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The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering easing sanctions against some of the “shadow fleet” vessels to increase available tonnage and reduce record tanker freight rates.

The Grace Romavictor tanker, which had previously been damaged near Novorossiysk, has run aground on the Black Sea coast of Turkey.

The Bureau of Economic Security is investigating possible tax evasion by officials of the Black Sea Fishing Port LLC. This involves more than UAH 12 million in VAT.

The French Foreign Ministry condemned Russian attacks on merchant ships near Bulgaria and Romania and called for a moratorium on shelling in the Black Sea.

In particular, the countries have intensified the dialogue on the security of agricultural exports, and also raised the issue of global food security.

The problem arose because Russian export grain belongs to American and Japanese companies even before it arrives in Latvia.

The updated flour strength index W-160 corresponds, in particular, to Ukrainian, Romanian and French wheat.

Ukraine is ready to discuss mechanisms for integrating the agricultural sector into the EU single market, in particular the possibility of applying transitional periods.

The Russian Embassy in France said that the detention of the DF Peak tanker, which Paris links to the Russian “shadow fleet”, allegedly violates international law.

Delays in the export of vegetable oil can slow down the processing of sunflower and the release of elevator capacities necessary for the new corn harvest.

Low water levels on the Danube limit vessel draft and reduce the efficiency of grain logistics, which hinders the use of the river as an alternative route for agricultural exports.

After new attacks on ships in the Black Sea, insurance brokers are recording an increase in the number of requests for war risk coverage for calls to Ukrainian ports.

Ukraine has proposed to Slovakia to reduce the cost of transit of agricultural products against the backdrop of restrictions on sea exports and the high cost of alternative logistics.

The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) has called on EU leaders to strengthen the protection of seafarers, port workers and civilian shipping in the Black Sea.

Russian exporters are developing the new route against the backdrop of problems with traditional grain export routes across the Black Sea.

According to European officials, the increase in Russian attacks on civilian shipping in the Black Sea is unacceptable.

The sixth Antarctic season of the Ukrainian scientific research vessel “Noosfera” has started. The vessel is heading from Cape Town to Antarctica.

The French Navy has stopped the tanker DF Peak in the Indian Ocean, suspected of using a false flag and illegally transporting fuel.