Seamen

Mykola Kravchuk announced the end of his activities as the head of the Shipping Administration. Mykola Kravchuk reported this on Facebook. He reported that the Shipping Administration ensured uninterrupted operation of services and opened the possibility of issuing a seafarer’s identity card abroad – in Warsaw. Since September 2025, documents of citizens have been accepted…

Last year, his container ship collided with a tanker off the east coast of Great Britain. The accident killed 38-year-old Filipino Mark Pernia.

The captain of the Grinch tanker, which is linked to the Russian shadow fleet, has been released from arrest in France. At the same time, the vessel remains at anchor near Marseille under the protection of the Navy, while the investigation is ongoing.

The Shipping Administration held a meeting on the employment of Ukrainian seafarers on ships of the so-called “shadow fleet”.

The Marinera tanker is linked to Venezuela. After the blockade announced by the US, the vessel changed jurisdiction to Russian, trying to avoid detention.

Georgia has expressed its readiness to share with Ukraine its own experience in improving the seafarers’ training system.

The Ukrainian Maritime Transport Workers’ Union appealed to the Prime Minister of Ukraine regarding the inadmissibility of creating additional barriers for Ukrainian seafarers.

Moscow expects the United States to release the Russian crew of a Venezuelan-linked tanker.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that on December 25, nine sailors captured by pirates were released from captivity, including two citizens of Ukraine.

The institution has issued the first confirmation document for the certificate of a merchant vessel pilot for navigation on EU inland waterways.