain exports.
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