On November 11, USAID, through its Economic Resilience Activity (ERA), delivered a belt loader to Orlivka River Port through a grant, increasing export efficiency.
With the new equipment, the time required to process a vessel will decrease from 72 hours to 60 hours for loading 6,000 tons of grain shipments. Additionally, the time needed to unload a single truck will drop from approximately 30–40 minutes to just 10–15 minutes.
Vitalii Nikula, Director of River Port Orlivka, says,
“This equipment will help us offer competitive logistics and transshipment services on the Danube using modern equipment and robust machinery. It is essential to keep the port dynamic, increase cargo handling capacity, and stimulate the growth of exports from Ukraine.”
Currently, the enterprise operates five belt loaders—two owned and three rented—and one wheel loader, running in four shifts around the clock.