Black Sea grain flow towards Mediterranean & Continent // week 32

14.08.2024 16:59
Theme: Analysis
Tonnage: Capesize,  Coaster,  Handysize,  Panamax,  Supramax
Cargo category:  Grain

Brief summary:

- The volume of grain enroute (at sea) has inched up from 4.35 to 4.55 million tons amid increased volumes seen towards Algeria, Egypt, Spain and Lebanon;

- However, the number of vessels laden with Black Sea grains has decreased from 204 to 201 since the decline has fallen on coaster segment (-10), while the list of large-tonnage ships has inched up;

- The total volume of grain at sea heading for Italy, Morocco and Libya has declined from 793k tons to 503k tons;

- The volume of discharged grain has plunged from 1.94 to 1.47 million tons (-24%), while the number of discharged vessels has dropped to 90 (-8%);

- Italy, Tunisia and Libya are the only countries that have shown an increase in volumes of imported (discharged) grains.

Grain at sea, tons
Destinations for grain at sea, tons
Vessels that discharged Black Sea grain in Mediterranean & Continent ports
Seaborne import by countries, tons