Tag: Ukraine

The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has far-reaching repercussions, says Drewry, assessing the immediate impact on the main shipping sectors.

Ukraine called Greece to shut its ports to Russian vessels and stop business with Russian companies in an effort to increase pressure on Moscow to end the war, Ukraine's ambassador to Greece said.

The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) welcomed the decision of the IMO Extraordinary Council Session about the urgent establishment of a safe maritime corridor.

The European Union has announced its next package of sanctions against Russia, following the invasion of Ukraine on February.

With shipowners taking additional efforts to safely evacuate seafarers who are trapped in the Black Sea,  22 crew members from the Philippines on MTM Rio Grande were evacuated with the help of private armed personnel.

Three Panama-flagged ships have been hit by missiles in the Black Sea, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. 

ShipMedCare, a tele-medical service provider in Greece which specializes in medical tele-consulting services to shipping companies and seafarers, joined forces with Prime Marine to help battle the humanitarian crisis affecting the families of their seafarers.

Ukraine has recommended reducing the number of ship's crew for vessels currently located in the ports of Ukraine to the minimal safe number to keep vessels operational and the evacuation of seafarers via humanitarian corridors to neighbouring countries.

Predictive Maritime Intelligence company Windward releases insights on how moral sanctions affect world fleet availability.

After months of being trapped at sea due to the pandemic, the current war in Ukraine is holding hundreds of thousands of seafarers hostage from the global merchant fleet. This can have a major impact on maritime transport, says the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association.