Up to 80% of Russian grain terminal capacity could restart quickly — Reuters

Reuters analyzed the condition of nine of Russia’s largest grain terminals in the Black Sea and Azov Sea, as well as smaller facilities in the Azov Sea and the Don River delta. Before the attacks, this route handled up to 70% of Russia’s grain exports.

According to the agency, three of the nine largest terminals sustained serious damage. They account for around 20% of Russia’s grain export infrastructure capacity in the Black Sea and Azov Sea, and repairs could take several months.

The most heavily damaged facility is the NKHP terminal in Novorossiysk, with annual capacity of 7.1 mln tons, where a conveyor gallery was destroyed. Repairs are estimated to take between four and six months. Damage to the two other major Novorossiysk terminals, KSK and NZT, was minor, and both are ready to resume operations.

The ZTKT terminal in Taman, with annual capacity of 5.5 mln tons, and the terminal in Taganrog have also halted operations. Their combined annual capacity is 6.7 mln tons, although the timing of a full restart remains unclear.

Reuters said Russian grain terminals with combined capacity of around 53 mln tons per year are currently idle because of security risks, out of roughly 67 mln tons in the region. However, up to 80% of this capacity could return to operation relatively quickly if mutual attacks stop and risks to maritime logistics ease.

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