Grain Transshipment in Ukrainian Seaports

Export of Grain, Meal, and Other Agricultural Products

Graincom Shipping organizes grain cargo handling across Ukraine’s key ports – Pivdennyi (Yuzhny), Chornomorsk, Odesa, and Izmail. Deeply integrated into port infrastructure, we work with leading terminals and secure priority access to time slots and storage capacities. We operate in compliance with international trading standards, tailoring each solution to the product, route, timeline, and export contract specifics.

We Handle

  • Grain crops: wheat, corn, barley, rapeseed, soybeans
  • Oilseeds and niche crops, including sorghum, peas, NON-GMO varieties
  • Meals: sunflower meal, soybean meal
  • Agri-products in big bags and sacks

Flexible Handling Schemes

We select the optimal scheme based on infrastructure, cargo volume, and contract logic:

VIA STORAGE (with accumulation)

Truck, rail, or container delivery → incoming inspection → storage → vessel loading.

DIRECT TRANSSHIPMENT (no storage)

  • Direct from truck to vessel
  • Direct from railcars to hold
  • From specialized grain containers – an alternative to hoppers (platform-based delivery without railcar fleet dependency)
  • Combined schemes: warehouse + direct handling (faster turnover, reduced storage & handling costs)
  • Containerized grain handling – ideal for non-standard routes and market diversification

Ports & Maximum Draft

  • Pivdennyi (Yuzhny): up to 14.5 m (deep-water port, Panamax vessels)
  • Odesa: up to 12.5 m (Handy-type, Supramax, Panamax) + top-off to 14.5 m (berths 1K, 2K)
  • Chornomorsk: up to 12.0 m (Handy-type, Supramax, Panamax with optimized load plan)
  • Izmail: up to 7.0 m (barges, river vessels, Eurofeeders, small sea vessels)

Turnkey Service Package

  • Freight forwarding and logistics (feasibility, planning)
  • Customs clearance
  • Certification, quality control, lab testing
  • Cargo consolidation / batch splitting
  • Loading and unloading operations
  • Coordination with phytosanitary and veterinary services
  • Ship agency services
  • Full set of shipping documentation

Your Representative at the Port – Working for You

We act in our own name but in your interest.
Graincom Shipping is your trusted port-side representative: negotiating, coordinating with terminals, carriers, authorities, surveyors, charterers, and shipowners.

Quotas. Slots. Access

Thanks to long-term partnerships, Graincom Shipping guarantees consistent access to key port handling capacities across Ukraine. We collaborate with a reliable network of terminals, managing slots and quotas to meet your delivery timelines and planning flexibility.
 
Contact us – and get a tailored, actionable solution designed for your product, market, and contract.
 
Port Logistics & Cargo Handling Department
Odesa, Pivdennyi, Chornomorsk
a.oryol@graincomshipping.com
Andrii Oryol
+38 (095) 279 89 59