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Can t get alongside the harbours. they ll have to move the cargo overland to other port locations, potentially hundreds of kilometres or even 1,000 kilometres away. that is going to have a big impact on that supply chain in terms of additional cost, but also in terms of extra transit time as well. but in terms of the container business in russia, first of all, we don t do business with russia anymore because of the sanctions, but the business that we are moving in and out of ukraine, of course, we can t bring our container ships now up through the black sea and to the ukrainian ports anymore. we re having to move that to other ports in the region and then that cargo is then getting de vanned out of containers, and then it s having to move by other land transport systems. and that is all adding additional cost and and transit time to those products. so, in some cases, probably adding two or three times the cost of conventionally moving it with a point to point or port to port container ....
But the fact that the grain now has to. is still required in africa or required in the indian subcontinent or required elsewhere. it ll have to be routed in a different way. and it means that these big ships can t get alongside the harbours. they ll have to move the cargo overland to other port locations, potentially hundreds of kilometres or even 1,000 kilometres away. that is going to have a big impact on that supply chain in terms of additional cost, but also in terms of extra transit time as well. but in terms of the container business in russia, first of all, we don t do business with russia anymore because of the sanctions, but the business that we are moving in and out of ukraine, of course, we can t bring our container ships now up through the black sea and to the ukrainian ports anymore. we re having to move that to other ports in the region and then that cargo is then getting de vanned out of containers, and then it s having to move by other land transport systems and that is ....
And again, the costs? probably not so much grain is moving in containers. some does, but primarily it s moving in these specialist type bulk ships. but the fact that the grain now has to. is still required in africa or required in the indian subcontinent or required elsewhere. it ll have to be routed in a different way. and it means that these big ships can t get alongside the harbours. they ll have to move the cargo overland to other port locations, potentially hundreds of kilometres or even 1,000 kilometres away. that is going to have a big impact on that supply chain in terms of additional cost, but also in terms of extra transit time as well. but in terms of the container business in russia, first of all, we don t do business with russia anymore because of the sanctions, but the business that we are moving in and out of ukraine, of course, we can t bring our container ships now up through the black sea and to the ukrainian ports anymore. we re having to move that to other ports in ....
We ve also seen russia not only pull out of the grain export agreement with ukraine, but literally bomb the ports and the warehouses there. i mean, for the many countries, especially in the global south, that relied on ukrainian grain, they re going to have to once again turn to other sources. does that have an impact on your business? and again, the costs probably not. so much grain is moving in containers. some does, but primarily it s moving in these specialist type bulk ships. but the fact that the grain now has to is still required in africa or required in the indian subcontinent or required elsewhere. it ll have to be routed in a different way. and it means that these big ships can t get alongside the harbours. they ll have to move the cargo overland to other port locations, potentially hundreds of kilometres or even 1000 kilometres away. or even 1,000 kilometres away. that is going to have a big impact on on that supply chain in terms of additional cost, but also in terms of ext ....