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Icebreaker Noosfera returned to Odesa: the voyage to Antarctica is postponed again
The icebreaker Noosfera returned to the berth at the Sea Port in Odesa after pre-voyage preparation at the Illichivsk Shipyard (Chornomorsk).

Ukraine will introduce new exams and certificates for drivers of small boats
The Ministry of Infrastructure has published a draft order approving the Procedure for training and confirming the qualifications of boatmasters of small boats and jet skis.

The Cabinet will reduce the staff of the Maritime Administration
The Cabinet of Ministers ordered to increase the number of employees in the Ministry of Infrastructure and the State Tourism Development Agency.

The border guard from the Mariupol port was tried for bribes
The border guard who received and gave bribes in the port of Mariupol was sentenced.

MIU will completely digitize services for seafarers, – Kubrakov
The Minister of Infrastructure, Olexandr Kubrakov, said that the Ministry of Infrastructure plans to completely digitize the seafarers’ certification field.

Illegal import of goods into Ukraine caused damage of 175 million in 2021
In 2021, the State Bureau of Investigation carried out investigations in 636 criminal proceedings in the field of violations of customs control.

Odesa port sold fuelers and tugboats
SE “Odesa Commercial Sea Port” brought four vessels to the hammer.

The flagship of the Ukrainian Navy Hetman Sahaidachny will be repaired by four enterprises
The Ministry of Defense and the State Enterprise “Experimental Design Center of Shipbuilding” signed a contract for the repair of the frigate Hetman Sahaidachny.

Ukraine invited over 60 countries and organizations to Sea Breeze-2022
Ukraine has invited over 60 countries and international organizations to participate in the Ukrainian-American exercise Sea Breeze – 2022.

The ex-Deputy Director of the Odesa CSP will be tried for the “Red warehouses”
The former Deputy Director of the SE “Odesa Commercial Sea Port” is accused of negligence and causing damage to the state budget in the amount of more than UAH 2 million (USD 71.6 thousand).