By KYIV. Oct 24 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Cargo turnover at the port of Kolobrzeg (Poland) in July-September of this year increased by 52% due to the resumption of transshipment of Ukrainian agricultural products, reports the Polish publication Rynek Infrastruktury.
According to the report, Kolobrzeg was not previously included in the Polish government’s decree on the transit of Ukrainian grain. In the third quarter, the port resumed accepting Ukrainian agricultural products, which helped increase cargo turnover.
In the third quarter, the Polish port handled more than 73,000 tonnes of cargo, which is 52% more than in the same period in 2022, when 48,000 tonnes were processed. Cargoes include grain, logs, limestone, pellets and fertilizers. Grain accounts for half of the transshipments. Of the grains in Kolobrzeg, mainly corn and barley were transshipped.
The port temporarily stopped operations in April of this year. Then the Polish authorities banned the import of Ukrainian grain, but allowed its transit. At first, Kolobrzeg was not included in the list of ports that can process Ukrainian grain, but subsequently the Polish government allowed the company to process Ukrainian cargo.
“We have demonstrated that we are unpredictable in our actions as a country, so building long-term business relationships is perceived as risky, since one resolution can turn everything upside down,” said the head of the port authority, Artur Lijewski.
