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Dry cargo vessel Helt sinks in the Black Sea after shelling

Dry cargo vessel Helt (Panama’s flag) was shelled and hit below the waterline. The vessel began to sink.

3.03.2022 – 13:39
Tankers with Russian LNG cancel their arrivals at British ports

The tanker Fedor Litke under the Cypriot flag canceled its arrival at a British port.

3.03.2022 – 13:12
NATO helicopter shot down over the Black Sea: 7 killed

On the evening of March 2nd, a Romanian MiG 21 LanceR aircraft, which was patrolling the area near the port of Constanta, disappeared over the Black Sea.

3.03.2022 – 12:55
SFGCU launched mills for the production of flour during the war

JSC “State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine” launched mills to produce flour for the needs of the army and the population.

3.03.2022 – 11:35
Russian businessman Konanykhin announces reward for Putin’s “head”

Russian businessman Alexander Konanykhin has announced a $1 million reward for the “head” of Vladimir Putin. 

3.03.2022 – 10:20
Landing ships of the Russian Federation are heading for Odesa, – the General Staff

Four warships of the Russian Federation and three missile boats are heading towards Odesa.

3.03.2022 – 09:26
A shell hit the vessel in the port of Olvia: a foreign sailor died (VIDEO)

In the port of Olvia (Mykolaiv), when a shell hit the bulk carrier Banglar Samriddhi (the flag of Bangladesh), a foreign sailor was killed.

3.03.2022 – 08:40
U.K. closes its ports to Russia

The U.K. has banned all Russian vessels from entering its ports.

28.02.2022 – 21:51
Russian vessels may be banned from calling at the British ports

The UK government may ban Russian vessels from using British ports.

27.02.2022 – 23:19
Ukraine has restricted the departure of watercrafts from their bases in the border zone

The State Border Guard Service imposed temporary restrictions in the areas bordering the Russian Federation, Belarus, the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and adjacent to the sea coast.

23.02.2022 – 12:50
Ukrainian wheat falls in price amid escalation from the Russian Federation

A new rock bottom price for wheat was established in small Ukrainian ports against the backdrop of news about the recognition of the “independence” of the territories of ORDLO by the Russian Federation.

23.02.2022 – 11:10
Five best container terminals of the Black Sea region became known

The turnover of containers in the ports of the Black Sea in 2021 amounted to 3.099 million TEU, which is 2.59% more than in 2020.

23.02.2022 – 09:45
Ukrainian waters made the list of “potentially dangerous”: will there be consequences?

The Association of Insurers from London (which includes many of the largest insurers) has included Ukrainian waters in the Black and Azov Seas in the list of potentially dangerous areas for shipping. USM talked to a London-based insurer to find out how this will affect freight rates and whether it will affect cargo turnover at Ukrainian ports. 

22.02.2022 – 17:50
A vessel with coal for a thermal power plant is unloaded in the port of Chornomorsk

LLC “Euro-Reconstruction” has contracted two vessels with coal for three Ukrainian thermal power plants.

22.02.2022 – 11:35
Small size and fishing vessels were banned from entering the ​​Azov Sea

From February 22nd to February 27th, entry into the ​​Azov Sea of small size and fishing vessels is prohibited.

22.02.2022 – 11:10
The export of Ukrainian grain is ahead of the schedule of the last season by 37%

Grain exports since the beginning of the 2021-22 marketing year amounted to 42.544 million tons.

22.02.2022 – 09:40
One of the regions of the Black Sea blocked by the Russian Federation was opened

One of the areas of the Black Sea, blocked by the Russian Federation for the exercises, was opened for navigation.

21.02.2022 – 17:45
Kiliia Shipyard will repair the ship of the Marine Guard for UAH 3 million

A division of PJSC “Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company” – Kiliia Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant – will repair the ship of the Maritime Guard of the State Border Service Amethyst (BG-58).

21.02.2022 – 13:40