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Ukraine is negotiating with Poland to increase rail transit and plans to increase exports through Polish ports.

The problem of queues on the Sulina Canal has begun to concern not only the entrance, but also the exit. Currently, about 13 vessels are waiting to exit the canal.

The Defense Forces struck the naval base in Novorossiysk. As a result of the attack, Russian warships were hit.

On the morning of September 9, Russian troops again attacked the port near Mykolaiv, which has remained blocked since 2022.

Despite the lack of an alternative to the ports of Great Odesa for exports, the state is working to create conditions for the development of a private fleet.

Albania has banned the oil tanker HANUMAN, which belongs to the Russian “shadow fleet”, from entering the port of Durres.

In August, the share of diesel fuel imports through the ports of southern Ukraine decreased to 33% compared to 50% a year earlier.

Freight rates for grain transportation from Ukrainian Danube ports have increased sharply due to the shortage of available tonnage and the increase in waiting times for passage through the Sulina Canal.

Latvia and Lithuania are considering restrictions on the transshipment of Russian grain through their ports amid growing transit from Russia.

The parties discussed the consequences of Russian attacks on the port infrastructure of Great Odesa, risks for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products and possible directions for strengthening support for Ukrainian agricultural producers from Italy.