Black Sea

The Suez Canal, which for decades was an important part of the trade route between Asia and Europe, is no longer a sustainable solution. Despite the formal decrease in military activity in the Red Sea, the shipping market has not returned to its pre-crisis logic.

In turn, the market is now experiencing planning uncertainty, with which carriers enter 2026. USM tells what challenges await the industry in 2026 and what Ukrainian logisticians advise to do.

Shipowners are bracing for higher insurance costs amid the risk of new Russian attacks on Ukrainian export infrastructure. Shipowners operating in the Black Sea are expressing concern about possible Russian attacks on ships carrying Ukrainian grain and ammonia, according to the Financial Times. Against this backdrop, insurance companies are already seeing a threefold increase in…

The maneuvers are designed to strengthen the interoperability of fleets against the backdrop of threats in the Black Sea.

The Russian boat tried to land a unit of airborne troops on the Tendrivska Spit.

The Navy destroyed two sea mines near the Black Sea coast.

The influx of orders for the transportation of Ukrainian grain is no longer stimulating the market, but the barge segment on the Danube is still growing.

A drone was discovered on a beach near Istanbul. The find was handed over to military sappers for examination.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports an increase in the missile threat: Russian submarines may now carry six missiles instead of four.

Two ships collided in the port of Novorossiysk due to gale force winds.

The enemy is shelling Zmiinyi to create tension around the sea lanes