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After the government’s decision on priority for oil exports, freight rates on the Danube may increase.

On the morning of October 23, near Constanta, the Khoryv (IMO:8138712) sent a distress signal, reporting a drone attack and a fire on board.

Ukraine is in talks with Poland and Slovakia to move customs controls on grain trucks from border checkpoints deep into the territory of these countries.

The countries signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding, which should help identify agricultural products illegally exported from the temporarily occupied territories.

Budapest previously agreed to let the cargo pass on the condition that it does not enter the Hungarian market.

The National Security Council called the attacks on ships a direct consequence of Russian aggression outside Ukraine.

Topics include protection of underwater infrastructure, countering the “shadow fleet” and oil spill preparedness.

The high cost of logistics across the Danube continues to hinder the competitiveness of Ukrainian wheat: about 30% of the cost of grain during deliveries to Egypt is accounted for by transportation.

The European Parliament has called on the EU to consider deploying a naval operation in the Black Sea following recent attacks on civilian vessels off Romania and Bulgaria.

Ukraine also offered the Netherlands to join the Ukraine Transport Support Fund.