Tag: Ukraine

Ukrainian forces attacked drilling platforms in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas company, the pro-Russian head of the annexed peninsula said on June 20.

Providing an update regarding the ports' situation in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, Standard Club informs about today's situation. 

IUMI published a statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, expressing its hope that regulators will collaborate with shipping to agree that any sanctions are feasible.

Since February, the EU has imposed sixth packages of sanctions against Russia, including targeted restrictive measures (individual sanctions), economic sanctions and diplomatic measures. The EU has also adopted sanctions against Belarus in response to its involvement in the invasion of Ukraine.

With the war in Ukraine and China’s zero-Covid policy, delays and prolonged supply bottlenecks are defining this year’s world trade outlook. Yes, demand is softer, notably from China but the backlog is such that supply chains will remain strained for the rest of the year, ING argues.

Ukrainian media published photos of a product tanker that was allegedly hit by cluster submunition and damaged, on June 1. 

Windward published a report focusing on dark activity and deceptive shipping, trade of sanctioned Russian crude oil, and trade flow in the Black Sea since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Civil vessels may safely use the Azov Sea port of Mariupol in Ukraine as the danger from mines has been eliminated, the Russian defence ministry said on May 26.

The war in Ukraine has prompted the European Union and other bodies to impose a number of sanctions on Russia. The extensive import of energy (crude oil, oil products, LNG, coal) is not (yet) affected by sanctions, but the export and transhipment of containers in particular suffers from the uncertainty caused by the war and the sanctions, mentions the Port of Rotterdam authority.

The US will support Ukraine with crucial equipment in its war against Russia, as a huge cargo ship at the Belgian port of Antwerp got ready to set sail for Germany.