Tag: Ukraine

On Wednesday, Romanian officials evacuated the crew of a Togo-flagged general cargo ship, following an explosion that occurred on board the vessel near the Romanian port of Sulina.

Drone attacks on the Danube estuary ports in late August broadened Russian attempts to prevent Ukraine from exporting grain, but other rising risks to regional maritime safety are also calling for special attention from P&I, according to Nick Taylor, Head of Coastal & Inland, NorthStandard.

On 16th September, two cargo ships arrived at a Ukrainian port after travelling through the Black Sea using a new route, a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Kyiv.

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) annual conference is currently underway, taking place 17-20 September in Edinburgh, under the common theme of strength and stability in turbulent seas.

On 26th August, a second container ship sailed through a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Ukraine’s government, after Russia halted a wartime agreement aimed at ensuring safe grain exports from the invaded country’s ports.

The Hong Kong-flagged, 9,400 TEU container ship Joseph Schulte, left Odessa port on Wednesday after being stranded at Odessa port for 18 months due to the ongoing war.

Russia has warned that ships travelling to Ukraine's Black Sea ports, will be considered potential military targets as Kyiv said it would set up a temporary shipping route to continue grain exports following Moscow’s withdrawal from a deal that permitted food shipments from Ukraine’s ports.

According to International news, Russia struck Ukraine's port of Odesa with missiles and drones on 18th July, a day after pulling out of a United Nations-backed deal to let Kyiv export grain.

After the Russian Government didn't extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the deal expired yesterday. As a result, ship insurers are considering suspending coverage for any ships prepared to sail to Ukraine.

Despite the fact that EU is considering a proposal to allow a Russian bank under sanctions to carve-out a subsidiary that would reconnect to the global financial network, a Kremlin spokesperson announced that Russia likely won't renew the deal.