About 15 million tons of cargo exported through the sea corridor in 5 months

Almost 15 million tons of cargo have been exported through the Ukrainian sea corridor in 5 months of operation. This was announced by Oleksandr Kubrakov, Vice Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine.

Of these, 10 million tons are agricultural products, and another 5 million tons are other cargoes, including mining and metals.

Over the 5 months of the corridor’s operation, 469 new vessels have entered Ukrainian ports for loading. Currently, 39 vessels are being loaded in the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdennyi. Another 83 vessels have confirmed their readiness to call at the ports and export 2.4 million tons of cargo.

In December 2023, Ukraine exported 7.34 million tons of cargo by sea. This figure is up 30.7% compared to November. Exports of semi-finished steel products increased by 40% m/m, flat products – by 45.3% m/m. Overall, in 2023, Ukraine increased its exports by sea by almost 1 million tons compared to 2022.

As GMK Center reported earlier, a temporary corridor to and from the ports of Great Odesa began operating in August 2023. In November, 14 vessels exported about 620,000 tons of iron ore and 140,000 tons of steel products from Odesa and Pivdennyi ports.

In October, the Ukrainian iron and steel industry exported approximately 507 thousand tons of iron ore (four bulk carriers from Pivdennyi) and 213.5 thousand tons of steel products (two vessels from Odesa) through the ports of Greater Odesa.