Black Sea

The French Foreign Ministry condemned Russian attacks on merchant ships near Bulgaria and Romania and called for a moratorium on shelling in the Black Sea.

In particular, the countries have intensified the dialogue on the security of agricultural exports, and also raised the issue of global food security.

After new attacks on ships in the Black Sea, insurance brokers are recording an increase in the number of requests for war risk coverage for calls to Ukrainian ports.

Significant grain stocks are accumulating in the Black Sea region due to restrictions on sea exports from Ukraine and Russia.

As of October 12, there are about 70 vessels in the Sulina roadstead. At the same time, the 44th mile area has been almost completely unloaded.

The pontiff’s appeal came during Sunday prayers in St. Peter’s Square.

The military insurance market for ships passing through the Black Sea is testing rates at 0.6–1% of the ship’s cost, while last week they were 0.2–0.5%.

The Minister of National Defense of Turkey has named the Black Sea direction among the key issues of the country’s security policy.

The European Union has called on Russia to stop attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea, and has also announced cooperation with Bulgaria and Romania in the wake of the latest attacks.

The Liberian-flagged AFRAMAX RIO oil tanker caught fire on October 6 in the Black Sea near Sochi.