# Tonnage shortage pushes freight rates from Ukraine up | Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News

> Ukrainian grain freight rates rose at the end of September as a shortage of suitable tonnage limited shipments. Corn from Ukrainian ports to Italy reached $24-25/t, the Danube-Italy coster leg rose to $34-35/t, and Panamax rates were stable.

- Date: 2025-09-26 · published 2025-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Ukraine · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14181-tonnage-shortage-pushes-freight-rates-from-ukraine-up-ukrainian-and-world
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising freight costs on Ukrainian grain routes increase delivered corn costs for importers, supporting prices and reflecting tight vessel availability in the Black Sea.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- en.usm.media: https://en.usm.media/tonnage-shortage-pushes-freight-rates-from-ukraine-up/

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