Maersk announced this week it has resumed a weekly service with container-on-barge shipments from the port of Constanta in Romania to Reni in southwest Ukraine. Its ships stopped calling at Ukraine ports last February due to Russia’s invasion of the country.

 The service runs across two routes – via the Constanta/Danube Channel and the Black Sea, with a transit time of approximately one and a half days.

Maersk stated: “Logistics operations in and around the country remain challenging, however we are pleased to inform you that Maersk is now able to offer direct bookings to Ukraine from across the world – alleviating a frequent customer pain point over the past year.”

Such river ports as Reni on the northern sector of the Danube Delta – far from the patrols of the Russian navy – are critical for Ukraine’s grain exports.

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