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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.
Ukrainian-made combat boats were handed over to the military
Volunteers handed over GALAXY Trident 8 multipurpose combat boats to the Ukrainian military.
The russians took out the stolen metal through the port of Mariupol
A ship carrying construction materials arrived at the port of Mariupol from russian federation. Then the ship took out another batch of stolen rolled metal.
Former employees of the Kherson port are suspected of treason
The Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office informed three former employees of the Kherson River Port about the suspicion in absentia.
Novinsky’s terminals and shipyards were seized
The court seized the property of the sanctioned oligarch Vadym Novinskyi. In particular, we are talking about shipbuilding plants and a terminal in Ochakiv, which were part of the Smart Holding group, where Novinsky was a beneficiary until the beginning of 2023.