ports
Freight rates in Odesa region ports remain stable
The intensification of trade activity did not lead to an increase in freight rates due to the sufficient availability of tonnage. This was reported by Spike Brokers analysts. Rates for transportation from the Danube ports to the east coast of Italy remain stable. Also, the large number of available ships in deep-sea ports restrains the…
The auction for the sale of the Belgorod-Dniester port was extended until September 24
This decision was made by the State Property Fund after there were not enough participants at the privatization auction on September 16. This was reported by Delo with reference to the State Property Fund. The department said that the reason for the postponement was the lack of interest from potential buyers. Companies participating in the…
Russians are jamming GPS in the Black Sea to interfere with Ukrainian intelligence
The Russians installed a GPS jamming complex near the Gelendzhik port in Novorossiysk to hide the location of their ships. This was revealed during the analysis of information from AIS, which is used in civil shipping, “Militarnyi” reports. Specialists noticed that the location of the Russian ships according to the signal differed from their actual…
Russia earned up to $6 billion from stolen Ukrainian grain
Russia earned at least $6 billion from Ukrainian grain stolen in the temporarily occupied territories. Russia and its proxies have made at least six billion dollars in stolen grain, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture Markiyan Dmytrasevich, at least 4 million tons of grain from the occupied territories of Ukraine…
Shipowners from Turkey more often “come” to the ports of Great Odesa
The largest number of vessels that entered the ports of Odesa region in August belonged to shipowners from Turkey and Greece. Andriy Klymenko, head of the Monitoring Group of the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies, announced this. In August 2024, 231 vessels were involved in the export of grain and other cargoes from the…
Ukraine exported more than $19 billion worth of goods through the maritime corridor
During the year of existence of the Ukrainian maritime corridor, Ukraine exported goods worth more than 19 billion US dollars. From August 2023 to August 2024, Ukraine exported goods worth $19.2 billion (85.9 million tons) by sea. This is stated in the draft law on the state budget for 2025. Ukraine, in particular, sent $15.8…
During two years, Russia destroyed 280 objects of the port infrastructure of Ukraine
Russian attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine are systemic in nature and could lead to starvation for a million people. This opinion was expressed by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the conference “United for Justice. Accountability for the Attacks against Civilian Objects”. “The destruction of grain terminals and port infrastructure causes economic…
Ports of Great Odesa can switch to gas generation
Ports of Odesa region want to recover from cogeneration gas-piston plants. Oleh Kiper, the head of Odesa Regional Military Administrartion, announced this during the “Odesa Economic Revival Forum”, writes Ukrinform. According to him, the introduction of gas-fired electricity generation to power the ports is necessary. “Currently, 70% of energy goes directly to the port, the…
4,052 wagons with grain are heading to the ports of Great Odesa
During the week, the accumulation of wagons heading to the ports of Odesa increased by 92 units. This is reported by Rail.Insider with reference to the online meeting of representatives of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia”. It also became known that the volumes of average daily unloading and loading decreased. On average, 933 wagons with grain are unloaded…
Nibulon and Nika-Tera are interested in the Bilhorod-Dnister port
Ukrainian companies Nibulon and Nika-Tera are interested in the privatization of the Bilhorod-Dnister port. Oksana Kiktenko, director of the Belgorod-Dniester port, said this in a comment to LIGA. According to her, Dmytro Firtash’s SME Nika-Ter LLC, Andriy Vadaturskyi’s Nibulon and Vadym Yermolayev’s Potoky are interested in port privatization. In particular, many specialists of “Nibulon” who…