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Unemployment, theft of grain and microwaves: what is happening in the occupied Ukrainian ports?
Kherson, Mariupol and Berdyansk are three ports occupied by Russian troops. The Russians use Ukrainian enterprises to obtain military equipment from Russia. Also, the occupiers steal grain from farmers or large agricultural enterprises and send it through captured ports to third countries.
Blocked: the auxiliary fleet is “stuck” in the occupied ports of Ukraine
The USM tells which auxiliary and special vessels remain in the occupation. We are considering whether the russians will be able to exploit them for their own purposes, and what problems the blockade of the technical fleet exposes the vessels to.
Maritime universities in the occupation: how to get an education and will there be any training
USM found out how domestic maritime educational institutions affected by russia. We tell you whether it is possible to get a maritime education in universities located in the occupied territories. Ukrainian higher education institutions of the maritime industry have been training qualified specialists for many years. Students of universities and lyceums currently in the occupied…
A new kind of export: who managed to adapt
Ukraine, together with the countries of the Baltic and Black Sea regions, continues to develop transit “corridors”.
Step by step: The chronicles of opening a “grain corridor” from Ukraine
The first vessel has already left Ukrainian port as part of the Istanbul Agreements. USM editors follow the opening of the “grain corridor”, below we collect everything that is known about the organization of the passage and departure of vessels from three Black Sea ports of Ukraine.
It became known exactly how the ships will pass the “grain corridor”
The hydrographic station Odesa-Navtex determined the coordinates of the routes for grain carriers, which will go from Ukrainian ports in the direction of Turkey.
Shelling of the port: one step forward and two steps back
Opinions of the parties to the “Grain Corridor” Agreement differed regarding the morning attack on the Odesa port. And the military administration has already reported on the wounded as a result of a missile attack on the port.
Locking was banned for russians in European ports
The seventh package of sanctions, approved by the European Union on July 21, provides for new restrictions on russia. In particular, they expanded the ban on access to European ports so that russian federation could not find another loophole.
Insurers demand guarantees for the Ukrainian “grain corridor”
Insurance companies require additional guarantees for organizing a “grain corridor” from Ukrainian ports. Ukraine does not yet share the optimism of insurers, because at the forefront is the protection and defense of the Black Sea from russian aggression.
Business during the war: the problem of negotiations and damage from russia
Ukrainian businessmen propose to develop a system that will allow them to cross the border to solve business problems.
