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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the state is updating the plan to protect grain exports.

After the intensification of Russian shelling of the port and logistics infrastructure of the Odesa region, the work of the ports of Great Odesa has virtually stopped. Some shipowners have suspended operations to Ukrainian ports, and business has once again found itself in a situation where it is necessary to assess the direct risks to vessels, crews and cargo – and quickly look for alternative solutions.

USM has prepared a detailed material on what such a suspension could mean for Ukrainian exports, the freight market, insurance brokers, farmers, port operators and shipowners. Together with business and experts, we analyze how critical the current situation is, how to adapt logistics in the coming weeks and what will happen to the sea corridor in the event of further attacks by the Russian Federation.

The escalation of Russian attacks on the ports of Great Odesa is forcing market participants to increasingly turn to war risk clauses in maritime transport contracts.

JSC Ukrzaliznytsia is preparing a “plan B” for cargo transportation due to the suspension of ships’ calls to the ports of Great Odesa.

For the first time in the history of the modern Ukrainian Navy, the unit has been officially included in the NATO maritime mine action management system.

On the afternoon of July 24, Russian troops attacked the port infrastructure of the Mykolaiv region with Shahed-type strike drones.

After launching new models of cooperation with agricultural producers, Nibulon records an increase in demand for grain storage services by approximately 30%.

The Liberian-flagged commercial vessel Christiana B, which was transporting coal from the United States to Ukraine, was damaged in the Black Sea.

The suspension of Maersk and CMA CGM container services to the ports of Greater Odessa may have broader implications for the Ukrainian container shipping market.

The vessel was used to transport oil, oil products and fuel in the interests of the Russian Armed Forces.

Ukrainian grain traders are still hardly investing in their own vessels, which is exacerbating the crisis caused by Russian strikes on ports.

Ukraine needs urgent support from the European Union to ensure the smooth operation of the Solidarity Routes and to increase the capacity of the Danube Corridor.

One of the crew members of the gas tanker Gas Lisbon, which was attacked by Russia off the coast of Romania, died in hospital from his injuries.

Allseeds Group of Companies announced the suspension of its operations in Ukraine due to increased Russian attacks on port infrastructure in the Odesa region.

Russia has temporarily banned the movement of ships in and out of the port of Novorossiysk at night from midnight to 5 a.m.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia would block grain corridors.

In the Vylkivska community of Odesa region, they plan to create an eco-industrial park “Vylkove”.

According to preliminary information, a large-scale fire broke out after a strike drone hit the stern of the vessel.