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Russia’s Delo Group Considering Oman As A Grain Transit Hub For East African Markets

Published on January 28, 2026

Sergei Shishkarev, chairman of the board of directors at Russia’s Delo Group, has announced the concept of establishing a grain hub in Oman. He stated that “We are looking into establishing a grain transshipment hub, possibly for processing, or to conduct trading operations in the Sultanate of Oman, followed by redistribution and delivery of the grain to African countries.”

Shishkarev said that this primarily concerns the east coast of Africa, where many countries consume Russian grain.

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The Delo Group intends to establish a presence in grain elevators and warehouses in grain-consuming areas in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and possibly Nigeria and Ethiopia as part of its development strategy to 2035.

The Delo Group operates marine container terminals in the Azov-Black Sea, Baltic, and Far Eastern basins; a network of railway container terminals; and a fleet of containers and flatcars. The group’s transportation and logistics division includes the TransContainer intermodal container operator and the Ruscon multimodal transport operator, and the stevedoring division includes DeloPorts and the Global Ports leading container terminal operator.

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