Tag: Ukraine

The Republic of the Marshall Islands has lowered the security level setting for vessels operating within the Russian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to Security Level II but urges a setting of Security Level III for all RMI- registered vessels operating in the EEZ of Ukraine.

Greece offered a potential alternative route for Ukrainian grain exports, to aid in the movement of goods after the expiration of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. 

According to the UK Government, intelligence reveals Russia may use sea mines to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea to deter the export of Ukrainian grain.

Danish Shipping and the Ukrainian trade union Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine (MTWTU) have put pen to paper on a collective agreement initially covering Ukrainian officers on Danish-flagged ships.

Miller (re)insurance broker, Clearwater Dynamics (CWD) and the Ukrainian Authorities, have joined forces to offer full War Risks insurance coverage for vessels operating in the Black Sea.

According to Oleksandr Kubrakov, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, three more cargo vessels use the route to the ports of Chornomorsk and Pivdenij in the Black Sea, poised to facilitate the loading of export products.

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.