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)
Update: Three big cargo ships defying Russian blockade entered Ukrainian ports
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 22, 2023 – Three more big cargo ships defied the Russian navy blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea harbours on September...
Three big cargo ships heading to Ukrainian ports defying Russian blockade
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 22, 2023 – Three more big cargo ships defy the Russian navy blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea harbours and are heading...
Large grain ship has left Chornomorsk port
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 22, 2023 – The Aroyat ship has left the Port of Chornomorsk, said Oleksandr Kubrakov said Ukrainian deputy prime...
Danube Shipping Company asks for ship-to-ship grain transfers
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 20, 2023 – The Danube Shipping Company (DSC) has asked Romania’s Black Sea Port of Constanta to allow...
First ship hit by a mine in Black Sea – unconfirmed
Sulina, Romania (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – General cargo ship Seama (4,300 DWT) under the flag of Togo became the first vessel to be allegedly hit...
First cargo vessel left Chornomorsk port defying Russian blockade
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – The first vessel since Russia exited the UN-brokered deal for the export of Ukrainian grain via the...
Container ship from Odessa arrives in Cagliari
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – The Mediterranean Intermodal Terminal Operator (MITO) terminal in Cagliari has welcomed the...
Update: Two cargo ships entered Chornomorsk
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 17, 2023 – The first two cargo ships that defied the Russian navy blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports entered...
Fifth ship went through Russian blockade in the last day of NATO exercise
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 16, 2023 – In the last month, a fifth ship has left Odessa region ports despite the Moscow-announced blockade of...
Oleksandr Kubrakov: The first civilian ships used the temporary corridor in the direction of Ukrainian ports
News Release – Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine – September 16, 2023 After using the temporary corridor for the exit of ships blocked due to...
Oleksandr Kubrakov: Another ship blocked due to the war has left Odessa
News Release – Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine – September 15, 2023 The bulk carrier PUMA (Cayman Islands) left Odesa Seaport this morning...
EU: Ukraine agrees to introduce measures to avoid a renewed surge in EU imports
European Commission – Press release – September 15, 2023 Following the expiry of the restrictive measures on Ukrainian exports ofgrain and other...
Three Seas Initiative expands, Ukraine is associate state
Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) September 14, 2023 – Representatives of the 12 participating states of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) met in Bucharest...
Second Russian drone attack in a week against Izmail and Reni
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 13, 2023 – A second Russian drone attack in a week early on September 13 damaged grain infrastructure in...
Modernised Constanta port to handle 4 mln tonnes of Ukrainian grain monthly
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – An ambitious 721.3 million lei (145.2 million euro) plan to modernise the infrastructure at the...
Rail freight transport between Latvia and Ukraine important for both countries
8 September 2023 Management of SJSC “Latvijas dzelzceļš” earlier this week met with Ambassador of the Ukraine to Latvia, H. E. Mr Anatolii Kutsevol to...
NATO naval exercise near Danube delta, Russia losing its grip on Black Sea
Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) September 10, 2023 – Romanian and United States naval forces are the organisers of a multinational naval exercise Sea...
Reuters: Lloyd’s in talks with the UN for insurance of Ukrainian grain shipments
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – Lloyd’s of London is in talks with the United Nations (UN) over providing insurance cover...