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The historical center of the city of Odesa was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The territory of the Odesa port was also included in the security zone.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted the resolution “Impact of armed conflicts on the environment”, about ecocide during the war.

Within two days, the Bulgarian naval forces neutralized two sea mines in the Black Sea.

The russians hit a Turkish-flagged civilian ship in the Kherson seaport. Another vessel, which was standing nearby, was also damaged.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), with the assistance of the Dutch government, will provide 25 million euros to support the agricultural sector of Ukraine.

Three bulkers with Ukrainian wheat are planned to be sent to Kenya, Yemen and Sudan.

The investigation showed that the silos at the elevator in the port of Giurgiulesti were installed with numerous violations.

The Cabinet of Ministers dismissed the deputy heads of the Shipping Administration, Anatoly Ivankevich and Viktor Vyshnyov.

At the end of December, JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” concluded agreements with Lithuanian Orlen Lietuva and Singaporean Exxonmobil Asia Pacific PTE. LTD on the purchase of diesel fuel.

By decree of January 24, the President of Ukraine imposed sanctions against 10 people. Among them is oligarch and businessman Vadym Novinskyi.

The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court (HCC) sent Vasyl Lozynskyi, former Deputy Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure, under 24-hour house arrest.

The grain agreement expires in less than 60 days. Currently, there is a question about the continuation of the initiative.

Russia’s full-scale invasion affected every part in Ukraine’s state machine. Export — one of the most important drives of the Ukrainian economy — was under threat of destruction. Everyone suffered losses – farmers, shippers and buyers, but Ukraine withstood and continues to accept the challenges of wartime, despite the enemy’s efforts to destroy, in particular, its grain industry, from seaports to elevators.

Since the start of the “Grain Initiative”, freight rates on the Danube have fluctuated at the level of €30 per ton.

Analysts have estimated that the export of corn from Ukraine in the 2022/23 marketing year will amount to 23 million tons.

In total, Ukrainian farmers received 31,000 sleeves for grain storage from FAO.

During the last week, freight rates from ports in Azov-Black Sea have decreased.

SE “Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Sea Trade Port” won the court case against FOP “Zadorozhnyi M.P.” The port has terminated lease contracts for special equipment and will return its property.