the fleet may stop – UNIAN
Ukrzaliznytsia has planned to increase the tariff by almost 40%, due to which the work of the UDP fleet in the direction of Constanta may stop. The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company reported this and called on the relevant minister to prevent the tariff from increasing.
Deputy General Director of UDP Vladislav Belakh said that today UDP transports Ukrainian agricultural products to the seaport of Constanta and is working to increase transportation volumes.
“We have repeatedly contacted the Cabinet of Ministers with proposals to introduce a discount on the Ukrzaliznytsia tariff to Izmail in order to at least partially compensate for the difference with the cost of delivery to Odessa. The planned increase in the Ukrzaliznytsia tariff will increase the cost of logistics for a ton of grain through the Danube ports by about five dollars, and will put the Danube at an even greater disadvantage compared to Odessa….
