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USPA announced port development priorities for 2025
Business met with the new head of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, Oleksandr Semurha.

Turkey is doing its part to prevent the Black Sea from becoming a conflict zone, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Black Sea truce: How Ukraine, the US and Russia are negotiating a ceasefire (updated)
In early March, the US initiated a series of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia aimed at a ceasefire in the Black Sea and reducing the threat of attacks on energy infrastructure.
Despite the alleged agreements on safe navigation and a moratorium on strikes, Russia continues to make one demand after another, sabotaging the process that involves an unconditional cessation of shelling. Read how the talks are developing in our timeline.

India did not let a tanker with Russian oil pass
A tanker carrying Russian oil for state-owned Indian Oil Corp. was denied entry to a local port.

“Nibulon” calls for the opening of the ports of Mykolaiv and Kherson
Nibulon calls for opening of Mykolaiv and Kherson ports to be key condition of any future agreement on the Black Sea.

Putin wants to increase military presence in the Arctics
Moscow has announced its intention to more actively “defend its interests in the region,” which is turning into an arena of growing geopolitical competition.

Russia is manipulating the ceasefire in the Black Sea in its own interests, — Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kyiv denied Moscow’s statements about returning to the Black Sea Grain Initiative and stressed that the ceasefire does not apply to Russian warships.

The British fleet escorted Russian ships near its coasts due to suspicion of espionage
In response to the growing activity of the Russian Federation in European waters, Britain has intensified monitoring of suspicious vessels near its maritime borders.

Russia wants to return the fleet to Crimea under the guise of a truce in the Black Sea, — Bratchuk
Moscow considers the goal of the negotiations on the “calm” at sea to be the restoration of control over sea routes and the return of the fleet to the occupied Crimea.

Ukraine has exported over 32 million tons of grain since the beginning of the season
Since the beginning of the 2024/25 marketing year, Ukraine has exported 32.2 million tons of grain.

Taiwan has developed an unmanned boat modeled after Ukrainian naval drones
For the first time, Taiwan has demonstrated a new unmanned surface vessel (USV) Endeavor Manta in the port of Kaohsiung.

Odesa Customs will join the electronic system “TCS” in the port of Odesa
The customs post “Odesa-Port” will soon be connected to the Terminal Community Systems (TCS) software and information complex of the State Enterprise “TCS”.

US to assess Russia’s demands for ceasefire in Black Sea
Washington will carefully consider the conditions put forward by Moscow after it “agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea.”

The US has proposed that Saudi Arabia monitor compliance with the ceasefire at sea
The US has stated that a country is needed that will monitor the observance of the ceasefire in the Black Sea.

USPA will pay UAH 11.4 million for the repair of the barge “Odessos”
The Southern Branch of the State Enterprise “Sea Ports Administration of Ukraine” has selected a contractor for the repair of the oil tanker barge “Odessos”.

Prices for new crop corn have decreased in Ukrainian ports
The decrease in demand for feed corn in Ukrainian ports led to a price adjustment, after an active increase at the beginning of the week.

Moscow puts forward additional demands for silence on the Black Sea — Zelenskyy
The President of Ukraine noted that Moscow seeks to introduce additional requirements for a ceasefire, although Kyiv is ready for unconditional silence.

Kubrakov: The existing system of port fees is ineffective
During the conference, three topical issues regarding the ports of Ukraine were discussed.