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The queue at Sulina is not getting shorter: ships wait up to 17 days to reach Ukrainian ports
As of September 7, about 80 vessels are waiting at the Sulina Canal roadstead, and the pace of the fleet’s passage to Ukrainian ports remains low.
The Cabinet of Ministers extended payment deadlines for agricultural exporters
The Cabinet of Ministers has expanded the possibilities of extending the payment deadlines for exporters of agricultural products.
Most grain goes to Poland via railway border crossings, — UZ
In August, 192.8 wagons of grain were transferred through the western railway border crossings per day. This is 2.7 times more than in July.
Latvia and Lithuania may stop transshipment of Russian grain through their ports
Latvia and Lithuania are considering restrictions on the transshipment of Russian grain through their ports amid growing transit from Russia.
Drones attacked the sanctioned Russian ship “Lady Mariia” in the Mediterranean Sea
The Russian roll-on roll-off ship Lady Mariia, which is under US and Ukrainian sanctions, was attacked by drones in the Mediterranean Sea on September 6.
Lithuania searches for stolen Ukrainian grain among Russian agricultural products
Samples from a batch of “Russian” grain at a customs warehouse in Klaipeda have been sent for laboratory analysis to France to verify its true origin.
The icebreaker “Admiral Makarov” was on fire in St. Petersburg
The fire broke out in the hold of the ship, which is undergoing repairs at the Kronstadt Shipyard. The fire was extinguished for four hours.
The European Commission called the Danube Corridor the most promising alternative for Ukrainian exports
The EU is monitoring the situation in the Black Sea and adapting the capacity of alternative routes through the Solidarity Lanes mechanisms.
Ukrainian business loses about $450,000 daily due to queues at Sulina
About 90% of ships waiting to pass through the canal are already on demurrage.
Ukraine and Italy discussed ways to support agricultural exports after Russian attacks on ports
The parties discussed the consequences of Russian attacks on the port infrastructure of Great Odesa, risks for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products and possible directions for strengthening support for Ukrainian agricultural producers from Italy.