Analytics
The agricultural market and the grain corridor: how did the Istanbul agreements affect Ukrainians?
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.
Why is Romania inhibiting the development of the port of Constanta
USM tells what is happening now in Romania’s main port, why the private operator of the port is suffering because of bureaucratic delays and how the war in Ukraine has affected the attitude towards representatives of the Port Authority of Constanta.
Crime and NON -punishment: what to expect from the Istanbul Agreements
On Friday, July 22, Ukraine signed the Istanbul Agreement with Turkey and the UN, which provides for the safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports. Russia signed a similar agreement with the UN and Turkey (and has already violated it).
New grain: export forecasts in Ukraine and in the world
How much grain will the main producing countries, including Ukraine, collect and send to foreign markets? Analysts at Barva Invest talk about what is happening with grain export forecasts, and what factors affect grain exports in Ukraine and around the world.
A small step or a victory: will the opening of the of the Bystre estuary affect grain exports?
On Saturday, July 9, it became known that the Bystre Estuary was open again. Piloting along the estuary became available again thanks to the liberation of Zmiinyi Island and ensuring the safety of the coastal section of the water area in this part of the Black Sea. USM tells what effect the opening of the Bystre Estuary will have on Ukrainian exports and what are market participants afraid of.
Shelling and theft: the fate of foreign ships in Mariupol
Russian “liberators” appeared to the whole world as an army of murderers and looters. Representatives of the “authorities” of the captured territories of Ukraine, who imagined themselves as the owners of foreign fleets and ports, gained the same reputation.
The intractability of container lines hits Ukrainian importers
The war in Ukraine has created an unprecedented stress test for the global freight supply chain. Particularly acute was the issue of importing containers, which in February were already en route to Ukraine.
Shipping reform in the United States will change the “rules of the game” in ports
On Thursday, June 16, 2022, the 46th President of the United States, Joseph Biden, signed into law S. 3580, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.
Transportation of diesel fuel in flexitanks: pros and cons
Ukraine is looking for new logistical options for the import of diesel fuel – farmers offer to transport it in flexitanks.
Three months of war: how Ukraine trades with the world and transport goods
Before the start of the full-scale war, 75% of Ukraine’s foreign trade was carried out at sea ports. From February 24, 2022, they are all blocked. However, it was not a verdict. On the contrary, we see that companies have begun to look for alternative ways to establish logistics chains.
Can rail and road transport replace sea transport? What is the government doing to help exporters export products, and how did the war change Ukrainian trade? This was discussed on May 18 during the online discussion of the Southern Ukrainian office of the European Business Association “Logistics and international trade in Ukraine in conditions of war”.
