Tag: Ukraine

According to Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD, maritime trade is going through a historic moment of crisis and disruption. However, this is also an opportunity for maritime to further evolve and provide critical solutions.

The fifth annual Global Maritime Issues Monitor reveals that senior maritime decision-makers believe the maritime industry will be most impacted by the decarbonization of shipping and new environmental regulations in the next decade.

165 ships carrying 3.7 million tonnes of agricultural products on board have left Ukraine under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, according to the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry.

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.

Around 82 ships with 418 seafarers remain stuck around Ukrainian ports despite the opening of the Black Sea Grain Corridor.

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.

The UK is giving underwater drones to Ukraine and training Ukrainian personnel in Britain to use them to clear their coastline of mines.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted the resolution “On Amendments to the Rules for Crossing the State Border by Citizens of Ukraine” initiated by the Ministry of Infrastructure, which allows certain groups of seafarers to travel abroad during martial law.