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The Ukrainian Navy will create a new brigade of mine countermeasure ships
A new mine countermeasures ship brigade will be formed within the Ukrainian Navy (NAVS).
Ukrainian drones attacked two shadow fleet tankers in the Sea of Azov
The forces of unmanned systems have worked out 47 legitimate military targets in the enemy’s rear and in the enemy’s operational depth.
Drones hit Russian port infrastructure in Crimea and the Baltics
Two key areas of the enemy’s maritime logistics were hit at once — the Kerch port with the TPP fuel terminal and the ports of Ust-Luga and Vysotsk on the Baltic Sea.
The government dismissed the deputy head of the Shipping Administration
The government has dismissed the deputy head of the State Service of Maritime and Inland Water Transport and Shipping of Ukraine.
Rapeseed exports from Ukraine have fallen to a nine-year low
Rapeseed exports from Ukraine in the 2025/26 MY amounted to only 1.9 million tons – 39% less than the previous season.
Former President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski visited the Port of Odesa
A delegation of the Supervisory Board of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) visited the port of Odesa and discussed the work of the Ukrainian maritime industry during the war.
Another bulk carrier from the Russian “shadow fleet” arrived at the Yalta raid for stolen grain
The ship is awaiting permission to enter Sevastopol, where it is to load grain taken from the occupied territories.
Ukraine stated at the IMO that the vessels of the Russian “shadow fleet” are legitimate military targets
Following Russia’s complaints to the IMO, Ukraine has told the International Maritime Organization that Russian “shadow fleet” vessels can be considered legitimate military targets.
Over three thousand Ukrainian sailors received identity cards in Warsaw
The Head of the Shipping Administration, Serhiy Gurskyi, made a working visit to the representative office of Morrichservice in Warsaw.
Romania and Ukraine establish direct communication channel after naval drone explosion in Constanta
Romanian President talks about contacts with Ukraine after drone explosion in Constanta port. There were no new maritime incidents.