The full-scale war certainly affected the export of goods by water transport. How stable is the situation today? Who on the geopolitical map of the world benefits from the so-called “grain deals”? USM talked about this and other things with Dmytro Kazanin, director of the TEUS transport and logistics company.
The State Service of Maritime and Inland Water Transport and Shipping of Ukraine has implemented a number of changes this year — from reforming the department itself to digitizing services for seafarers. USM spoke with the head of the Shipping Administration, Yevhenii Ignatenko, about structural changes, corruption in the industry, and the department’s future plans.
Read about the Grain Agreement and the expansion of the cargo nomenclature, seaport concessions and new challenges during the war, as well as the problems of domestic business – read in the USM interview with the head of the South Ukrainian office of EBA Kateryna Morozova.
Ukrainian sea ports have been blocked by Russian navy forces since February 24th, 2022. The rapid closure of seaports caused major logistics disruption not only in Ukraine but in the whole Black Sea region and Eastern Europe.
At the end of 2020, the Panama Maritime Authority, the leader in the number of vessels registered under its flag, opened an official representative office in Ukraine, namely in Odessa. Juan Maltez, the Director of the General Directorate of Seafarers of Panama Maritime Authority, and Evgeniy Sukachev, the Head of the office of Panama Maritime Authority in Ukraine, talk about crew change issues, the benefits of the Panamanian flag and cooperation between the Panama Maritime Authority and Ukraine.
What consequences will the energy crisis bring? What is happening on the grain and oilseeds market now, and what are the future forecasts? How to predict market changes in the modern world? And how can traders build relationships with farmers? Yurii Havryliuk, Director and partner of the consulting company Barva Invest, commented specially for USM about this and many other things.
Is it difficult to digitize shipping? Is it possible to take logistics out of the influence of the human factor? About this and not only – USM spoke with Mariia Solianik, co-founder of the Amadeus Marine logistics company and the Lunar Light digital platform.
Will there be a “Maritime Day” in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine? What kind of legislative changes are expected by the industry and what should industry specialists prepare for? When will the “port-landlord” model start working, and is it worth it to be afraid of vessels flying a foreign flag on the rivers of Ukraine?
USM spoke with Maksym Lapay, Head of the Odesa branch of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, about the career, the port and plans for the future.
USM spoke with Raivis Veckagans, in the past – acting Head of the State Enterprise “Administration of the Sea Ports of Ukraine”, and for the last year and a half – the managing partner of its own RV Transport Consulting.
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