During the inland navigation period grain cargoes are delivered by river vessels from origination points on the Volga and the Don to the destination, at offshore anchorage of Port Kavkaz for transshipment onto sea-going dry bulk vessels.
From the Russian ports in Azov-Black Sea Basin, grain cargo is delivered by sea-going and river-sea vessels to Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Greece, Israel, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Holland, Germany.