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How Israel ports operate during wartime
On the morning of October 7, the Islamic movement Hamas attacked Israel. USM explains how the escalation of conflict has affected shipping in the region.

The opening of Ukrainian ports for the export of ore will increase the workload of Mining and Processing Plant
The state and business should work on transforming the temporary corridor for the maritime export of Ukrainian products into a permanent one.

At the beginning of October, 249,000 tons of grain were exported from Ukraine
As of October 6, the largest export of Ukrainian wheat was 197,000 tons.

Kuleba: the dispute over agricultural products will not prevent Ukraine from joining the EU
Discussions on agriculture will be the most difficult during the negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, but this topic will not become an obstacle to future membership.

The Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation may lose the status of a strategic alliance
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation proposed to deprive the Northern Fleet of the status of a strategic alliance.

FAO raised its forecast for global grain stocks
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has increased the forecast of world grain production in 2023 to 2,819 million tons. This is 0.9% more than last year.

A possible gas leak was discovered on a gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea
The pressure drop in the Baltic underwater gas pipeline was recorded by the operators of the Finnish company Gasgrid Finland Oy.

UDS and the largest steel producer plan to increase cooperation
The UDS delegation visited the HBIS metallurgical plant in Smederevo (Serbia) – the Chinese steel group, which is one of the world’s largest steel producers.

The US plans to evacuate its citizens from Israel on Navy ships
The United States is working on the possibility of evacuating its citizens from Israel on warships.

US will move warships closer to Israel due to the war
The United States will transfer warships to the eastern Mediterranean in connection with the war in Israel.

Two more vessels arrived at the ports of Great Odesa
Yesterday, October 7, two vessels — Super Henry and Castor — arrived at the ports of Great Odesa.

A boat plying through the Dniester liman stops transporting passengers
The ship “Nibulon Express-4” suspends flights from Belgorod-Dnistrovskyi to Ovidiopol due to seasonal restrictions.

In Odesa, port logistics is planned to be reorganized
In the Odesa region, it is planned to reorganize the logistics infrastructure and restore the operation of non-functioning ports.

The Russians once again attacked the port infrastructure of Odesa Region
On the night of October 7, Russian troops launched a missile attack on Odesa.

The bail of the Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy was increased to almost UAH 5 million
The appeals chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court increased the bail of the deputy of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, who is suspected of embezzling millions during the procurement of products for humanitarian aid.

The invaders announced an attack by naval drones in Sevastopol
On the night of October 6, explosions were heard in Sevastopol. The Russian occupation authorities announced an attack by naval drones.

Grain dispute: Poland demands that Ukraine withdraw its complaint to the WTO
Poland demands that Ukraine not “pause”, but withdraw the lawsuit to the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding the import of Ukrainian grain.

Ukraine exported almost 90,000 tons of metal products in two months
Since the beginning of the operation of the temporary sea corridor, 88 thousand tons of metal products and more than 172 thousand tons of iron ore raw materials have been sent for export from the ports of Ukraine.