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Kremlin places Wagner operatives on tankers for espionage in EU waters, intelligence says
The Russian Federation is recruiting people with military backgrounds to its “shadow fleet” who spy on EU waters, monitor captains’ actions, and may be involved in sabotage.
Strikes on Odesa region ports slow down shipments and increase logistics costs for grain producers
Due to the Russian attacks on energy and Black Sea ports, grain acceptance and shipment are delayed, which inflates costs and puts pressure on dollar offers. In Ukrainian ports, export demand prices for corn decreased by $3–4/t per week to $202–205/t (or UAH 9,550–9,700/t with delivery to Black Sea ports). This was reported by the…
Shadow Russian tanker attacked in Rostov-on-Don begins to sink
A Russian tanker hit by drones began to sink near the sea terminal of the Novoshakhtinsky Oil Products Plant.
The American Chamber of Commerce called for strengthening the protection of the Black Sea port infrastructure
The business community emphasizes that international partners must urgently help protect the Odesa region and the port infrastructure of the Black Sea.
EU imposes new sanctions against ships carrying Russian oil
The EU Council announced the expansion of the sanctions lists, adding 41 vessels that are part of the so-called shadow fleet of the Russian Federation.
In the tender for the construction of a vessel for the USPA, a Romanian company was again chosen instead of Nibulon
The USPA has ordered another vessel from the Romanian company SC Severnav SA for 4 million euros, which will be allocated from the IBRD funds.
Russian tankers change routes due to fear of new drone strikes
Tanker trips from Novorossiysk are increasingly taking a coastal corridor along Georgia and Turkey, lengthening the crossing and making monitoring more difficult.
There is still no electricity supply in the Odesa port: stevedoring companies operate from generators
As of December 18, after a large-scale attack by the Russian Federation, the situation with the provision of electricity in the ports of Great Odesa remains difficult.
Over 90% of export grain is transported towards the ports of Great Odesa
Currently, 92% of grain for export is transported to the ports of Great Odesa, and approximately 2% of grain goes to the western borders.
The Danube Commission will record losses to shipping on the Danube from Russian shelling
The Danube Commission supported Ukraine’s initiative to create a Register of Damage Caused by Russian Aggression to Shipping and Port Infrastructure on the Lower Danube.
