Economy
The US will continue to put pressure on Russia to restore the Grain Agreement
The US plans to continue to pressure the Kremlin in order to force the Russian Federation to return to the Grain Agreement. In turn, the Russians do not yet show such a desire.
Three ports will be given a concession in Odesa Region
The three ports of Odesa (Odesa, Izmail and Chornomorsk) are planned to be transferred to a concession as early as 2024.
The UDS returned two vessels that were seized by the Russian Federation
“Ukrainian Danube Shipping” released the tugboat “Bratislava” and the vessel “Mechanic Holovatskyi” from arrest.
Ukraine may lose $2 billion in revenue due to the termination of the Grain Agreement
As a result of the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Ukraine may not receive $2 billion in 2023.
The occupiers took out another batch of grain from the Mariupol port
The Russian ship “Mezhdurechensk” with stolen grain left occupied Mariupol for Rostov-on-Don.
The water area of Ust-Dunaisk port is planned to be expanded
The Cabinet of Ministers plans to increase the volume of processing of Danube ports. In particular, it is proposed to expand the boundaries of the water area of the Ust-Dunaisk port.
The Russians are again stealing Ukrainian grain in the occupied Crimea
The Russians are loading the ALFA M ship in the port of Sevastopol in the occupied Crimea. The vessel even faked an AIS signal to cover up the theft.
The auction for the privatization of the port of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi did not take place again
The auction for the privatization of the single property complex of SE ” Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Sea Trade Port” did not take place on August 7.
Inspection of Ukrainian cargoes can be transferred to the Baltic ports
Poland positively evaluates the idea of the Lithuanian government to transfer the inspection of Ukrainian agricultural cargo from the Polish-Ukrainian border to the ports of the Baltic Sea.
Romania plans to receive Ukrainian vessels on the Danube as soon as possible
Romania is trying to resolve the traffic jam on the Danube after the Russian attack on the port infrastructure of south of Odesa Region.
