Analytics

Over the past year, the volumes of orders for gas carriers have reached record levels. How the situation in the gas market has changed, who will become the new leader in LNG exports, and what russia has to do with it — read in the USM article.

Argus’ agriculture analytics arm Agritel has revised down its estimate for russia’s 2023 wheat production owing to mixed weather conditions for winter crops, but still expects an output comparable with production highs in 2017 and 2020, if far below 2022’s record harvest.

Four EU countries have already introduced a temporary ban on the import of grain from Ukraine. In fact, it is also about the transit of agricultural products. Negotiations are ongoing, the situation is worsening due to the peak of sowing, the blockade of vessel inspections in the Bosphorus and the uncertainty of the future of the agricultural market.

Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian seaports has caused a lot of damage to our country. It was because of the blockade by russian federation that the Ukrainian ports on the Danube were able to activate and even equalize the actual cargo traffic with the passport traffic. USM tells what the year of war turned out to be for the Danube ports, and what Izmail, Reni and Ust-Dunaisk should expect this year.

In order to pass the difficult for the economy year 2023, Ukraine needs to unblock ports for the export of metallurgical products.

The planning system applied by Ukrzaliznytsia with a one-month horizon for grain export transportation makes it impossible for farmers to fulfill export contracts in good faith and, ultimately, will have a negative effect on the work of the UZ itself.

Informall BG – cargo analytical and consulting bureau based in Ukraine, offers one of the solutions to both the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and the food crisis in the world.

On Wednesday, October 5, OPEC+ countries agreed to cut oil production to 2 million barrels per day. USM tells how this will affect the West’s plans to impose a “ceiling” on russian oil prices.

Control over the island remains important not only for Ukraine, but also for NATO countries, in particular Romania. Analysts continue to study the geostrategic significance of Zmiinyi, the possibilities for its protection, and are considering means that will help to prevent a re-occupation by russia.

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.