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There has formed a congestion of about 90 ships near the sea channel Sulina. The Romanian side does not cope with the problem and ignores the proposals of the Ukrainian port workers.

Russian businessman Alexander Konanykhin has announced a $1 million reward for the “head” of Vladimir Putin. 

The Association of Insurers from London (which includes many of the largest insurers) has included Ukrainian waters in the Black and Azov Seas in the list of potentially dangerous areas for shipping. USM talked to a London-based insurer to find out how this will affect freight rates and whether it will affect cargo turnover at Ukrainian ports. 

The Russian Navy blocks a significant part of the Black and Azov Seas for a week, thereby effectively blocking approaches to Ukrainian seaports.

The standard working situation has turned into a real detective in the Kherson seaport. The agency of the merchant fleet and the work of a private operator in the port became under the risk.

The State Enterprise “Commercial Seaport Chornomorsk” will increase the cost of unloading cars from vessels several times. However, is this really a problem, compared to the overpacking of the ferry complex’s warehouse? And should car buyers panic? Starting from January 10th, the cost of loading and unloading cars at the Ferry complex in Chornomorsk has…

The first departure of the research icebreaker Noosfera to Antarctica under the Ukrainian flag is scheduled for next week, tentatively – January 20th-23rd.

The Ministry of Finance is destroying the plans of the Ministry of Infrastructure to invest UAH 17 billion (USD 627.3 million) in Ukrainian ports.

It is necessary to invest about UAH 17 billion (USD 625.69 million) in Ukrainian ports over the next five years.

In early November, MIU announced the restoration of electronic services for seafarers. So far – only in test mode and only on the ITCS website, which has switched to the state domain.