Economy

Ukrainian waters made the list of “potentially dangerous”: will there be consequences?
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.

A vessel with coal for a thermal power plant is unloaded in the port of Chornomorsk
LLC “Euro-Reconstruction” has contracted two vessels with coal for three Ukrainian thermal power plants.

The export of Ukrainian grain is ahead of the schedule of the last season by 37%
Grain exports since the beginning of the 2021-22 marketing year amounted to 42.544 million tons.

What does the port of Mykolaiv expect in the next 10 years?
The Ministry of Infrastructure has approved a new Development Plan for the port of Mykolaiv for the short (5 years), medium (10 years) and long term (25 years) perspectives.

Ukrainian ports are increasing the pace of grain exports
From February 11th to February 14th, Ukrainian ports exported more than 800 thousand tons of grain.

An electronic cargo control system will be launched in the Odesa port
A working group will be created in the port of Odesa to introduce new electronic technologies.

Russian exercises in the Black Sea did not affect the work of ports, – USPA
The USPA summed up the performance of Ukrainian ports in the context of the Russian exercises in the Black Sea.

Capesize with thermal coal successfully passed the corridor in the Black Sea
SE “Commercial Seaport Yuzhny” started unloading the seventh vessel with a batch of thermal coal for Centrenergo.

Ukrainian ports show record grain exports
From February 11th to 14th inclusive shipments of grain from sea terminals in Ukraine amounted to 867 thousand tons.

Ukrainian wheat stopped falling in price against the backdrop of news from Russia
Prices for Ukrainian wheat stopped falling. This is associated with news about the withdrawal of the Russian Federation of part of its troops from the exercise site.