Polish ports and logistics terminals are facing significant financial losses due to the near-total cessation of Ukrainian grain transshipment. According to Laura Gołowacz, president of the logistics group CSL, warehouses in Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Szczecin remain unloaded, while other countries, including Romania, Germany, and Turkey, are actively working with transit cargo from Ukraine. At the same time, these countries do not allow Ukrainian agricultural products to enter their own markets, limiting themselves to transit only.
This is reported by Business • Media
Political Protests and Border Delays
Laura Gołowacz emphasized that grain transit is a completely legal and controlled process: wagons with cargo head to ports, where the grain is promptly reloaded onto ships and sent to its destination. However, recently, due to political protests and administrative delays at the Polish-Ukrainian border, trucks and wagons are idling for several days, leading to additional costs and loss of profit for Polish logistics companies.
“We are losing money on railway tariffs, port fees, and freight forwarding services, while others are profiting,” noted the head of CSL.
Threat to the Labor Market and Calls to the Government
The blockage of transit is also negatively impacting the Polish labor market. Empty terminals could lead to staff reductions, and several transport companies are at risk of bankruptcy. Industry representatives are calling on the Polish government to review control procedures and restore the efficiency of transit so that the country does not lose revenue and does not fall behind competitors in the transportation market.