Bega takes out first independent consignment of Ukrainian oil

The oil consignment was loaded last week and is one of the largest Ukrainian cargo consignments shipped out of the port of Klaipeda, according to Bega's board chairman, Aloyzas Kuzmarskis.

This tanker is unique as it has taken out the first large independent consignment of Ukrainian export oil, he said.

The company did not elaborate on where the cargo was shipped, but a pilot consignment of Ukrainian oil was loaded by Bega and shipped to the French port of Dunkirk.

Bega has been accepting agricultural products from Ukraine, brought in by rail and road since May. Corn, cereals and oil have been shipped through Bega in smaller or combined batches with Lithuanian cargo since then. Kuzmarskis says this is a promising route for the transportation of goods.

Kuzmarskis said the company has managed to overcome the previous challenges of transporting Ukrainian cargo by rail, adding that flows have stabilized and logistics times have been reduced.

Agricultural products from Ukraine to Lithuania are being transported by rail through Poland, with LTG Cargo and LTG Cargo Polska, the Lithuanian and Polish subsidiaries of Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai Lithuanian Railways, LTG the country's state-owned railway company.