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Freight rates from Danube ports have increased
Further growth in freight rates continues to restrain the availability of free tonnage in the ports of the Danube cluster. Freight rates from Ukrainian ports on the Danube to Italy increased by $2. This was facilitated by the increase in the rate of export of agricultural products, Spike Brokers reports. However, the available export volumes…
The USA announced a new aid package to Ukraine, which includes boats
The US Department of Defense announced the provision of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of $375 million, which included patrol boats. As stated in the message on the Pentagon website, this is already the 66th aid package that the Administration of President Joe Biden will provide to Ukraine from the warehouses of the…
Another captain of the grain-stealing vessel “Usko MFU” was informed of the suspicion
Bulk carrier “Usko MFU” was detained on the Danube. The vessel was on its way from Moldova when it was intercepted at the request of the Crimean prosecutor’s office. The Prosecutor’s Office of Crimea informed the captain of the vessel “Usko MFU” under the flag of Cameroon of suspicion. He is accused of illegally exporting…
The EU will allocate 2.5 billion euros for the modernization of transport infrastructure
2.5 billion euros are planned to be allocated to the construction and modernization of transport infrastructure in EU countries and Ukraine and Moldova. A new stage of submitting applications for financing projects within the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facilities (CEF) program for transport has started, writes Rail.insider. It is assumed that the projects will contribute…
Sense Bank restructured Nibulon’s loan for more than $27 million
Sense Bank and agricultural holding Nibulon reached an agreement on the restructuring of the company’s loan portfolio. According to the terms of the contract, the loan term of $27.6 million is eight years, three of which are a grace period that will last until 2027, Nibulon reported. The repayment schedule, according to the terms, is…
A citizen of Latvia plays a key role in the work of the “shadow fleet” of the Russian Federation
The figure of the criminal scheme transported purchased sanctioned raw materials from the Russian Federation to India and China, earning more than 1.4 billion dollars. Latvian businessman Alekseys Halavinsh used shell companies to help tankers transporting Russian oil to circumvent sanctions. Gospodarka Morska writes about it. Thanks to the purchase of oil from the Russian…
Russia is negotiating with the Houthis to supply them with anti-ship missiles
Russia is conducting secret negotiations with the Yemeni Houthis to supply them with anti-ship missiles. Iran acts as a mediator in the negotiations. The countries are discussing the transfer of P-800 Onyx anti-ship missiles to the Houthis, Reuters reports. One of the newspaper’s interlocutors reported that the negotiations began even under the president of Iran,…
Sea Breeze training with the participation of Ukrainian divers took place in Bulgaria (photo)
During the exercises, the participants exchanged experience in detecting, identifying and neutralizing mines in water. In Bulgaria, the Sea Breeze 2024.2 series training was successfully completed. This is reported by “Army Inform”. The diving teams of the participating countries demonstrated their professional skills and had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the unique experience of…
USAID and FAO will provide Ukrainian farmers with sleeves for grain storage
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and USAID will provide farmers with sleeves for grain storage. FAO and the “Harvest” program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) together with Minagro have started registering applications for sleeves, the Donetsk Regional State Administration reported. The State Agrarian Register has begun…
Russian tankers have been unloading oil in EU ports for weeks
The vessels involved in this activity are owned by Greek shipping companies, some of which are linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Despite the EU sanctions, which banned the maritime transportation of Russian crude oil from March 2023, Russian tankers continue to arrive at EU ports. United 24 writes about it. According to Greenpeace, since…
The Cossack Seagull “Holy Protection” is on its way to London
The arrival of a Cossack boat, which was built in 1992 on the model of a warship, is expected in the capital of Great Britain. This was reported on the page “Cossack Seagull “Holy Protection” on Facebook. This legendary boat, built in Lviv in 1992 on the model of a warship of the 18th century,…
Russia spends almost $230 million on Kalibr missiles every month
Every month, Russia spends about 228 million dollars on the production of Kalibr cruise missiles. The invaders spend $1.1 billion every month on the production of missiles, and about $100 million on the production of drones, Forbes reports. According to the interlocutor of the publication, in total, Russia produces 132-171 missiles per month. Kh-101 cruise…
Spanish farmers will organize a rally in the port against the import of Ukrainian grain
Farmers from Spain demand to reduce the import of Ukrainian grain to the country. They have already announced the rally. On September 25, protests by Spanish farmers will take place in the port of Santander (Spain), reports the organization Unión de Uniones, which represents their interests. Agrarians demand to reduce the import of Ukrainian grain….
A Russian ship opened fire on a Norwegian ship
A Russian destroyer opened warning fire on a Norwegian fishing vessel in the Barents Sea. The ship “Admiral Levchenko” fired warning shots at the ship MS Ragnhild Kristine on September 12, FriFagbevegelse reports. The incident took place in the Barents Sea, north of Varde — in Norway’s exclusive economic zone. The destroyer took part in…
Estonia and Finland are developing a plan to protect the Gulf of Finland from the Russian Federation
In the event of a prolonged crisis, freight traffic could be diverted to the North Sea, which would require large-scale infrastructural changes. Estonia and Finland plan to strengthen cooperation in the field of maritime defense, in particular to develop a plan to protect the Gulf of Finland from Russian ships in the event of a…
The Russians believe that a ship with weapons for the F-16 is heading to the port in Odesa region
Russian propagandists claim that a ship with weapons for F-16 fighter jets is heading to the port of Pivdennyi in Odesa. On Monday, September 23, rosZMI launched a fake that a ship allegedly carrying weapons for F-16 fighter jets was heading to the Port of Pivdenny. Propagandists claim that they received such information from the…
AMCU fined the enterprise, which belongs to Kernel agricultural holding
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine fined the companies that are part of the agricultural holdings “Kernel” and “Continental Farmers Group”. This is stated in the decision of the AMCU. AMCU fined “Poltava-Zerno” LLC, which is part of “Kernel-Trade” for UAH 170,000 , the reason being the violation of legislation on the protection of economic competition….
Another auction for the sale of the Bilhorod-Dnister port was cancelled
The State Property Fund ordered to cancel the auctions for the sale of the Bilhorod-Dnister Sea Trade Port. This was reported on the port’s Facebook page. “On September 24, 2024, a hybrid Dutch auction was to take place. According to the order of the regional branch of the State Property Fund of Ukraine dated September…
