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The Russian Federation is restoring boom barriers at the entrance to the Sevastopol Bay after storms.

In total, Russia stole more than 2 million tons of Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territories in 2025.

Any sea transportation of Russian oil involving European services will be legal only if the contract price does not exceed the new threshold.

The National Agency for Tracing and Asset Management (ARMA) has again put up for sale the “Anka” vessel, which illegally visited the occupied Crimea.

The sappers of the Ukrainian Mine Clearance Services (UDS) company examined the bottom of one of the ports of Mykolaiv for the presence of explosives.

The planned cargo turnover indicators for the year were fulfilled by more than 95%.

Low exports of Ukrainian wheat were due to high military risks and disruptions in port infrastructure.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported the appointment of Dmytro Natalukha to the position of Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine.

The agricultural holding MHP, which is to repay Eurobonds for $550 million this year, has begun preparations for a possible new bond issue.

Britain is considering selling oil from Russian “shadow fleet” tankers to finance Ukraine.

Thanks to pressure measures coordinated between Ukraine and other states, at least 20% of the “shadow fleet” vessels have been stopped.

The export rate of Ukrainian agricultural products is lagging behind by 31.5% compared to the same period last year.

At least 12 Urals oil tankers are anchored off the southern coast of Oman, some since mid-December.

The cost of insurance for tankers transporting Russian oil from the Black Sea has increased by 200%. Freight rates have also increased.

Routes have become longer, insurance has become more expensive, and political decisions have turned compliance into a full-fledged operational function – in 2025, these three factors had the strongest impact on freight rates, schedules, and tonnage availability.

USM continues the series of materials about what 2025 was like for global and Ukrainian shipping. This time, we recall the challenges that global carriers faced and what the shipping world will remember about the past year.

In the new sanctions package, Finland and Sweden called for a ban on the export of luxury goods to Russia and the servicing of Russian oil tankers.

Unidentified drones attacked three tankers in the Black Sea as they were heading to load oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal.

Sunflower oil in Ukrainian ports has risen in price by $22/t since the beginning of 2026.