Ukraine War

Here is gCaptain’s full coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


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: 663

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: 1266

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: 690

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: 3754

Russia Hits Southern Ukraine City, Killing Grain Exporter
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Russia Hits Southern Ukraine City, Killing Grain Exporter

By Natalia Zinets KYIV, July 31 (Reuters) – Heavy Russian strikes hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv overnight and early on

July 31, 2022
Total Views: 2426

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: 3515

Monday, July 25, 2022
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: 731

FEATURE: Reuters Tracks Russian Ships Stealing Ukrainian Grain
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FEATURE: Reuters Tracks Russian Ships Stealing Ukrainian Grain

By Reade Levinson (Reuters) – Late last month, a Russian-flagged cargo ship carrying corn pulled into the Turkish port of Izmir on

July 25, 2022
Total Views: 4885

Ukraine Firefighters Odessa
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Wheat Prices Jump After Russia Attacks Odesa

By Megan Durisin and James Poole (Bloomberg) Wheat jumped after Russia’s weekend attack on the seaport of Odesa, even as Ukraine indicated it’s pushing

July 25, 2022
Total Views: 901

Sunday, July 24, 2022
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Russia Claims It Struck Ukrainian Warship And Harpoon Missiles Depot

MOSCOW, July 24 (Reuters) – Russian forces have destroyed a Ukrainian warship and U.S.-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missiles in the Ukrainian

July 24, 2022
Total Views: 4327

Saturday, July 23, 2022
Odesa Strike Condemned By UN Secretary-General
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Odesa Strike Condemned By UN Secretary-General

By Ros Krasny Jul 23, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Condemnation was swift after Russia struck Odesa’s port with cruise missiles, a day after officials from

July 23, 2022
Total Views: 1209

Russian Missiles Hit Ukraine Port, Putting Landmark Grain Deal At Risk
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Russian Missiles Hit Ukraine Port, Putting Landmark Grain Deal At Risk

By Natalia Zinets KYIV, July 23 (Reuters) – Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa on Saturday, the Ukrainian military

July 23, 2022
Total Views: 1760

Friday, July 22, 2022
Ukraine’s Path to Exporting Grain Involves Clearing Mines, Finding Ships and Trusting Putin
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Ukraine’s Path to Exporting Grain Involves Clearing Mines, Finding Ships and Trusting Putin

By Megan Durisin, Áine Quinn and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — Ukraine finally secured a deal aimed at restarting crucial Black Sea grain exports that

July 22, 2022
Total Views: 2226

US Navy Ships Stay Home As NATO Flexes Black Sea Muscle
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US Navy Ships Stay Home As NATO Flexes Black Sea Muscle

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Every year, the US Navy sails warships into the Black Sea as part of Sea Breeze 2022 an annual joint military exercise with Romania

July 22, 2022
Total Views: 32051

Russia and Ukraine Sign Deal to Restore Grain Exports
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Russia and Ukraine Sign Deal to Restore Grain Exports

By Ezgi Erkoyun and Max Hunder ISTANBUL/KYIV, July 22 (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black

July 22, 2022
Total Views: 982

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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Ship Insurers Seek Greater Assurances on Ukraine Grain Corridor

LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) – Insurers will only be willing to cover ships sailing through a proposed corridor to get Ukrainian grain out if there are

July 20, 2022
Total Views: 772

Monday, July 18, 2022
Meeting on Resuming Ukrainian Grain Exports Likely This Week
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Meeting on Resuming Ukrainian Grain Exports Likely This Week

ANKARA, July 18 (Reuters) – Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations will most likely meet this week to discuss resuming

July 18, 2022
Total Views: 796

Friday, July 15, 2022
Russian Proposal to Resume Ukrainian Grain Exports ‘Largely Supported’
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Russian Proposal to Resume Ukrainian Grain Exports ‘Largely Supported’

July 15 (Reuters) – Russia’s proposals on how to resume Ukrainian grain exports were “largely supported” by negotiators at talks this

July 15, 2022
Total Views: 2231

A satellite image shows a closeup of bulk carrier ship loading grain at the port of Sevastopol, Crimea May 19, 2022
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Crimea Shipping Surge Points to Stealing of Ukraine Grain

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — The Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea is shipping more than 50 times the volume of food it usually does at this time

July 15, 2022
Total Views: 1499

Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Progress Reported in Ukrainian Grain Export Talks
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Progress Reported in Ukrainian Grain Export Talks

By Beril Akman, Megan Durisin and Daryna Krasnolutska (Bloomberg) — Negotiations over unblocking millions of tons of Ukraine’s grain exports were

July 13, 2022
Total Views: 1628