Odessa Port Silo (Odesa)

 1962_construction, grain elevator / grain silos

Odessa Port Silo is the largest grain handling complex on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine, which provides simultaneous handling of various grain and oil-bearing crops. It was put into operation on 1st September, 1962.

Conducted technological improvements allow to carry out grain transshipment operations according to requirements of the international traders.

Odessa Port Silo renders services on acceptance, storage, processing and shipment of grain both in export and import variants.

A pier with two berths Nos. 30, 31 having seven towars connected by conveyor gallery is available for loading vessels. Grain cargoes shipment through Odessa commercial seaport berth №29 is possible.

Port Silo fitted with the equipment for cleaning grain from admixture and drying of grain cargoes, as well as grain radiation disinsector for disinsection of grain from pests with productivity up to 400 tons per hour.

The whole process of acceptance and shipment of grain cargoes is fully mechanized, and is carried out from the central control panel. The automated computer control system is installed to monitor all technological processes.

Odessa Branch No.1, which is engaged in purchase and sale of grain, is established for development of foreign trade activity. Thanks to that organization, the enterprise arranges the whole cycle independently: purchase, transshipment, primary processing, loading, forwarding, declaring. It enables to conduct a flexible price policy.

Kremidovskiy production division - Branch No. 2 - forms part of Odessa Port Silo. Having warehouse capacities of 30,000 tons and appropriate equipment, it carries out acceptance, processing, drying and storage of grain cargoes. It is located in 20 km from Odessa Port Silo.

Odessa Port Silo Specification:
Grain Storage Capacity - 100, 000 tons.
Railway wagon's discharge - up to 100 wagons per day.
Motor transport's discharge - up to 80 trucks per day (load-carrying capacity of 40 tons and length up to 17 m).
Shipment into vessels - up to 15,000 tons per day (depending on vessel's displacement).