Black Sea
Black Sea freight stagnates due to low number of deals
Market activity has fallen due to an industry event in Greece — the number of deals concluded was too small to determine the direction of rates.
Russia attacked civilian rescue vessels in the Black Sea
The vessels were under special protection of international humanitarian law — Article 27 of the Second Geneva Convention expressly prohibits attacks on search and rescue vessels.
Romania neutralizes Russian mine that washed ashore from the Black Sea
The Romanian Navy has detonated and neutralized a YRM mine that had washed up on the Black Sea coast.
A sea smuggling channel across the Black Sea was exposed in the Odesa region
As part of the scheme, a ship from unrecognized Abkhazia delivered a batch of counterfeit cigarettes and a drone to the area of Zmiiniy Island, which was probably intended to carry out a terrorist attack.
Russia attacked three foreign ships moving through the Ukrainian maritime corridor
Russia has carried out another attack on civilian shipping in the Black Sea, as a result of which sailors were also injured.
Romania and Bulgaria create hub to counter Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea
The countries are developing the concept of a joint security hub in the Black Sea, in particular, for monitoring the routes of the shadow fleet and demining the water area.
Ship carrying stolen grain returns to Black Sea after being rejected by two countries
A bulk carrier with stolen Ukrainian grain that was not accepted in the ports of Israel and Turkey appears to be returning to Russia.
Greenpeace records Black Sea pollution from Romanian gas project
Greenpeace Romania reported a possible 45 km² spill in the Black Sea, linking the incident to the support vessel Skandi Asserter, which is operating near the Neptun Deep offshore project.
Chinese vessel comes under attack in the Black Sea
On the night of Monday, May 18, the Russian Shahed kamikaze drone attacked a Chinese merchant ship.
Crisis is inevitable: how events in the Strait of Hormuz affect logistics and prices in Ukraine
The Strait of Hormuz is thousands of kilometers from Ukraine, but its crisis is already being felt by Black Sea freight. USM gathered the opinions of Ukrainian experts in the field of shipping and logistics to find out how events in the Middle East affect Ukraine.
