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A russian 120-meter-long fishing vessel was on fire in Istanbul
On the evening of March 8, a fire broke out on a 120-meter-long fishing vessel at a shipyard in the Tuzla district of Istanbul. The trawler sails under the russian flag.

NATO strengthens protection of underwater infrastructure after sabotage on the “Nord Streams”
NATO countries are strengthening measures to protect critical underwater infrastructure facilities. This is related to the explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines last September.

Russian oil is rising in price due to increased demand in Asia.
The price of russian oil is rising due to the fact that the number of buyers of raw materials from russian Federation is increasing in China and India.

Almost a quarter of management positions in shipping are held by women
Women hold 23.8% of management positions in shipping, but the gender pay gap is still high at around 40%.

Russia redirects oil exports to the UAE
The UAE is increasing the import of Rosneft with discounts due to the lack of alternative buyers in moscow.

Two russian ships were transporting weapons from Iran
Two vessels under the russian flag were transporting millions of bullets and hundreds of thousands of shells from Iran to russian federation.

Export of grain through the “grain corridor” is growing again
During the 31st week of operation of the “grain corridor”, more than 1.02 million tons of agricultural products were exported through the ports of Great Odesa, which is 94% more than a week ago.

Ukraine has started negotiations on the expansion of the Black Sea Initiative
Ukraine has started online negotiations with partners regarding the expansion of the Grain Agreement, in particular, to Mykolaiv Port.

The largest agricultural holding of Ukraine is going to leave the Warsaw Stock Exchange
Andrii Verevsky’s company Namsen Limited, which is the largest shareholder of the agricultural holding Kernel Holding S.A., may leave the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Five shipowners from Greece were put on the sanctions list for helping russian federation
Five tanker companies from Greece were included in the list of the National Committee for “War and Sanctions”. The companies are international sponsors of russia’s war against Ukraine.