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We are telling why prices for old tankers are rising, how sanctions against russia have affected shipowners, and what to expect from the tanker market at the end of this year.

The russian company “Oboronlogistika” boasted that its ship had delivered high-tech oversized equipment from the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas to Novorossiysk. USM speculates that the cargo consisted of Iranian drones.

The topic of Ukrainian grain exports, in particular after the unblocking of Ukrainian ports, causes numerous discussions. USM debunks myths and explains why there is plenty of grain and bread in Ukraine.

The UN is pushing Ukraine and Russia to restore the operation of the Tolyatti-Odesa ammonia pipeline. The organization wants to restore the export of ammonia through the Black Sea as part of the “grain initiative”.

Informall BG cargo analytical bureau studied Black Sea ro-ro & ro-pax market identifying the influence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the regional transport industry. 

USPA has announced the construction of a new complex for transshipment of oil and grain in the port of Pivdennyi. USM is investigating the reasonability of the project.

Every month the goods worth more than 1 billion dollars are sent from russia to the US. How can russia use this money and why trading with the USA does not guarantee further economical stability of the terrorist state?

Complex schemes for the supply of oil products from Russia are already being actively used, although the EU ban on the import of raw materials will only come into force in December.

Rustem Umyerov became the new head of the State Property Fund.

The Cabinet of Ministers has completely banned the export of coal from Ukraine.

Ukraine and Poland have officially agreed to build a cross-border pipeline for the export of Ukrainian oil to the port of Gdańsk.

The Ministry of Infrastructure has published a draft order approving the Procedure for assessing damage caused by Russia to Ukrainian ports in the Danube region.

Ukraine and Estonia have started the implementation of a pilot project for the introduction of an electronic waybill (e-TTN) for cargo carriers.

On Friday, September 2, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, responded to the mariners’ petition on allowing sailors to cross the border of Ukraine.

USM investigated the main sentiments of the agricultural market of Ukraine. We tell how farmers were affected by the “grain corridor” and what problems should be solved in order not to get a shortage of grain storage capacities.

Today is one month since the beginning of “grain corridor” operation, which was launched from three Ukrainian ports as part of the Istanbul Agreements.

On Saturday, August 27, the Cabinet of Ministers allowed sailors of certain categories to cross the border. One of the conditions for departure is the presence of permission from the Military Commissariat.

Today, on August 23, Ukraine celebrates the Day of the National Flag of Ukraine. And for three decades, the blue-yellow flag has flown not only on the land of an independent country, but also at sea.