In October 2026, the US temporarily eased sanctions on Russian diesel fuel. However, early attempts to deliver it to US ports have shown that a sanction permit does not guarantee successful import deals.

USM explains how the OFAC license works, what legal obstacles remain, and why tankers can change routes even after leaving the port of loading.

USM explains how a new state lending mechanism can help businesses restore warehouses and logistics infrastructure amid a shortage, rising rents, and companies moving to a decentralized model with multiple regional hubs.

USM tells how Ukrainian business is restructuring warehouse and transport logistics, why one backup route is no longer enough and how the war forces to simultaneously diversify stocks, ports and delivery methods.

Almost the entire Black Sea has been placed within the Joint War Committee’s expanded military risk zone. For shipowners, this means longer periods of additional insurance coverage, and for cargo owners, a potential increase in freight and logistics costs.

USM spoke to market participants about how much the new risks will cost and how they could change Black Sea and Danube logistics.

At the backdrop of the suspension of the ports of Great Odesa, the logistics market is undergoing a large-scale restructuring: business is adapting, taking into account risks, looking for new ways of export-import and at the same time trying to keep delivery times and costs acceptable to customers.

USM talks about the current challenges and thoughts of the Ukrainian logistics sector using the example of Marine Service Ukraine, which provides comprehensive customs brokerage and forwarding services. Read below to find out what MSU Executive Director Tetyana Shevchuk said about logistics from the inside in these chaotic times.

During the years of occupation, Russia has formed a stable system for exporting stolen Ukrainian grain: the same ships that regularly enter closed ports, shell companies, fake documents about the origin of the cargo, as well as buyers willing to work with “toxic” grain.