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Black Sea Grain Deal

The Black Sea Grain Initiative is a UN-broked deal that aims to support the safe wartime export of grain from three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea. The initiative is monitored by the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) hosted in Istanbul and includes representatives from Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Nations. The JCC carries out inspections of ships coming to and from Ukraine in Turkey.


Friday, July 21, 2023
Shipping

Russian Navy Holds Live Fire Exercise in Black Sea as Threats to Shipping Escalate

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russia’s navy said it had conducted a live fire exercise in the Black Sea after trading threats with Ukraine in which

July 21, 2023
Total Views: 1718

Shipping

Russian Diplomat Accuses Ukraine of Using Black Sea Grain Corridor for Attacks

MOSCOW, July 21 (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin on Friday accused Ukraine of using a grain export corridor in the

July 21, 2023
Total Views: 552

Thursday, July 20, 2023
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Russia Says It Has No Plans to Attack Civilian Ships in Black Sea

July 20 (Reuters) – Russia is not preparing to attack civilian ships in the Black Sea despite assertions by the United States, Russia’s

July 20, 2023
Total Views: 2047

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles Can’t Move Ukraine Grain, Here’s Why

by John Konrad (gCaptain) As the conflict in Ukraine intensifies, it has sent shockwaves through the global grain market, triggering a crisis that reverberates

July 20, 2023
Total Views: 5818

Shipping

Russia Bombards Ukraine Ports, Threatens Ships, Jolting World Grain Markets

MYKOLAIV/NEAR KUPIANSK, Ukraine, July 20 (Reuters) – Russia jolted world grain markets with an escalation in the Black Sea, mounting a third

July 20, 2023
Total Views: 947

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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Russia Issues Warning to Ukrainian-Bound Ships

MOSCOW/LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) – Russia warned that from Thursday any ships traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be seen as

July 19, 2023
Total Views: 5309

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US Navy Backs Away From Ukraine’s Proposal To Protect Grain In NATO Waters

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In a recent development, Russia struck Ukrainian ports on Tuesday, a day after withdrawing from a U.N.-backed deal that

July 19, 2023
Total Views: 20375

Shipping

Ukraine Setting Up Temporary Shipping Route After Russia’s Grain Deal Exit

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) – Ukraine is setting up a temporary shipping route to maintain grain shipments after

July 19, 2023
Total Views: 2198

Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Shipping

Russia Strikes Ukraine Grain Ports After Pulling out of Export Deal

KYIV, July 18 (Reuters) – Russia struck Ukrainian ports on Tuesday, a day after pulling out of a U.N.-backed deal to let Kyiv export grain, and

July 18, 2023
Total Views: 2570

Shipping

Ukraine Plea to Keep Grain Moving Clashes With Shippers’ Reality

(Bloomberg) — Ukraine is pushing for grain exports to continue from key ports following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal. Insurers and

July 18, 2023
Total Views: 1845

Monday, July 17, 2023
Shipping

Insurers Reviewing Black Sea Ship Cover After Russia Quits Deal -Sources

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) – Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia on

July 17, 2023
Total Views: 2055

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Why the Expiration of the Black Sea Grain Deal Matters

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) – A deal allowing Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea will expire at the end of Monday after Russia

July 17, 2023
Total Views: 4654

Shipping

Russia Quits Black Sea Grain Deal

By Megan Durisin and Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Russia ended the Ukraine grain-export deal nearly a year into the agreement, heightening uncertainty over

July 17, 2023
Total Views: 776

Shipping

Moscow Halts Grain Deal After Bridge to Crimea Struck

Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old U.N.-brokered deal which lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea, just hours after a blast

July 17, 2023
Total Views: 980

Sunday, July 16, 2023
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Last Ship Leaves Ukraine Port Ahead Of Black Sea Grain Deal Deadline

KYIV, July 16 (Reuters) – The last ship to travel under a U.N.-brokered deal that allows the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain left the port of

July 16, 2023
Total Views: 1286

Friday, July 14, 2023
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UN Awaits Russia’s Answer to as Black Sea Grain Deal Deadline Looms

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, July 14 (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is still waiting for a response from Russian

July 14, 2023
Total Views: 945

Thursday, July 13, 2023
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EU Helping UN, Turkey in Bid to Extend Black Sea Grain Deal

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, July 13 (Reuters) – The European Commission is helping the United Nations and Turkey try to extend a deal

July 13, 2023
Total Views: 428

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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UN Offers Putin SWIFT Access in Exchange for Black Sea Grain Extension, Sources Say

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, July 12 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed to Russian President Vladimir

July 12, 2023
Total Views: 2468

Saturday, July 8, 2023
Shipping

Black Sea Ship Disruption Costs Crop Exporter Millions A Month

By Kateryna Choursina (Bloomberg) —Ship inspection holdups that are crippling Ukraine’s Black Sea crop exports have cost major agribusiness Kernel

July 8, 2023
Total Views: 1227

Monday, July 3, 2023
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EU Proposes A Russian Grain Bank

by Jahnavi Nidumolu (Reuters) The European Union is considering a proposal for the Russian Agricultural Bank to set up a subsidiary to reconnect to the

July 3, 2023
Total Views: 4171
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