Ukraine
Ukraine is located in Southeast Europe and borders Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Belarus. It has an extensive southern coastline with the Azov and Black Seas. Its seaports include Odessa, Kherson, Berdyansk and Mariupol. On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014. Russia now controls the Azov Sea and occupies the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. It has also blockaded all Ukrainian Black Sea ports which are currently closed to all shipping. (Updated 24.06.2022)
Russia exports grain from occupied Berdyansk port
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) July 1, 2022 – The first vessel carrying grain has left from the Berdyansk port in the Russian-occupied part of the...
Ukraine increases grain exports across the western borders by 50% every month – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 29, 2022 – The Ukrainian government is in the process of reshaping its export logistics plan. This is due to Russian...
Ukrainian delegation attends European Commission Connecting Europe Days 2022
Lyon, France (PortSEurope) June 29, 2022 – A delegation from Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure has attended the European Commission Connecting Europe...
Ukraine and Moldova will restart the Berezine-Basarabeasca railway connection
Chișinău, Moldova (PortSEurope) June 25, 2022 – A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional...
Varna as a back-up solution to Constanta for its overload with Ukrainian cargo
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 27, 2022 – With almost completely destroyed supply chains in Ukraine, blocked Ukrainian Black Sea ports and the...
Greek trade with Russia and Ukraine in April 2022
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 24, 2022 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has released preliminary figures for Greek bilateral trade with...
Turkey and Russia continue talks about reopening Ukrainian ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – A military delegation from Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense went to Moscow yesterday to discuss...
EU extends sanctions on Crimea and city of Sevastopol
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – The European Council has announced the renewal of sanctions introduced by the European Union...
Donetsk People’s Republic says it will use Port of Mariupol to export grain
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – Denis Pushilin, president of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), has commented that...
Russia accused of exporting Ukrainian grain via Sevastopol
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – The U.S. space technology company Maxar has satellite images which show Russian vessels being loaded with...
EU governments will consider providing Ukraine with temporary granaries
Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Markiyan Dmytrasevych addressed at the meeting of the EU Council of Agriculture and Fisheries. He...
European Commission launches platform to optimize Ukrainian grain exports to the EU
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – The European Commission, in cooperation with V_labs and Rail Cargo Group, has launched a grain trading...
Comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the suspension of representatives of the Russian Federation from participation in the work of the Danube Commission
News – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – 16 June 2022 Following the start of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Danube...
Ukraine and Poland signed a joint statement on Ukrainian grain exports
On May 16, 2022, in Warsaw, the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi and his Polish counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of...
Ukraine exports over 1.74 mmt of grain, oilseeds and by-products in May
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 15, 2022 – During May 2022, Ukraine exported more than 1,743 million metric tons (MMT) of grain, oilseeds and by-...
Port of Berdyansk ready to export grain – local official
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – The Port of Berdyansk will be ready to resume grain shipments and wheat deliveries to Turkey are possible....
Posidonia 2022: Greeks to play pivotal role in setting up ‘Solidarity Lanes’
As the world’s largest shipowning and cross-trading nation, Greek owners are set to play a major role in the establishment of Solidarity Lanes – June...