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Maritime corridor record: the ship transported 190,000 tons of metal products
For the entire time of operation of the Ukrainian maritime corridor, Captain Leonidas set a record. The ship transported 190,000 tons of metal products. This was reported in the Administration of Sea Ports of Ukraine. Thus, on September 16, 2023, the processing of the merchant fleet and cargo within the Ukrainian maritime corridor began. On…
Grain transportation from the Vadul-Siret terminal to Constanta has become cheaper by 40%
The Ukrainian operator of the Vadul-Syret terminal explained that the company was able to find mutually beneficial solutions in cooperation with the Romanian side. The Alebor Group has significantly reduced the cost of transporting grain to the port of Constanta. Oleksiy Tsurkan, General Director of the Elevator Division of the Group, said this in a…
The EU called the Russian attack on a civilian bulk carrier an unprecedented escalation
The EU has called on Russia to stop threatening global food security and using hunger as a weapon in the region and beyond. The EU condemned Russia’s attack on a civilian grain ship in the Black Sea on September 12. This was discussed at the meeting of the OSCE Security Cooperation Forum in Vienna, Ukrinform…
Zelenskyy: Ukraine is increasing sea exports
For more than a year of operation of the sea corridor, 70 million tons of goods have already been transported. This was announced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to him, despite the war and Russian terror, Ukraine continues to be a donor of global food security for dozens of countries around the…
The court gave permission for a special investigation into the People’s Deputy organizer of the scheme at the Odesa Port Plant
The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court granted permission for a special investigation into the ex-Deputy organizer of the abuse scheme at the Odesa Port Plant. On September 18, the Appeals Chamber supported the position of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office prosecutor and granted permission to conduct a special pre-trial investigation, the Specialized Anti-Corruption…
The Russians could target a tanker in Odesa to cause an environmental disaster
On the day the Russians attacked a civilian vessel in Odesa, their target could have been a tanker carrying fuel. The bulk carrier “Aya”, which was damaged by a Russian missile attack on September 12, remains in Romania, Dumska reports. Journalists found out that on the night of September 12, the captain of the bulker…
The Ukrainian bank restructured the loan to “Nibulon” for $10 million
ING Bank Ukraine, which is part of the international ING Group from the Netherlands, restructured the loan of the Nibulon agricultural holding. The bank and the agricultural holding signed a loan restructuring agreement in the amount of $10 million, Nibulon reported. ING Bank granted a grace period until mid-2026 and extended the loan repayment schedule…
Wheat rates at the Chicago exchange decreased
The pressure on the market was caused by the fast pace of the winter wheat sowing campaign in the USA and significant exports from the Black Sea region. Wheat prices on the Chicago Stock Exchange fell on Tuesday. The December grain contract fell by USD 1/t — to USD 211.5/t, ASAP Agri analysts report ….
Freight rates in Odesa region ports remain stable
The intensification of trade activity did not lead to an increase in freight rates due to the sufficient availability of tonnage. This was reported by Spike Brokers analysts. Rates for transportation from the Danube ports to the east coast of Italy remain stable. Also, the large number of available ships in deep-sea ports restrains the…
Safety at sea: Italy will help Ukraine
As part of the Twinning project, consultations of the Shipping Administration with the Italian Coast Guard have begun. This was announced by the head of the Shipping Administration, Yevhenii Ignatenko. We are talking about the technical assistance project of the European Union Twinning “Institutional support of the State Service of Sea and Inland Water Transport…
In August, 1 billion euros worth of Russian oil was transferred from ship to ship in EU waters
In August of this year, transshipment of Russian oil from ship to ship (STS) worth 1 billion euros was carried out in EU waters. Approximately 73% of these shipments were carried out by tankers insured under G7+, said Anatoliy Amelin, co-founder and director of economic programs of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future. According to…
Ukraine exported a fifth of the grain planned for this year
In total, in the 2024/25 marketing year, Ukraine plans to export 43.2 million tons of grain. As of September 16, in the current marketing year, 21% of the entire harvest was sent for export. This was reported by the Minister of Agrarian Policy Vitalii Koval, Ukrinform writes. So, today Ukrainian farmers exported 8.76 million tons…
The auction for the sale of the Belgorod-Dniester port was extended until September 24
This decision was made by the State Property Fund after there were not enough participants at the privatization auction on September 16. This was reported by Delo with reference to the State Property Fund. The department said that the reason for the postponement was the lack of interest from potential buyers. Companies participating in the…
Metinvest mobilized 9,000 employees, Ryzhenkov
In Ukraine, 9,000 employees of the mining and metallurgical company Metinvest were mobilized, CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov said. The main challenge for industrial enterprises of Ukraine is the shortage of personnel, CEO of Metinvest Yuriy Ryzhenkov told Forbes in an interview. Factories are faced with a situation where they cannot increase production due to a lack…
The court continued the investigation into the officials of the branch of the State Water Agency
The higher anti-corruption court continued the investigation into officials of the branch of the State Water Resources Agency of Ukraine. High Anti-Corruption Court has extended the deadline for investigating the case until December 13, “Slovo i Dilo” reports with reference to the court’s decision. The investigation concerns the suspicion of the head of the Basin…
Russians are jamming GPS in the Black Sea to interfere with Ukrainian intelligence
The Russians installed a GPS jamming complex near the Gelendzhik port in Novorossiysk to hide the location of their ships. This was revealed during the analysis of information from AIS, which is used in civil shipping, “Militarnyi” reports. Specialists noticed that the location of the Russian ships according to the signal differed from their actual…
The Times: Ukrainian divers risk their lives to defuse mines in the Black Sea
Ukrainian military sappers are engaged in demining in the Black Sea every day to ensure the safe passage of ships through the maritime corridor. Representatives of the Center for the Management of Naval Forces of Ukraine told how the protection of cargo ships and infrastructure along the sea corridor is carried out, writes The Times….
The auction for the sale of the Bilhorod-Dnister port did not take place
Bilhorod-Dnister Seaport failed to sell again at the next auction, which was supposed to be held on September 16. The protocol of the auction states that the reason was the lack of people willing to participate in the bidding. The starting price for the port was reduced by half – from UAH 177,972,000 to UAH…
