Odessa opens grain complex

Odessa Commercial Seaport has commenced operations of a new grain
transshipment complex. First phase construction came on line in early
2009, encompassing 19 silos and two ‘hemispheres’, giving it a total capacity
of 82,500 tonnes.
Currently, the facility is operating in test mode, with the first proper
shipment of grain arriving only in late August. A further six silos will be built
by April 2011, bringing capacity to 2.5 million tonnes. At any one time,