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Ukraine is developing naval drones to intercept Russian “shadow fleet” vessels
Instead of destroying ships, the new drones will escort them to ports for further seizure of cargo.
US lifts sanctions on two Russian dry cargo ships
The US Treasury Department has removed two Russian dry cargo ships from its sanctions list, the “Gennady Yegorov” and the “Vyacheslav Arshinov”.
Ukraine could lose almost $900 million in foreign exchange earnings each month due to attacks on ports
Agricultural market participants suggest that Russia may intensify attacks on the ports of Great Odesa during the harvest.
Bureau of Economic Security: Case of embezzlement of funds during infrastructure repairs at the Odesa port referred to court
The Bureau of Economic Security has completed the investigation into the case of embezzlement of funds during the repair of the railway infrastructure of the Odesa port – the losses amount to almost 5 million UAH.
Ferry terminal in the port of Chornomorsk is being prepared for concession
Ukraine will soon announce the start of a new concession competition – this concerns the ferry terminal in the port of Chornomorsk, in particular berths No. 26–28.
Ukraine returns four sailors from container ship detained by Iran24.06.2026 – 16:26
Four Ukrainian sailors from the Epaminondas container ship, which was detained by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of Hormuz in April, have left Iran and are safe.
Turkey may return to the barley market as an exporter
Amid the active harvesting of the new crop, Turkey is reducing barley imports – according to the USDA forecast, in the 2026/27 MY purchases may fall by 90%, to 150 thousand tons.
The invaders claim to have removed almost 90,000 tons of wheat from the port of Mariupol
The Russian invaders claim that since the beginning of the year they have exported 88.8 thousand tons of wheat from the Mariupol port on 12 ships.
Russia plans to restrict IMO access to vessel movement and identification data
The Russian authorities want to limit the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s access to data on ship identification through AIS systems.
USPA has begun operational dredging in the water area of the port of Izmail
The Delta-Pilot branch of the State Enterprise “USPA” has begun operational dredging work in the waters of the Izmail seaport.
