Grain
Port activities linked to the handling of grain and grain products. Includes imports, exports, storage and grain terminal facilities. Regarding ports, currently, the main news subject is Ukrainian grain exports. Exports stopped when the Russian invasion started on February 24, 2022. Following a July agreement, partial grain exports have resumed.
Update: Three big cargo ships defying Russian blockade entered Ukrainian ports
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) September 22, 2023 – The Aroyat ship has left the Port of Chornomorsk, said Oleksandr Kubrakov said Ukrainian deputy prime...
Port of Constanta invest to boost grain capacity
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) September 21, 2023 – Constanta is now a key port for the export of Ukrainian grain. It receives grain via waterways...
First ship hit by a mine in Black Sea – unconfirmed
Sulina, Romania (PortSEurope) September 20, 2023 – General cargo ship Seama (4,300 DWT) under the flag of Togo became the first vessel to be allegedly hit by...
New grain terminals in the ports of Azov and Rostov
Azov, Russia (PortSEurope) September 20, 2023 – TD RIF, one of Russia’s top grain exporters, will invest in the expansion and reconstruction of the...
First cargo vessel left Chornomorsk port defying Russian blockade
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 19, 2023 – The first vessel since Russia exited the UN-brokered deal for the export of Ukrainian grain via the...
Update: Two cargo ships entered Chornomorsk
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) September 16, 2023 – In the last month, a fifth ship has left Odessa region ports despite the Moscow-announced blockade of...
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...
100,000 tons of Ukrainian grain exported via the Port of Rijeka, Croatia
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) September 14, 2023 – Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, approximately 100,000 tons of Ukrainian agricultural products...
Second Russian drone attack in a week against Izmail and Reni
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 13, 2023 – A second Russian drone attack in a week early on September 13 damaged grain infrastructure in...
Russia’s grain to go to Persian Gulf via Turkmenbashi port
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) September 12, 2023 – Turkmenistan is negotiating with Russia on the transit transportation of grain from...
Modernised Constanta port to handle 4 mln tonnes of Ukrainian grain monthly
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) September 11, 2023 – An ambitious 721.3 million lei (145.2 million euro) plan to modernise the infrastructure at the...
1 million tonnes of Russian grain to go to Turkey for processing
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) September 10, 2023 – About 1 million tonnes of Russian grain will be delivered to Turkey for processing and subsequent...
Reuters: Lloyd’s in talks with the UN for insurance of Ukrainian grain shipments
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) September 7, 2023 – Lloyd’s of London is in talks with the United Nations (UN) over providing insurance cover...
United Nations Black Sea Grain Initiative – grain statistics
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) September 5, 2023 – The Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed on July 27, 2022, enabling limited exports of Ukrainian...