1 Grain travels from Odesa to Izmail by rail and road.
2 Loaded on to barges at Ukrainian and Romanian river ports.
3 Barges navigate Danube delta or Danube-Black Sea canal to Romanian waters.
Ukraine
Romania
Moldova
Odesa
Reni
Black Sea
Galați
Izmail
Brăila
Danube
delta
Danube
Năvodari
Constanța
Romanian waters
Alternative
route
Bulgarian waters
Bulgaria
Turkish waters
Turkey
Istanbul
100 km
100 miles
4 Freighters hug the Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish coasts.
5 Exits Black Sea at the Bosphorus.
The Danube grain export route
Romania
Moldova
Ukraine
Odesa
1
Grain travels from Odesa to Izmail by rail and road
2
Loaded on to barges at Ukrainian and Romanian river ports
Reni
Galați
Izmail
Brăila
Danube
delta
Black Sea
3
Barges navigate Danube delta or Danube-Black Sea canal to Romanian waters
Bucharest
Danube
Năvodari
Constanța
Romanian waters
Alternative route
Bulgarian waters
Varna
4
Freighters hug the Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish coasts
Burgas
Bulgaria
Turkish waters
Turkey
5
Exits Black Sea at the Bosphorus
Greece
Istanbul
100 km
100 miles