Economy

Low water levels on the Danube limit vessel draft and reduce the efficiency of grain logistics, which hinders the use of the river as an alternative route for agricultural exports.

After new attacks on ships in the Black Sea, insurance brokers are recording an increase in the number of requests for war risk coverage for calls to Ukrainian ports.

Ukraine has proposed to Slovakia to reduce the cost of transit of agricultural products against the backdrop of restrictions on sea exports and the high cost of alternative logistics.

Significant grain stocks are accumulating in the Black Sea region due to restrictions on sea exports from Ukraine and Russia.

Among Ukrainian agribusiness companies traded on the Warsaw and London Stock Exchanges, this is the largest drop in shares.

Only 3.77 thousand tons of grain were delivered to the ports of Great Odesa by rail in six days.

The Ukrainian Grain Association has urged the government not to introduce priority for certain types of agricultural products during export transportation, border crossing and port transshipment.

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has allowed BT Black Sea S.a.r.l., owned by the Spanish Boluda Towage, to acquire control over the Ukrainian towing operator LLC LBSh.

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy has collected a total of over $45 million for programs to support temporary grain storage facilities in sleeves.

Sulina administration and ship agents discussed new procedures to speed up the clearance of vessels for entry and exit.