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gCaptain’s full coverage of the food shipping crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and naval blockade of Ukrainian grain ports.


Friday, August 5, 2022
Traders Seeking Buyers for Discounted Ukrainian Grain Cargoes Coming to Market
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Traders Seeking Buyers for Discounted Ukrainian Grain Cargoes Coming to Market

By Michael Hogan HAMBURG, Aug 5 (Reuters) – International and local traders started to offer more Ukrainian-origin grain for sale on Friday as news of

August 5, 2022
Total Views: 1872

Ukraine Seeks To Extend Shipping Deal Beyond Grain
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Ukraine Seeks To Extend Shipping Deal Beyond Grain

By Daren Butler and Pavel Polityuk (Reuters) – Three-grain ships left Ukrainian ports on Friday while the first inbound cargo vessel since

August 5, 2022
Total Views: 456

Thursday, August 4, 2022
Three More Grain Ships to Set Sail from Ukraine on Friday
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Three More Grain Ships to Set Sail from Ukraine on Friday

STANBUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Three ships carrying a total of 58,041 tonnes of corn have been authorized to leave Ukrainian ports on Friday as

August 4, 2022
Total Views: 1270

Ukraine Expects First Ship to Arrive to Collect Grain
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Ukraine Expects First Ship to Arrive to Collect Grain

KYIV, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A Turkish bulk carrier is expected to arrive in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk on Friday and will be the

August 4, 2022
Total Views: 795

Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Insurers Ready Ukrainian Grain Coverage As First Ship Sails
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Insurers Ready Ukrainian Grain Coverage As First Ship Sails

By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The London insurance sector is preparing to cover Ukrainian grains and fertilizer

August 3, 2022
Total Views: 605

First Ukraine Grain Ship Passes Joint Inspection
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First Ukraine Grain Ship Passes Joint Inspection

By Umit Bektas and Orhan Coskun (Reuters) – The first grain ship to leave a Ukrainian port in wartime passed inspection and was heading through the

August 3, 2022
Total Views: 4954

Zelenskiy: First Grain Ship ‘Nothing’, More Ships Are Needed ASAP
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Zelenskiy: First Grain Ship ‘Nothing’, More Ships Are Needed ASAP

By Natalia Zinets (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy dismissed the importance of the first grain exportshipment from his

August 3, 2022
Total Views: 2709

Monday, August 1, 2022
Shipping Procedures Into Ukraine Still Not Ready, Lloyd’s Official Says
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Shipping Procedures Into Ukraine Still Not Ready, Lloyd’s Official Says

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Key arrangements including procedures for ships still need to be worked out before empty vessels can

August 1, 2022
Total Views: 1200

Ukraine Grain Ship Provides ‘Glimmer of Hope’ In Global Food Crisis
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Ukraine Grain Ship Provides ‘Glimmer of Hope’ In Global Food Crisis

By Natalia Zinets KYIV, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The first ship to carry Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine five months ago

August 1, 2022
Total Views: 646

Odesa Grain Ship Razoni
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First Grain Ship Departs Odesa

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The first ship loaded with Ukrainian grain has departed the port of Odesa today as part of a deal to ease the global food crisis

August 1, 2022
Total Views: 1033

Sunday, July 31, 2022
A view shows silos of grain from Odesa Black Sea port, before a shipment of grain as the government of Ukraine awaits signal from UN and Turkey to start grain shipments, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine July 29, 2022.
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Ukraine’s First Grain Ship May Depart on Monday

By Taylan Bilgic and Áine Quinn Jul 31, 2022 (Bloomberg) –The first ship to export Ukrainian grain since an agreement was reached for the safe

July 31, 2022
Total Views: 3708

Friday, July 29, 2022
Zelenskiy Grain Ship Odessa
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Ukraine Sees Grain Exports Restarting Soon

By Áine Quinn, Salma El Wardany and Volodymyr Verbyany (Bloomberg) — Ukraine said it’s close to restarting grain shipments, although the timing will

July 29, 2022
Total Views: 1220

Zelenskiy Ship Odessa
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Lloyds To Insure War Grain Ships In Ukraine Sea Corridor

By Carolyn Cohn (Reuters)  Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot and broker Marsh  on Friday launched marine cargo and war insurance for

July 29, 2022
Total Views: 4415

Thursday, July 28, 2022
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War Wheat: Traders Keep Russian Ships Sailing

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) An international trader, backed by Canadian pension funds and Glencore Plc, is still exporting large volumes of Russian grain as

July 28, 2022
Total Views: 1517

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Crew Shortage Poses Major Challenge to Restoring Ukrainian Grain Exports
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Crew Shortage Poses Major Challenge to Restoring Ukrainian Grain Exports

By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – Finding enough seafarers willing to sail ships stuck inside Ukraine’s ports is set to pose a major challenge to the

July 27, 2022
Total Views: 3477

Teenage Deck Cadet Stranded in Ukraine Excited to Return Home
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Teenage Deck Cadet Stranded in Ukraine Excited to Return Home

By Ece Toksabay and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, July 27 (Reuters) – Deck cadet Burak Kinayer, 19, is waiting to hear when he will set sail home to Turkey

July 27, 2022
Total Views: 2344

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Bosphorus Strait
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Turkey To Open Shipping Coordination Center For War Grain

Turkey will open a new joint shipping coordination center in Istanbul tomorrow to oversee Ukrainian grain exports. This comes only four days after a Russian

July 26, 2022
Total Views: 902

A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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First Hurdle for Ukraine Grain Deal Is Clearing Stuck Ships

By Megan Durisin and Archie Hunter (Bloomberg) — Now that Ukraine’s grain-export deal has been signed, all eyes are on clearing a major obstacle:

July 26, 2022
Total Views: 1431

Monday, July 25, 2022
Energy Crisis Spokesman
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Shipping’s New ESG Rules Could Starve Millions

by John Konrad (gCaptain) A new report found that more than 75% of ships will not meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) new Environmental

July 25, 2022
Total Views: 6796

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
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Ukraine Hopes To Ship Grain Despite Missile Attack

By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV, July 25 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday it hoped a U.N.-brokered deal aimed at easing global food

July 25, 2022
Total Views: 676
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