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Water quality in the river Seim in Chernihiv region is deteriorating
In some places, the indicator of chemical oxygen consumption exceeds the norm by three times. As of September 26, deterioration of water quality in the Seym River is observed in Chernihiv region. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Environment. In the city of Baturyn, a significant excess of chemical oxygen…
Russia is expanding Baltic ports to reduce dependence on the Black Sea
Moscow aims to reduce dependence on Black Sea ports and increase exports by 50% by 2030. Russia is intensifying the development of ports in the Baltic Sea to diversify grain export routes, Reuters reports. The country plans to increase agricultural exports by 50% by 2030, reducing dependence on risky routes through the Black Sea, amid…
Britain introduced sanctions against gas carriers transporting Russian LNG
The UK has announced new sanctions targeting five vessels and two companies involved in the transportation of Russian LNG. The sanctions are aimed at limiting the activities of the Russian project “Arctic LNG 2”, according to the website of the British government. It is reported that sanctions have been imposed on vessels involved in the…
Viterra buys grain facilities and ship loader in Australia from Cargill
Viterra has entered into an agreement to purchase five warehousing and transfer yards and a mobile ship loader in South Australia and Western Victoria from Cargill. The five Cargill GrainFlow facilities are located in Maitland, Crystal Brook, Mullally, Pinnar and Dimbula. The mobile ship loader is located in Port Adelaide, writes APC-Inform. Financial terms of…
In honor of the sea drone: polar explorers chose a name for the first baby seal
This year, the first-born Weddell seal was named after the Ukrainian sea drone – SeaBaby. The 29th UAE team chose the name for their first child Weddell this year after the Ukrainian sea drone, which translates as “sea baby”, the National Antarctic Science Center said. The full name of the baby seal is SeaBaby Svitozarovych….
The active operation of Ukrainian ports normalized the flow of goods between Ukraine and the EU
Ukraine, the European Commission and neighboring countries – Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria – discussed the trade situation in the region. The meeting took place in Brussels within the framework of the 14th Meeting of the Joint Coordination Platform on the Export and Transit of Ukrainian Agricultural Products, said Trade Representative of Ukraine and…
The Russian Federation is building a new structure to protect the Kerch bridge — Pletenchuk
Previous attempts by the Russian invaders to complete the construction of the defensive structure failed. In the area of the Kerch Bridge in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea, Russian forces are erecting an unknown defensive structure. This was reported by the spokesman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Dmytro Pletenchuk, Ukrinform writes. According to…
The UDS appealed to the law enforcement officers because of possible abuses during modernization
Paroplavstvo handed over to law enforcement agencies materials related to the activities of contractors and the trade union “Justice”. The company discovered a violation during the modernization of equipment at the Kilia Ship Repair Plant, the UDS reported. According to the UDS report, during the inspection of the modernization contract, they discovered the fact of…
Freight rates from Danube ports have increased
Further growth in freight rates continues to restrain the availability of free tonnage in the ports of the Danube cluster. Freight rates from Ukrainian ports on the Danube to Italy increased by $2. This was facilitated by the increase in the rate of export of agricultural products, Spike Brokers reports. However, the available export volumes…
The USA announced a new aid package to Ukraine, which includes boats
The US Department of Defense announced the provision of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of $375 million, which included patrol boats. As stated in the message on the Pentagon website, this is already the 66th aid package that the Administration of President Joe Biden will provide to Ukraine from the warehouses of the…
Another captain of the grain-stealing vessel “Usko MFU” was informed of the suspicion
Bulk carrier “Usko MFU” was detained on the Danube. The vessel was on its way from Moldova when it was intercepted at the request of the Crimean prosecutor’s office. The Prosecutor’s Office of Crimea informed the captain of the vessel “Usko MFU” under the flag of Cameroon of suspicion. He is accused of illegally exporting…
The EU will allocate 2.5 billion euros for the modernization of transport infrastructure
2.5 billion euros are planned to be allocated to the construction and modernization of transport infrastructure in EU countries and Ukraine and Moldova. A new stage of submitting applications for financing projects within the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facilities (CEF) program for transport has started, writes Rail.insider. It is assumed that the projects will contribute…
Sense Bank restructured Nibulon’s loan for more than $27 million
Sense Bank and agricultural holding Nibulon reached an agreement on the restructuring of the company’s loan portfolio. According to the terms of the contract, the loan term of $27.6 million is eight years, three of which are a grace period that will last until 2027, Nibulon reported. The repayment schedule, according to the terms, is…
A citizen of Latvia plays a key role in the work of the “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation
The figure of the criminal scheme transported purchased sanctioned raw materials from the Russian Federation to India and China, earning more than 1.4 billion dollars. Latvian businessman Alekseys Halavinsh used shell companies to help tankers transporting Russian oil to circumvent sanctions. Gospodarka Morska writes about it. Thanks to the purchase of oil from the Russian…
Russia is negotiating with the Houthis to supply them with anti-ship missiles
Russia is conducting secret negotiations with the Yemeni Houthis to supply them with anti-ship missiles. Iran acts as a mediator in the negotiations. The countries are discussing the transfer of P-800 Onyx anti-ship missiles to the Houthis, Reuters reports. One of the newspaper’s interlocutors reported that the negotiations began even under the president of Iran,…
Sea Breeze training with the participation of Ukrainian divers took place in Bulgaria (photo)
During the exercises, the participants exchanged experience in detecting, identifying and neutralizing mines in water. In Bulgaria, the Sea Breeze 2024.2 series training was successfully completed. This is reported by “Army Inform”. The diving teams of the participating countries demonstrated their professional skills and had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the unique experience of…
USAID and FAO will provide Ukrainian farmers with sleeves for grain storage
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and USAID will provide farmers with sleeves for grain storage. FAO and the “Harvest” program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) together with Minagro have started registering applications for sleeves, the Donetsk Regional State Administration reported. The State Agrarian Register has begun…
Russian tankers have been unloading oil in EU ports for weeks
The vessels involved in this activity are owned by Greek shipping companies, some of which are linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Despite the EU sanctions, which banned the maritime transportation of Russian crude oil from March 2023, Russian tankers continue to arrive at EU ports. United 24 writes about it. According to Greenpeace, since…
