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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Black Sea Exporters Struggle to Clear Danube Shipping Backlog
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Black Sea Exporters Struggle to Clear Danube Shipping Backlog

KYIV, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Dozens of ships are backed up around critical Danube arteries close to Ukraine’s river gateways days after

August 8, 2023
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Monday, August 7, 2023
Sea drone shows the silhouette of Olenegorsky Gornyak ship near the port of Novorossiysk. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
News

Ukraine Black Sea Drone Attacks Signal Rapidly Expanding War

(Bloomberg) — The footprint of President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is growing fast after a weekend in which sea drones crippled a Russian naval

August 7, 2023
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Friday, August 4, 2023
Ukraine Attack on Russian Warship Disrupts Oil and Grain Export Hub
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Ukraine Attack on Russian Warship Disrupts Oil and Grain Export Hub

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) Russia’s commodity export hub of Novorossiysk in the Black Sea was closed for several hours on Friday after a Ukrainian drone

August 4, 2023
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Sea drone shows the silhouette of Olenegorsky Gornyak ship near the port of Novorossiysk. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
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Ukrainian Drone Disables Russian Warship Near Russia’s Novorossiysk Port

Aug 4 (Reuters) – A Russian warship was seriously damaged in an overnight Ukrainian naval drone attack on Russia’s Black

August 4, 2023
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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Danube Port, Sending Global Grain Prices Higher
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Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Danube Port, Sending Global Grain Prices Higher

KYIV, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Russia attacked Ukraine’s main inland port across the Danube River from Romania on Wednesday, sending global food

August 2, 2023
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Russia Says it Thwarted Ukrainian Attacks on Navy and Civilian Ships in Black Sea
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Russia Says it Thwarted Ukrainian Attacks on Navy and Civilian Ships in Black Sea

Aug 1 (Reuters) – Russia‘s defense ministry said on Tuesday it had thwarted attacks by Ukrainian sea drones on its navy and

August 1, 2023
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Friday, July 28, 2023
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
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Russia Threatens Civilian Vessels in Black Sea, Ukraine Says

KYIV, July 28 (Reuters) – A senior Ukrainian official accused Russia on Friday of threatening civilian vessels in the Black Sea, and urged the

July 28, 2023
Total Views: 1375

Thursday, July 27, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting
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Putin Rewards African Allies With Promise of Free Grain

(Bloomberg) — Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to send free grain to six African countries that have strong ties with Moscow. Putin made the

July 27, 2023
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
Navy

UK Warns Ships That Russia May Attack

By Michelle Nichols and Julia Payne (Reuters) – Britain warned on Tuesday that it has information indicating Russia’s military may start

July 25, 2023
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Monday, July 24, 2023
A view of the cereal terminal with grain silo in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania
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Russian Attack Highlights Risk to Ukraine’s Last Grain Export Route

By Áine Quinn, Kateryna Choursina and Daryna Krasnolutska (Bloomberg) — Wheat and corn prices surged after Russia attacked one of Ukraine’s biggest

July 24, 2023
Total Views: 2077

Nearly 30 Ships Stop Around Ukraine’s Izmail Gateway After Russian Danube Strikes
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Nearly 30 Ships Stop Around Ukraine’s Izmail Gateway After Russian Danube Strikes

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – Almost 30 ships dropped anchor near Ukraine’s crucial Izmail port terminal after Russia destroyed grain

July 24, 2023
Total Views: 4110

Friday, July 21, 2023
A still image shows what it said to be the guided missile ship Ivanovets during drills in the Black Sea,
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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: 1680

Ukraine Grain Ship Guard
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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
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Thursday, July 20, 2023
Ellie M, a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship carrying Ukrainian corn, waits for the inspection at the anchorage area of the Bosphorus southern entrance in Istanbul, Turkey
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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
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Ukraine Grain Ship Guard
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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: 918

Wednesday, July 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
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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: 5267

oil tanker vlcc ship shipping
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Russia Sends Oil Through the Arctic Again to Speed Up Delivery to China

(Bloomberg) — Russia is sending a rare cargo of crude oil through the Arctic Sea to China, a move that will fan environmental concerns even if it means

July 19, 2023
Total Views: 3313

Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Russia Strikes Ukraine Grain Ports After Pulling out of Export Deal
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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: 2535

grain ship bulk carrier export dry cargo
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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: 1818

Monday, July 17, 2023
Why the Expiration of the Black Sea Grain Deal Matters
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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: 4615
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