The vessel "Lowlends Ligjt" arrived at the port "Yuzhny" in Odessa region, Ukraine, and brought another batch of Colombian coal, DTEK reported. “80 thousand tons of gas grade coal were delivered to the port of TIS in the Odessa region,” the company's press release says.
“Another shipment for DTEK's TPPs was brought by sea from Colombia. Imported fuel will help to provide stable electricity and heat to the residents of the country during the heating season, ”the press service of the company said.
However, According to VesselFinder , which provides vessel tracking data, Lowlends Ligjt arrived in Ukraine from the port of Rotterdam, where it came from the Russian port of Ust-Luga. Prior to that, the ship called at the Polish port of Gdynia. The main products imported through the port of Gdynia are coal, oil and grain.
The Russian port of Ust-Luga is the largest coal terminal on the Baltic Sea. It alone processes as much tonnage as the average port of the Baltic Sea like Tallinn or Ventspils - about 18 million tons of coal per year.
Lowlends Ligjt has a deadweight (payload) of 87,605 tonnes according to VesselFinder. DTEK received 80,000 tons. Those. almost the entire tonnage of coal is intended for one recipient. The Baltic Sea ports are on the other side of the Mediterranean route from Colombia.
