Sulina
After a seven-day closure of Sulina, about 80 vessels have accumulated at the roadstead
After the resumption of the Sulina Canal, vessel traffic is gradually recovering, but about 80 vessels are still waiting at the Sulina roadstead, and about 40 more are inside the Danube.
About 125 vessels have accumulated on Sulina due to a week-long break in navigation
The queue of vessels continues to grow at the approaches to the Sulina Canal due to the prolonged closure of navigation due to bad weather.
Barge freight continues to grow amid closure of the Sulina Canal
In the fire segment, a significant gap between charterers’ and shipowners’ rates remains, while demand for barge tonnage is pushing prices up.
Sulina Canal closed due to bad weather, queue of ships grows again
The Sulina Canal remains closed to navigation due to bad weather, and about 70 vessels have accumulated in the roadstead.
The queue to enter the Sulina Canal has begun to shorten
The queue of vessels entering the Sulina Canal is decreasing, but the situation with the exit to the Black Sea remains difficult.
In Sulina, the commission will start vessel registration an hour earlier
The Sulina Canal has changed the schedule for the clearance of vessels going out to sea: the commission at mile 36 will now start work at 08:00 — an hour earlier.
Vessel registration procedures have been changed in Sulina to speed up movement through the canal
In Sulina and Tulcea, certain procedures for vessel clearance in the upstream and downstream directions of the Danube have been changed.
Sulinа Canal closed to shipping due to high waves
The Sulina Canal was temporarily closed to shipping on September 14 due to high waves.
Tonnage shortage and congestion at Sulina pushed up rates for grain transportation from Ukraine
Coaster tonnage shortages and delays on the Sulina Canal continue to drive up the cost of grain shipments from Ukrainian ports to Egypt.
In Sulina, the queue to exit the canal is growing: the waiting time has reached 3-4 days
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.
