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Pre-war contraband was discovered in the Odesa port
In one of the ports of the Odesa region, law enforcement officers discovered contraband hidden in containers.

RCC continues to work-now without russia
After russia’s withdrawal from the grain agreement, the number of RCC inspection groups inspecting vessels with Ukrainian agricultural products increased.

The Port of Odesa can be included to the UNESCO World Heritage List
he center of Odesa, which includes the territory of the Odesa MTP is planned to be included to the UNESCO protection zone.

Turkey showed the construction of the Ukrainian corvette “Hetman Ivan Mazepa”
The Turkish shipbuilding company STM continues to build the first corvette for the Ukrainian Navy under the Ada project at the RMK Marine shipyard in Istanbul.

Verkhovna Rada appointed a new head of the State Property Fund
Rustem Umyerov became the new head of the State Property Fund.

The case of the port “Pivdennyi” will be referred to the court in six months
Already in February, the Specialized Anti-corruption Prosecutor’s Office will refer to the court a criminal proceeding regarding the assignment of more than UAH 60 million in damages to the SE “MTP Pivdennyi”.

Unemployment, theft of grain and microwaves: what is happening in the occupied Ukrainian ports?
Kherson, Mariupol and Berdyansk are three ports occupied by Russian troops. The Russians use Ukrainian enterprises to obtain military equipment from Russia. Also, the occupiers steal grain from farmers or large agricultural enterprises and send it through captured ports to third countries.

The passenger ship made its first voyage through the Dniester liman
A hydrofoil boat made its first voyage, resuming passenger service across the Dniester liman for the first time since 2004.

Shelling of the port: one step forward and two steps back
Opinions of the parties to the “Grain Corridor” Agreement differed regarding the morning attack on the Odesa port. And the military administration has already reported on the wounded as a result of a missile attack on the port.

Unblocking Ukrainian ports – preventing the food security challenges for the world
Ukrainian sea ports have been blocked by Russian navy forces since February 24th, 2022. The rapid closure of seaports caused major logistics disruption not only in Ukraine but in the whole Black Sea region and Eastern Europe.