Despite the challenges posed by a full-scale invasion, Ukraine remains a leading maritime power. Every year, thousands of Ukrainian seafarers set sail, sign contracts with foreign companies, and work under various flags. Along with the prospects of professional growth, they face risks such as fraud, labor exploitation, and human trafficking.

The goal is to limit Russia’s oil export revenues, which remain its main source of revenue.

The supply of petroleum products from the Romanian port of Constanta, which is one of the key ones for the Ukrainian market, may be subject to sanctions as early as October 1, 2025.
This is not the first attempt to restrict the activities of the Romanian hub. For the first time, such a decision was discussed in the summer of 2024, but then it was blocked under pressure from Romania and the EU. However, now Ukraine is threatened with the loss of a key partner, a change in logistics routes and, at worst, an increase in fuel prices within the country.
USM understood the situation and spoke with the head of the A-95 Consulting Group, Serhiy Kuyun, as well as other market participants.

One of the most pressing priorities for Ukrainian export logistics in the near future is the diversification of logistics routes. This thesis is associated with numerous military risks and challenges that are often difficult to predict. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has faced the blockade of the ports of Great Odesa, the…

The port industry is one of the main links of the Ukrainian economy, which is currently forced to operate in extremely difficult conditions. About losses due to the war, competition between ports, challenges in the field of container transportation, as well as investments in the port industry and infrastructure, USM spoke with the head of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, Oleksandr Semyrha.

At the end of June, a number of deputies introduced the bills “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine Regarding the Special Taxation Regime of Seafarers” and “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts Regarding the Special Taxation Regime of Seafarers”. Among the initiators was Yulia Tymoshenko, who recently reminded us of herself with a passionate speech from the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada in defense of the elimination of the independence of the NABU and the Special Anti-corruption prosecutor’s Office.