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Friday, October 25, 2024
Putin to Examine Black Sea Shipping Proposals From Turkey’s Erdogan
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Putin to Examine Black Sea Shipping Proposals From Turkey’s Erdogan

MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, had proposed reviving contacts

October 25, 2024
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Ukraine coast guardsman manning a deck gun with an oil tanker in the background
Navy

Black Sea War: Russia is Losing to Ukraine but Winning with China

by Colin Flint (Utah State University) The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has played out largely on land and in the air. It is a bitterly

October 9, 2024
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Friday, September 13, 2024
Photo of the MV Aya shared by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Shipping

Russian Missile Strike on Civilian Ship in Black Sea Escalates Maritime Tensions

A Russian-launched missile strike on a civilian bulk carrier in the Black Sea this week marks the first direct attack on a merchant vessel in the region since

September 13, 2024
Total Views: 9433

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Photo of the MV Aya shared by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Russian Missile Strikes Civilian Grain Ship in Black Sea, Sparking International Concern

By Pavel Polityuk, Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth KYIV, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of using strategic bombers to

September 12, 2024
Total Views: 5681

Friday, August 16, 2024
Palau-flagged bulk carrier Aroyat is pictured at sea, in this picture obtained from social media and released on September 22, 2023. Oleksandr Kubrakov via X/via REUTERS
Shipping

Ukraine Grain Trader Says Too Risky to Rely on Black Sea Ports

(Bloomberg) — Ukraine’s crucial Black Sea grain ports are again shipping out hefty amounts, but one major trader plans to keep exporting large volumes

August 16, 2024
Total Views: 1212

Saturday, August 10, 2024
Black Sea Oil & Gas Midia
Defense

Ukraine Says It Hit An Offshore Gas Platform Used By Russian Forces

KYIV, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s navy and military intelligence have attacked and damaged a former offshore gas platform

August 10, 2024
Total Views: 4995

Saturday, July 20, 2024
Cargo ship Despina V, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas//File Photo
Shipping

Ukraine Warns Ships Of Scrambled GPS Navigation In Black Sea

By Áine Quinn Jul 20, 2024(Bloomberg) –Ukraine’s seaports authority warned shipowners not to rely on a key navigation tool, as satellite

July 20, 2024
Total Views: 1748

Thursday, July 11, 2024
Cameroon-flagged small bulker USKO MFU is pictures in Tuzla anchorage, east Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Shipping

Ukraine Seizes Cargo Ship, Detains Captain for Exporting ‘Looted’ Grain

KYIV, July 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine seized a foreign cargo ship in the Black Sea off its Odesa region and detained the captain on suspicion of

July 11, 2024
Total Views: 1358

Saturday, May 18, 2024
Ukrainian coast guard patrols the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Shipping

Romania Searching For Three Missing Crew After Ship Sinks In Black Sea

BUCHAREST, May 18 (Reuters) – Romanian rescue teams were searching on Saturday for three missing crew members of a cargo ship that sank off the Black

May 18, 2024
Total Views: 8397

Sunday, April 14, 2024
Turkish Strait Oil Tanker
News

Ukraine War Enters New Phase With Oil In The Crosshairs

By Daryna Krasnolutska (Bloomberg) Russia and Ukraine may have struggled to shift things significantly on the battlefield for more than 16 months, but a new

April 14, 2024
Total Views: 2237

Friday, March 1, 2024
Palau-flagged bulk carrier Aroyat is pictured at sea, in this picture obtained from social media and released on September 22, 2023. Oleksandr Kubrakov via X/via REUTERS
Shipping

Only Grain Ships From Black Sea and for Iran Still Crossing Red Sea

HAMBURG, March 1 (Reuters) – Grain ships originating from the Black Sea or bound for Iran are about the only ones still sailing through the

March 1, 2024
Total Views: 7890

Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Shipping

Unprecedented Shipping Disruptions Reshaping Global Trade, UN Report Warns

The recent attacks on Red Sea shipping coupled with existing geopolitical and climate-related challenges are reshaping global trade routes with the potential

February 22, 2024
Total Views: 2331

Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Palau-flagged bulk carrier Aroyat is pictured at sea, in this picture obtained from social media and released on September 22, 2023. Oleksandr Kubrakov via X/via REUTERS
Shipping

Ukraine’s Exports Via Black Sea Corridor Tops U.N.-Brokered Deal at Its Peak

KYIV, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine exported 4.8 million metric tons of food via its Black Sea corridor in December, surpassing the maximum

January 10, 2024
Total Views: 2334

Monday, January 1, 2024
Russian Navy Fleet Anchored
Navy

Russian Navy Retreats From Crimean Ports

(Bloomberg) Russia has based its Black Sea fleet in Crimea for 240 years. Now President Vladimir Putin is at risk of losing the flagship naval hub as Ukraine

January 1, 2024
Total Views: 108162

Thursday, December 28, 2023
Operations at Mariupol port amid Russia-Ukraine conflict. Photo REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Shipping

Wheat Futures Surge After Grain Ship Hits Mine

By Tarso Veloso and Ilena Peng (Bloomberg) Wheat futures climbed after a vessel preparing to load grain from Ukraine hit a mine in the Black Sea, further

December 28, 2023
Total Views: 9360

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Photo of a large Russian landing ship underway
Navy

Ukraine Strikes Russian Warship in Crimea

By Andrew Osborn and Max Hunder (Reuters) – Ukraine struck a large Russian landing warship in Crimea with cruise missiles in an overnight attack that

December 26, 2023
Total Views: 8931

Saturday, December 16, 2023
Romanian minesweeper during a NATO training operation
Navy

Black Sea NATO Navies Agree To Clear Mines

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria plan a joint force to clear mines drifting into their areas of the Black Sea as part of the fallout

December 16, 2023
Total Views: 1549

Monday, November 27, 2023
A view shows a damaged building on a beach affected by a powerful storm in Yevpatoriya, Crimea, November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak
Shipping

Black Sea Storm Halts Oil and Grain Ports in Russia, Ukraine

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — A Black Sea storm halted loadings of crude and grains from key ports in Russia and Ukraine and left more than a million

November 27, 2023
Total Views: 1894

Sunday, November 19, 2023
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Shipping

Turkish Ship Missing In Black Sea

ISTANBUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) – A Turkish cargo ship with 12 crew members on board went missing off the country’s Black Sea coast amid a

November 19, 2023
Total Views: 22290

Friday, November 10, 2023
Palau-flagged bulk carrier Aroyat is pictured at sea, in this picture obtained from social media and released on September 22, 2023. Oleksandr Kubrakov via X/via REUTERS
Shipping

Ukraine Export Corridor Freight Costs Reverse Brief Rise

KYIV, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Freight costs for ships in Ukraine‘s alternative export corridor have eased back to their former levels, a

November 10, 2023
Total Views: 1049
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