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Serhii Gurskyi became the new head of the Shipping Register
The Shipping Administration has appointed Serhii Gurskyi as the General Director of the State Enterprise “Classification Society Shipping Register of Ukraine”.

Russian federation continues to demonstrate its presence and strength in the Black Sea, – Humenyuk
Currently, russia is trying to keep from one to three missile-carrying ships in the Black Sea.

In the Black Sea, the russians increased the number of ships
As of April 17, the russians put seven ships on combat duty.

An accident occurred in the port of Reni: two vessels collided
Comoros-flagged animal transporter Mira collided with Romanian-flagged Cosmina 1 carrying ammonium sulfate.

The Court of Odesa sentenced the head of the “Ukrainian Seamen Association”
The leader of the “Ukrainian Union of Seamen” (USU) Khrystyna Korol received a fine of almost half a million hryvnias. She was also banned from conducting activities for years.

“Seamen” dodger scheme: USU head makes deal with investigators
Odesa activist Khrystyna Korol, who headed the sailors’ union and was detained in December 2022, began to cooperate with the investigation.

Reznikov: Crimea must be liberated for the shipping safety
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, emphasized the need to de-occupy the Crimean peninsula in order to guarantee safety and freedom of navigation in the Black and Azov seas.

USPA again passed the audit of environmental management systems
SE “Administration of Sea Ports of Ukraine” passed a repeated certification audit of the environmental management system.

The media: the USA believes that the UN Secretary General is too “compliant” with russian federation regarding the “Grain Agreement”
The United States believes that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is too eager to meet russian interests when revising the Black Sea Grain Agreement.

Ukraine, Romania and Moldova are strengthening cooperation in the Black Sea
Ukraine, Moldova and Romania agreed to strengthen defense measures in the Black Sea. In particular, the parties plan to jointly patrol the waters of the sea.