Ukraine
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Dry Cargo
Hours left before Black Sea grain deal expires
A frantic day of diplomacy is expected Monday as the deal to allow Ukraine to ship grain via the Black…
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Ukraine readies to shift more grain via the Danube
Ukrainian officials will be keeping an eye on water levels along the Danube this summer as more grain exports look…
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Europe
Danica falls victim to Russian missile attack on Odesa
Offices of Ukrainian crewing specialist Danica Maritime Services in Odesa were damaged during a ‘severe missile attack’ by Russian forces.
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Operations
AIS hackers create Russian ‘Z’ war symbol off Crimea
With Russia gearing up to defend its captured territories from an expected counter-offensive from Ukrainian forces, a brazen act of…
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Black Sea grain deal gets two-month extension
The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two more months. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan first announced the…
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Black Sea Grain Initiative renewed
The United Nations said on Saturday that the Black Sea Grain Initiative has been renewed, allowing for grain exports from…
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Dry Cargo
Russia allows 60-day extension to the Black Sea Grain Initiative
With just days to go until the latest period of the Black Sea Grain Initiative was due to expire, Russia…
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Containers
Maersk restarts direct bookings to Ukraine
Maersk has restarted direct bookings to war-torn Ukraine from across the world. Conceding that logistics operations in and around the…
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Europe
Ukraine pressures Greek owners to stop moving Russian oil
The Ukrainian government is attempting to put pressure on some famous names in Greek shipping who continue to trade with…
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Finance and Insurance
Ukraine to establish $500m ship insurance fund
In a bid to get more grain exports moving, Ukraine’s parliament has approved a $500m insurance fund to offer compensation…
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Europe
How shipping navigated its way through 12 months of war in Ukraine
3.40 am Kyiv time a year ago. War started by air, land, and sea. Immediately global trade suffered dislocations that…
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Dry Cargo
Ukraine seeks changes to the Black Sea Grain Initiative
Ukraine is gearing up to renegotiate the terms of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal with warring foe Russia…
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Europe
Ukrainian seafarers now back in labour force
Ukrainian seafarers have largely returned to international shipping thereby restoring balance in crew availability, reports Danica Crewing Specialists on the…
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Operations
Shipping calls on the UN to evacuate hundreds of seafarers stuck in Ukraine
More than 30 shipping organisations and companies are urging the United Nations to prioritise the immediate release of seafarers and…
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Finance and Insurance
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation to receive $22.48m pay-out for vessel hit by rocket in Ukraine
State-run Bangladesh Shipping Corporation will get a $22.48m pay-out from insurers over its abandoned bulk carrier, , which has been…
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Dry Cargo
Grain exports out of Ukraine set to accelerate this month
After grain shipments out of Ukraine’s three export ports on the Black Sea slumped to a four-month low in January,…
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Operations
Turkish powerships move a step closer to supplying Ukraine
Turkey’s Karpowership has moved a step closer to supplying electricity to Ukraine via its floating power plants, known as powerships.…
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Contributions
Maritime media’s Russia-Ukraine coverage lacks balance
Self-appointed maritime media critic Santosh Patil takes us and others to task over how we have covered this year’s war…
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Dry Cargo
Grain from Ukraine scheme launched by Zelenskiy
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has unveiled a new Grain from Ukraine scheme, with his nation determined to get up to 60…
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Operations
Ukrainian crew supply nearly in balance
Danica Crewing Specialists reports that the availability of Ukrainian seafarers has increased to the point that there is now a…
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