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Oil exports by rail increased by 41% in February
The volume of oil transportation for export in February amounted to 86 thousand tons. Compared to January, the growth reaches 41%, and by February last year – 19%.
New Zealand imposes new sanctions on 65 Russian tankers
New Zealand has announced the expansion of sanctions against the Russian oil industry and imposed new sanctions against 65 vessels of the so-called “shadow fleet”.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports this winter damaged at least 13 civilian vessels
After a surge in attacks in December, ports were able to ship only about 75% of their planned volumes.
Lukashenko proposed building a port in Mozambique for imports from Russia
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has proposed building a port in Mozambique.
Egypt is interested in Ukrainian wheat, despite seasonal decline in activity
Despite the seasonal decrease in activity during the holy month of Ramadan, Egypt is interested in purchasing Ukrainian wheat.
CTL resumes grain truck auctions at the end of February
From now on, applications purchased through Prozorro.Sales will be the first to be secured, and “regular” applications will be secured only on a residual basis.
US Senators Meet with Port Leaders During Visit to Odesa
For the first time since 2022, US senators visited Odesa, and also held meetings with the heads of ports and maritime security in the Odesa region.
Slovakia orders tankers with Russian oil due to halt in supplies via Druzhba oil pipeline
Slovakia has ordered tankers with Russian oil to Croatia due to the halt in supplies via the Druzhba pipeline.
Feed corn prices fell by $1–3/t in Ukrainian ports
Traders have mostly already formed export batches, and the supply from farmers has increased due to the need for working capital.
Kazakhstan failed to reorient exports after failures at the CPC
Kazakhstan managed to redirect only a small part of the oil that the country was unable to export through the CPC pipeline to the Black Sea.
Glaciation of the Gulf of Finland could undermine Russian oil exports, — Bloomberg
Non-ice-class vessels are allowed to pass only with individual icebreaker escorts, and the wait for convoys has stretched to 5–7 days.
Russia is increasing production of naval drones for attacks on Ukrainian ports
The Russian Federation is developing the production of Triton naval drones, which can reach speeds of up to 100 km/h and can be used both for attacks on civilian shipping and on the port infrastructure of Ukraine.
MHP bought back the balance of Eurobonds due 2026 for $223.7 million
Agricultural company MHP announced the fulfillment of the conditions for the redemption of Eurobonds with a nominal value of $550 million with repayment on April 3 of this year.
Some EU countries oppose certain points of the sanctions package against Russia, — Bloomberg
Some EU member states are wary of imposing sanctions on ports in Georgia and Indonesia.
Nibulon appoints new head of strategic business development
Vitaliy Yefimov has joined the Nibulon team as Head of Strategic Business Development.
Lithuania, Sweden and Canada launch fund to restore Ukraine’s ports and transport infrastructure
In Stockholm, the parties signed an agreement on the establishment of a special fund to support the International Transport Forum.
The UN Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships has entered into force
The United Nations Convention on the International Consequences of Judicial Sales of Ships has entered into force.
Intelligence: China increased imports of Russian oil via “shadow fleet”, India reduced it
In total, in January, tankers of the “shadow fleet” exported 14.3 million tons of oil from the Russian Federation — 1.41 million tons less than in the previous month.
