Seamen

The spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, Dmytro Pletenchuk, reported on the consequences of Russian attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea.

The Ukrainian Maritime Transport Workers’ Union has secured the release of detained Ukrainian seafarers.

The senior mate of the ship “Belgrade” tried to secretly transport cannabis and devices for smoking it through the port of Izmail.

The Head of the Shipping Administration of Ukraine, Yevgenii Ignatenko, reported on two years of work in the department. “Today is my last working day at the Shipping Administration – it’s time to move on,” he wrote. Ignatenko thanked Oleksandr Kubrakov and Oleksiy Kuleba, as well as his team, crew representatives, port captains, international partners…

Ukraine’s results in the field of seafarer certification have been highly appreciated at the international level.

The Norwegian Trade Union has criticized the practice of cooperation between Norwegian shipowners and Russian crews.

The Shipping Administration and the Ukrainian Maritime Trade Union Union discussed joint steps to protect the rights of seafarers and strengthen Ukraine’s position at the global level.

Representatives of the maritime community have appealed to the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine to simplify the certification procedure for seafarers.

The Main Intelligence Directorate, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, evacuated three Ukrainian sailors who had been held captive for over a year.

Yemeni Houthis have released the crew of the commercial vessel Galaxy Leader. It is known that Ukrainians were among the crew.