Tag: Russia

On 19 September the EU further amended its FAQS clarifying the application of provisions relating to the carriage of certain cargoes from Russia, including coal and other solid fossil fuels as well as certain types of fertilizer.

According to Cyprus's President, Nicos Anastasiades, the EU needs to ensure that its Russia sanctions do not negatively impact the bloc or individual member states.

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to leave the Black Sea Grain Initiative, claiming that not enough grain was going to the world’s poor.

Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey are already being achieved, a senior UN official said, pointing to the steady decrease in international food prices and the increasing availability of badly needed grain from Ukraine as signs of early success.

The U.S. Treasury issued new guidance on a proposed Western price cap on Russian oil exports, saying that maritime services providers would not be held liable for false pricing information provided by buyers and sellers of Russian crude.

Activists from Greenpeace Nordic have stopped the ship Coral Energy from unloading its cargo of Russian fossil gas at an LNG terminal in Sweden.

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has highlighted the significant progress on the implementation of Black Sea Grain Initiative and critical role of seafarers in delivering global trade, during visits to Odesa, Ukraine and Constanta, Romania. 

IMO informed about updated procedures regarding the Black Sea Grain Initiative. According to the latest update, the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) approved the final version of the “Procedures for Merchant Vessels” engaged in the Initiative.

On 10 August 2022 the EU published updated FAQs clarifying the application of provisions relating to the carriage of certain cargoes from Russia, including coal and other solid fossil fuels as well as certain types of fertilizer.

Ships exporting Ukraine grain through the Black Sea will be protected by a 10 nautical mile buffer zone, according to long-awaited procedures agreed by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations.