The Special: Ukraine Crisis
02 September 2022
The Special
29 MINS LISTEN
In this special episode, we look at one of the biggest supply chain challenges to affect both retail and global food supplies, in decades.
Russia’s effective blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports has forced it to seek alternative methods of exporting nearly 25 million tonnes of grains. With supply chain delays continuing to see global food prices soar, the pressure is on to find a solution.
As a result, the European Commission recently launched the action plan ‘EU Ukraine Solidarity Lanes’, which is aimed at facilitating the Ukraine’s agricultural export and bilateral trade with the EU. A key part of this plan is to scale up rail freight and any other convenient transportation to unlock bottlenecks. But that is not without its challenges.
It’s led to concerted calls on for those within the logistics community to take part, contribute transportation equipment, and help open up freight corridors.
To discuss how the ‘EU Ukraine Solidarity Lanes’ plan aims to get Ukrainian agricultural produce back in motion, and the challenges that lie ahead, we’re joined by guests Serge Schamschula, senior partner manager and Georgia Leybourne, CMO, at Transporeon – a key supporter of the EU Solidarity Lanes initiatives.
To learn more about how your business can get involved in the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes initiative, visit https://www.transporeon.com/solidaritylanes
Read the full transcript from the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes Press Conference, visit https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_22_3036
Your host
Karl McKeever
Featuring
Transporeon
Serge Shamschula
Senior Partner Manager
Georgia Leybourne
Chief Marketing Officer
The Special
Discussion, debate, reflection on supply chain and logistics challenges of solving the Ukraine grain export crisis as a result of Russia’s invasion of the country.