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Kherson, Mariupol and Berdyansk are three ports occupied by Russian troops. The Russians use Ukrainian enterprises to obtain military equipment from Russia. Also, the occupiers steal grain from farmers or large agricultural enterprises and send it through captured ports to third countries.

A hydrofoil boat made its first voyage, resuming passenger service across the Dniester liman for the first time since 2004.

The USM tells which auxiliary and special vessels remain in the occupation. We are considering whether the russians will be able to exploit them for their own purposes, and what problems the blockade of the technical fleet exposes the vessels to.

USM found out how domestic maritime educational institutions affected by russia. We tell you whether it is possible to get a maritime education in universities located in the occupied territories. Ukrainian higher education institutions of the maritime industry have been training qualified specialists for many years. Students of universities and lyceums currently in the occupied…

On Friday, August 5, the bulk carrier “Matros Pozynych” was spotted in Sevastopol in Dokova Bay, which was repeatedly transporting stolen Ukrainian grain.

Ukraine, together with the countries of the Baltic and Black Sea regions, continues to develop transit “corridors”.

The first vessel has already left Ukrainian port as part of the Istanbul Agreements. USM editors follow the opening of the “grain corridor”, below we collect everything that is known about the organization of the passage and departure of vessels from three Black Sea ports of Ukraine.

The hydrographic station Odesa-Navtex determined the coordinates of the routes for grain carriers, which will go from Ukrainian ports in the direction of Turkey.

On Friday, July 22, Ukraine signed the Istanbul Agreement with Turkey and the UN, which provides for the safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports. Russia signed a similar agreement with the UN and Turkey (and has already violated it).

After the attack on the port of Odesa, russia said that missiles allegedly hit a warship and a warehouse of anti-ship missiles.

Opinions of the parties to the “Grain Corridor” Agreement differed regarding the morning attack on the Odesa port. And the military administration has already reported on the wounded as a result of a missile attack on the port.

A fire broke out in the Odesa seaport, the media reported that a russian missile had hit it.

The seventh package of sanctions, approved by the European Union on July 21, provides for new restrictions on russia. In particular, they expanded the ban on access to European ports so that russian federation could not find another loophole.

Ukraine does not sign any agreements with russia on the export of grain.

Insurance companies require additional guarantees for organizing a “grain corridor” from Ukrainian ports. Ukraine does not yet share the optimism of insurers, because at the forefront is the protection and defense of the Black Sea from russian aggression.

How much grain will the main producing countries, including Ukraine, collect and send to foreign markets? Analysts at Barva Invest talk about what is happening with grain export forecasts, and what factors affect grain exports in Ukraine and around the world.

On Saturday, July 9, it became known that the Bystre Estuary was open again. Piloting along the estuary became available again thanks to the liberation of Zmiinyi Island and ensuring the safety of the coastal section of the water area in this part of the Black Sea. USM tells what effect the opening of the Bystre Estuary will have on Ukrainian exports and what are market participants afraid of.

Ukrainian businessmen propose to develop a system that will allow them to cross the border to solve business problems.