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Delta-Pilot has passed the audit of the Register of Shipping
At the end of August, the Delta-Pilot Branch of the State Enterprise “Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority” has successfully passed the annual audit of the certification body of the Shipping Register of Ukraine.

The former captain of the port of Pivdenny was handed a suspicion in the Delfi case
The Prosecutor’s Office reported concern of negligence to the former captain of the sea port “Pivdenny”.

“Maritime Day” in the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament): a new initiative of the people’s deputies
People’s Deputies initiated “Maritime Day” – a special plenary day fully dedicated to the bills of the port industry.

ZIM will receive five more LNG container ships
ZIM has signed a long-term time charter contract with Seaspan Corporation for five additional container ships with a capacity of 7 thousand TEU fueled by liquefied natural gas.

Freight rates for bulk carriers are at a record level
Against the background of high demand for cargo delivered by bulk carriers and port congestion, dry cargo vessels of the Supramax and Handysize types reached their peak value.

Ukrainian Navy is recruiting crew for the first Ada-class corvette
The Naval Forces of Ukraine has begun to form a crew for the first Ada-class corvette. Now the ship is being built in Turkey.

USPA and MIU will simplify cargo clearance procedures in ports
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine has announced a focus on deregulation of procedures in the port industry.

Bulk carrier for Ukrainian grain did not reach Chornomorsk
The Consolidator bulk carrier was sailing from Italy to Ukraine when its engine failed near the Bosphorus, on the side of the Sea of Marmara.

Register of seafarers: is it working or not?
Over the past two weeks, the Seafarer’s account has been “resurrected” twice. But eventually, it is still unclear whether the State Register of Seafarers of Ukraine has really fully resumed its functions, or whether this is the renewal of a fraudulent scheme that was previously eliminated by the SBU.

Port of Mariupol: making progress or lagging?
SE “Mariupol Commercial Sea Port” is implementing measures to increase capacity and cargo traffic. Is MCSP able to keep pace with its own financial plan?

The port of Odesa will cooperate with the ports of the Baltic States
Ukraine and Latvia have agreed to intensify business relationships between the port of Odesa and the ports of Riga, Ventspils, Liepaja.

The first electric boat will be created in Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia City Council supported the implementation of the project for the construction of the first electric boat in the city.

Container train was sent to Kyiv from Chongqing, China, for the first time
On Sunday, August 29th, a cargo train with 50 containers departed from the city of Chongqing in southwestern China to Kyiv.

What was happening to the oil this summer?
Tomorrow, on September 1st, an OPEC+ members meeting will take place. It depends on the new meeting whether oil production will remain at the same level or decrease.

55 thousand tons of grain of the new crop were shipped from Mykolaiv to Bangladesh
At the end of August, 55 thousand tons of new crop wheat were shipped at the terminals “MMW” (Posco) and Maxigrain.

Covid, mental health and Generation Z: a conference dedicated to seafarers is taking place in Odesa
The international forum “Education, training and employment of seafarers” has started in Odesa today, which will last until September 2nd.

Kernel will ship Ukrainian wheat to Egypt
The Egyptian Government Grain Buyer (GASC) purchased 180,000 tonnes of milling wheat for delivery from 15th to 25th of October 2021.

For the first time in the port of Mariupol, steel was loaded into containers with awnings
For the first time containers with special awnings were loaded in SE “Mariupol Commercial Sea Port”.