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Ukraine War

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


Thursday, August 3, 2023
Romania Bids to Clear Danube Logjam After Ukraine Attack
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Romania Bids to Clear Danube Logjam After Ukraine Attack

BUCHAREST/KYIV, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Romania expects around 30 ships from Ukraine to clear customs on the Danube River over the next two days as

August 3, 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
Total Views: 1315

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
Total Views: 1662

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
Scorpio Tankers
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Ukraine Conflict and EU’s Ban on Russian Oil Products Drive Surge in Product Tanker Orders

The war and Ukraine and EU’s ban on Russian oil products is driving product tanker rates higher, contributing to a surge in newbuild orders. The product

July 27, 2023
Total Views: 863

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
Total Views: 13081

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NATO Convoys Can Protect Ukraine’s Grain Says Stavridis

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg) In the latest escalation of his war crimes against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has pulled out of the painfully

July 25, 2023
Total Views: 9269

Monday, July 24, 2023
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: 4109

A grain warehouse destroyed by a Russian drone strike is seen in a sea port, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa Region, Ukraine July 24, 2023. Press Service of the the Operational Command South of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/ Photo Handout via REUTERS
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Russian Drones Attack Danube Grain Terminal

By Olena Harmash (Reuters) – Russia destroyed Ukrainian grain warehouses on the Danube River in a drone attack on Monday,

July 24, 2023
Total Views: 2374

Friday, July 21, 2023
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
Total Views: 527

Thursday, July 20, 2023
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
Turkey-flagged bulk carrier Tq Samsun leaves the sea port of Odesa, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ukraine
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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: 2154

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: 4614

Ukraine Grain Ship Guard
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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: 959

Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Grain is loaded onto a ship in Odessa, Ukraine, August 9, 2021
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Ukraine Must Be Ready to Export Mostly via Danube Ports – Sea Ports Authority

KYIV, June 27 (Reuters) – Ukraine must be ready to export grain almost exclusively via its Danube River ports because Russia is effectively

June 27, 2023
Total Views: 1485

Monday, June 19, 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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If Grain Deal Ends, UN Pledge on Russian Exports Will go on – Russian Official

June 19 (Reuters) – Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Monday that even if a deal allowing shipments of Ukrainian grain via the

June 19, 2023
Total Views: 1351

Sunday, June 18, 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
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What Is Russia’s Problem With The Black Sea Grain Deal?

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said this month that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal as he accused the West of

June 18, 2023
Total Views: 3539

Sunday, June 11, 2023
Ukraine Warns of Toxic Black Sea ‘Garbage Dump’ From Dam Debris
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Ukraine Warns of Toxic Black Sea ‘Garbage Dump’ From Dam Debris

By Daryna Krasnolutska (Bloomberg) –Floodwaters have started to recede four days after the destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam, laying bare

June 11, 2023
Total Views: 2976
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