black sea


Sunday, August 31, 2025
Bulk carrier Aroyat and general cargo vessel Resilient Africa arrives to the sea port of Chornomorsk. Photo September 16, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer.
Shipping

Bulk Carrier Damaged In Black Sea Blast Near Odesa

KYIV, Aug 31 (Reuters) – A civilian bulk carrier flying the flag of Belize has sustained minor damage after hitting an unknown explosive device near

August 31, 2025
Total Views: 1496

Thursday, August 14, 2025
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

Romania Pushes NATO to Step Up Black Sea Mine Task Force

BUCHAREST, Aug 14 (Reuters) – NATO allies Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey should expand a joint task force that clears mines floating in the Black Sea to

August 14, 2025
Total Views: 989

Sunday, August 10, 2025
A sign warning people of mines is pictured at a closed off beach, in Odesa
Incidents

Three Killed On Ukraine’s Odesa Region Beaches By Unexploded Objects

Aug 10 (Reuters) – Three swimmers were killed by unexploded objects in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region at two beaches where swimming has been

August 10, 2025
Total Views: 1484

Thursday, July 24, 2025
Turkish-flagged bulker TQ Samsun, carrying grain under UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, is pictured in the Black Sea, north of Bosphorus Strait, off Istanbul,
Shipping

Kazakh Black Sea Oil Exports Resume as Tankers Given Access

Russia's FSB security service has started handing out clearance for foreign tankers to access the Black Sea ports, allowing for Kazakhstan's oil exports to

July 24, 2025
Total Views: 394

Saturday, May 31, 2025
Firefighters work at a site of a Russian missile strike in a sea port of Odesa. Press service of the Joint Forces of the South Defence/Handout via REUTERS
Ports

Ukraine Needs 500 Million Euros To Rebuild Critical Port Facilities Damaged By Russia

KYIV, May 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine needs an initial 500 million euros ($566 million) to rebuild the most important infrastructure facilities at

May 31, 2025
Total Views: 650

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Ukrainian coast guard patrols the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Defense

EU Unveils Black Sea Maritime Security Strategy Amid Escalating Threats

The European Union has announced a new strategic initiative for the Black Sea region, with maritime security and connectivity at its forefront. The strategy

May 28, 2025
Total Views: 681

Saturday, May 3, 2025
russia blocks sea of Azov
Defense

Ukraine Says It Shot Down Russian Fighter Jet From Sea Drone For First Time

KYIV, May 3 (Reuters) – Ukraine destroyed a Russian Su-30 fighter jet using a missile fired from a seaborne drone, Ukraine’s GUR military

May 3, 2025
Total Views: 5176

Novorossiisk port
Ports

Russia Declares State Of Emergency At Port After Ukrainian Drone Attack

MOSCOW, May 3 (Reuters) – The mayor of the Russian port city of Novorossiisk declared a state of emergency on Saturday after local authorities said a

May 3, 2025
Total Views: 1982

Saturday, April 26, 2025
A satellite image shows a closeup of bulk carrier ship loading grain at the port of Sevastopol, Crimea May 19, 2022
Shipping

Ukraine Says It Detained Grain Ship From Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet

By Aliaksandr Kudrytski Apr 25, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Kyiv detained a ship it says was part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” which illegally exports

April 26, 2025
Total Views: 1788

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
News

US Says Russia and Ukraine Agree to Ceasefire in the Black Sea

The US said Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea and to work out mechanisms for implementing their ban on strikes against energy

March 25, 2025
Total Views: 802

Sunday, March 23, 2025
Russian navy rehearses firing rockets in Black Sea
Shipping

US Delegation Aims For Maritime Ceasefire In The Black Sea

By Pesha Magid and Pavel Polityuk RIYADH/KYIV, March 24 (Reuters) – A U.S. delegation will seek progress toward a Black Sea ceasefire and a broader

March 23, 2025
Total Views: 1216

Thursday, March 20, 2025
Ukrainian coast guard patrols the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Shipping

Russia and US to Discuss Black Sea Shipping on Monday

Russian and U.S. experts will discuss ways to ensure the safety of shipping in the Black Sea at talks on a possible Ukrainian peace

March 20, 2025
Total Views: 563

Saturday, March 1, 2025
Russian Hits Port Infrastructure, Vessel In Ukraine’s Odesa
Ports

Russian Hits Port Infrastructure, Vessel In Ukraine’s Odesa

March 1 (Reuters) – A Russian missile struck port facilities in Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa on Saturday, injuring two port workers and

March 1, 2025
Total Views: 43

Monday, January 6, 2025
Screenshot of video released by the Iranian-backed Houthis showing the attack on the MT CHIOS LION in the Red Sea, July 15, 2024.
Shipping

The Wartime Risk Insurers Making Fortunes Keeping Trade Moving

Inside faceless office buildings scattered around London, a niche corner of the insurance market is keeping hundreds of billions of dollars in commodity trade

January 6, 2025
Total Views: 3129

Saturday, January 4, 2025
Russian Tanker 'Volgoneft-212' sinks near Kerch Strait, December 15, 2024. (Source: exilenova/Telegram)
Oil Spill

Russia Declares Emergency After Black Sea Oil Spill

an 4 (Reuters) – Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons

January 4, 2025
Total Views: 2798

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Incidents

Third Tanker Sends Distress Call as Oil Washes Up on Russia’s Black Sea Coast

Spilled oil has washed up along “tens of kilometers” of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly damaged in a storm at the weekend, a

December 17, 2024
Total Views: 10287

Monday, December 16, 2024
Defense

Norway to Provide $242 Million to Strengthen Ukrainian Navy

Norway said on Monday it would provide 2.7 billion crowns ($242 million) to strengthen the Ukrainian navy and help it deter Russian naval forces in the Black

December 16, 2024
Total Views: 1142

Sunday, December 1, 2024
Ports

Protesters Block Access To Black Seaport Of Poti

TBILISI, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Georgian anti-government protesters on Sunday blocked an access road into the country’s main commercial port in the

December 1, 2024
Total Views: 1399

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

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
Total Views: 1779

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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
Total Views: 5612