Black Sea

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.

The ship belonged to Turkey, which is making diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the situation in the Black Sea.

India has stepped up talks with Ukraine and Russia on Black Sea shipping security, grain exports and a possible halt to certain types of strikes, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said.

The cargo ship EMIL, which was hit by a drone near Odesa in August, is drifting in the Black Sea without a crew and without the ability to maneuver in the direction of Bulgarian waters.

The Turkish ship Royad Mammadov, which was carrying grain, was hit by a drone in the Black Sea.

Instead, the funds will be used to restore damaged assets and develop alternative logistics routes.