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Ukrainian standards for training seafarers recognized by IMO committee
Ukraine’s results in the field of seafarer certification have been highly appreciated at the international level.

Ukrainian sailor who was discharged from ship managed to receive $2,500 in compensation
The Ukrainian Maritime Transport Workers’ Union (ITF) and the Ukrainian Maritime Transport Workers’ Union (MTWTU) helped defend the rights of a Ukrainian seafarer whose contract was terminated early by the shipowner.

The Cabinet of Ministers dismissed the head of the Shipping Administration
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dismissed Yevheniy Ignatenko from the post of Head of the Shipping Administration.

The business of the former head of Rosneft, who owns the port, is being confiscated
Former head of Rosneft Sergey Bogdanchikov has become a defendant in the lawsuit of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation to the Sakhalin Arbitration Court. Sergey Bogdanchikov headed the largest oil company in Russia from 1998 to 2010, writes NV Бізнес NV Business. As part of this lawsuit, similar to those filed by Russian…

Families of sailors of the Russian Black Sea Fleet are forced to leave Crimea, — Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Families of sailors of the Russian Black Sea Fleet are forced to return from Crimea to Russia.

A mass of jellyfish contaminated with fuel oil washed up on the coast of the Odesa region
In the Odesa region, a mass release of jellyfish contaminated with fuel oil from Russian tankers was discovered on the coast.

Abandoned Russian tanker to be removed from port in Poland due to threat to shipping safety
The abandoned Russian vessel Khatanga will be removed from the Polish port due to a threat to shipping safety, the Ministry of Infrastructure reported.

Britain is developing Wasp and Snapper naval drones for Ukraine
The UK is developing Wasp and Snapper naval drones to support Ukraine in the Black Sea.

The financial director of an Odesa agricultural enterprise will appear in court
The products, the profits from which were hidden, were exported by sea through one of the ports of the region to China and India.

Ukrainian and Portuguese seafarers’ unions sign memorandum
The Trade Union of Maritime Transport Workers of Ukraine has signed a memorandum with a Portuguese trade union.