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Ukrainian corn is losing ground: exports decreased by 5%
Despite the overall growth in grain exports, corn supplies are showing a decline compared to the same period last year. Exports of grains and legumes from Ukraine in the 2024/25 MY amounted to 24.2 million tons, which is 8.7% more than last year. This was reported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Elevatorist пише writes. By crop,…
Barley prices in ports have caught up with corn, demand dictates conditions
Barley has overtaken corn in price, becoming a key player in the grain market due to growing demand and decreasing domestic supply.
Tankers are piling up near a Russian port in the Far East due to sanctions
New US sanctions are making it difficult to export Russian oil, creating tanker congestion near a key Russian Far Eastern port.
China purchased record volumes of Russian oil in 2024
China’s crude oil imports from its largest supplier, Russia, hit a new high last year.
The cargo of fuel oil that spilled into the Black Sea was intended for a shadow fleet tanker
The fuel oil that spilled into the Black Sea as a result of the accident of a Russian tanker was intended for a ship of the so-called shadow fleet.
Russian ship suspected of espionage off the coast of Portugal
Portuguese military suspects Russian research vessel of spying on the country’s underwater infrastructure.
Syria bans imports from Russia, Iran and Israel
The new Syrian administration has banned imports from Russia, Iran and Israel due to market oversaturation.
In the US and Europe, damage to cables in the Baltic Sea is considered an accident, not sabotage.
US and European officials say accidents, not sabotage, were the cause of cable damage in the Baltic Sea.
The invaders plan to open a customs point in the port of Berdyansk
The Russian authorities will create a customs checkpoint in the Berdyansk seaport to work with foreign vessels.
Russia hopes to protect the plant “Zaliv: in Kerch from naval drones
The Russian invaders are trying to strengthen defenses on the coast of temporarily annexed Crimea.
Klaipeda Port will become a key hub for verifying the origin of Ukrainian grain
Ukraine continues cooperation with Lithuania and the UK in combating trade in stolen Ukrainian grain.
Businessman who organized extortion of grain traders to be tried in Odesa region
SBI employees have completed an investigation into an entrepreneur who was extorting money from exporters of the “grain corridor”.
Container traffic on the Black Sea is growing
The Black Sea container terminals of Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine handled 979,000 TEU in the first nine months of 2024, including empty containers and transhipment.
Italy seizes luxury yacht of co-organizer of billion-dollar scam of State Property Fund
In Italy, the yacht of one of the leaders of the criminal organization in the case of the former head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine Dmytro Sennychenko was discovered and arrested.
Transportation of Russian oil to China tripled in price due to sanctions
The transportation of Russian oil to Chinese ports has tripled in price due to recent sanctions.
Owner of Russian tanker that sank in Black Sea declared bankrupt
Volgatransneft, which owns one of the vessels that crashed in the Kerch Strait at the end of 2024, may go bankrupt.
EU may impose sanctions on Russian fertilizers without taking into account the veto of Hungary or Slovakia
The European Commission is planning to propose imposing sanctions against Russia for the first time, without taking into account a possible veto by Hungary or Slovakia.
