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Unvaccinated people were suspended from work in Ukrainian ports
Unvaccinated port workers are suspended from work in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Health, which entered into force on December 9th.

MIU proposed a single document for state inspections in the field of IWT
The Ministry of Infrastructure has published a draft order on the creation of a unified form of documents on inspections by government agencies of companies in the field of sea and river transport.

Olena Kryvoruchko approved as Head of Ukrinfraproject
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the new Head of the State Agency for Infrastructure Projects Olena Kryvoruchko.

The issue of seafarers’ forms and passports has been fully resolved, – Maritime Administration
The Maritime Administration reported on the situation with the training centers and the documents of the seafarers.

Ukrainian Navy wants two more Island boats
The naval forces of Ukraine want to increase the number of American Island boats in the fleet to 7 units.

Co-owner of TIS hid almost UAH 70 million from NACP
Oleg Kutateladze, a Deputy of the Odesa Regional Council, did not declare UAH 69.9 million (USD 2.56 million), which was one of the largest undeclared amounts identified by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention.

MIU proposes to cancel documents for cargo shipping
The Ministry of Infrastructure has published a draft order, which proposes to abandon the Rules for the execution of documents for transportation by sea.

New members of the Supervisory Board of the USPA will be approved in January
Two new independent members of the USPA Supervisory Board will be approved in January.

Panama Maritime Authority: crew changes, COVID-19, office in Ukraine
At the end of 2020, the Panama Maritime Authority, the leader in the number of vessels registered under its flag, opened an official representative office in Ukraine, namely in Odessa. Juan Maltez, the Director of the General Directorate of Seafarers of Panama Maritime Authority, and Evgeniy Sukachev, the Head of the office of Panama Maritime Authority in Ukraine, talk about crew change issues, the benefits of the Panamanian flag and cooperation between the Panama Maritime Authority and Ukraine.

Two naval bases are being built in Ukraine at once
Ukraine begins the actual construction of two naval bases – in Ochakov and Berdyansk.