Shipping Administration

The Shipping Administration has a new deputy for digitalization
The Cabinet of Ministers appointed the deputy head of the Shipping Administration of Ukraine for issues of digital development, digital transformations and digitalization.

IMO introduced changes regarding the certification of Ukrainian seamen
Ukrainian seafarers can verify documents at the Shipping Administration.

The Shipping Administration issued the first seaman’s diploma under the new procedure
The Shipping Administration has issued the first qualification document in the order provided, taking into account international requirements and practices approved by the government.

The site of the Shipping Administration was subjected to a cyber attack
The official website of the Shipping Administration is temporarily down due to the attack.

Ukrainian seamen are urged not to use the “Sailor’s Cabinet”
Qualification documents can be obtained either from the Shipping Administration or from Morrichservice.

Personnel changes were made in the Shipping Administration
The Cabinet of Ministers dismissed Yulia Vorona from the post of first deputy head of the State Service of Maritime and Inland Water Transport and Shipping (Shipping Administration).

The Shipping Administration has updated the contact center for seafarers
The State Service of Sea and Inland Water Transport and Shipping of Ukraine has opened an updated contact center for seafarers’ consultations.

Two deputy heads of the Shipping Administration were dismissed
The Cabinet of Ministers dismissed the deputy heads of the Shipping Administration, Anatoly Ivankevich and Viktor Vyshnyov.

The Shipping Administration has added a new service
The Shipping Administration has started registering the logbooks of inland navigation vessels.

Rada proposes to allow the Shipping Administration to close rivers during wartime
Transport Committee of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has proposed giving the Shipping Administration the authority to suspend river shipping during a state of war or emergency.