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Insurers owe more than 500 million dollars to shipowners because of the war in Ukraine
The Insurers are facing claims for more than 60 commercial vessels still stuck in Ukraine due to the war.

In Ukraine the first seamen competency test was conducted according to the new procedure
For the first time, the State Qualification Commission for Seafarers confirmed the competence of a seafarer using the updated CES 6.0 testing.

Ukrainian defenders destroyed the enemy’s watercraft
The russians have equipped a civilian watercraft under the sabotage-reconnaissance group.

The russians launched one submarine missile carrier into the Black Sea
On the morning of Monday, February 27, one russian submarine equipped with Kalibr missiles was launched into the Black Sea.

Two cargoes of Ukrainian corn are headed for Spain and the Netherlands
On Sunday, February 26, two dry cargoes with 95,000 tons of corn left Ukrainian ports. Five more ships are heading to the ports of Ukraine.

Two Iranian ships ran aground in russia
Two vessels NAZMEHR and TIYAM ran aground on the sea side of the Volga-Caspian Sea Shipping Canal (russia).

The SBU exposed the head of the Odesa Customs Laboratory for bribery
The Security Service of Ukraine exposed the head of the Odesa department of expertise and research of the specialized laboratory of the State Customs Service for corruption.

Ukraine adopted a draft law that will complicate the export of oil crops
The Verkhovna Rada approved in the second reading draft law No. 8274, which will significantly complicate the export of secondary raw materials from Ukraine, artificially lowering the amount of the duty.

African countries have significantly increased their import of petroleum products from russia
Against the backdrop of the introduction of Western sanctions against russian oil and oil products, North African countries have significantly increased their imports of these products from the russian Federation.

Ukraine presented Neptune anti-ship missiles to the UAE
Ukraine presented missile systems of its own production to the United Arab Emirates. Among them are Neptune anti-ship missiles.