Ukraine
Ukraine is located in Southeast Europe and borders Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Belarus. It has an extensive southern coastline with the Azov and Black Seas. Its seaports include Odessa, Kherson, Berdyansk and Mariupol. On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014. Russia now controls the Azov Sea and occupies the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. It has also blockaded all Ukrainian Black Sea ports which are currently closed to all shipping. (Updated 24.06.2022)
Russia accused of exporting Ukrainian grain via Sevastopol
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – The U.S. space technology company Maxar has satellite images which show Russian vessels being loaded with...
EU governments will consider providing Ukraine with temporary granaries
Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Markiyan Dmytrasevych addressed at the meeting of the EU Council of Agriculture and Fisheries. He...
European Commission launches platform to optimize Ukrainian grain exports to the EU
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – The European Commission, in cooperation with V_labs and Rail Cargo Group, has launched a grain trading...
Comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the suspension of representatives of the Russian Federation from participation in the work of the Danube Commission
News – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – 16 June 2022 Following the start of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Danube...
Ukraine and Poland signed a joint statement on Ukrainian grain exports
On May 16, 2022, in Warsaw, the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi and his Polish counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of...
Ukraine exports over 1.74 mmt of grain, oilseeds and by-products in May
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 15, 2022 – During May 2022, Ukraine exported more than 1,743 million metric tons (MMT) of grain, oilseeds and by-...
Port of Berdyansk ready to export grain – local official
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – The Port of Berdyansk will be ready to resume grain shipments and wheat deliveries to Turkey are possible....
Russia says that the occupied ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol are operating normally
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 9, 2022 – The Russian government has said that the occupied ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol are operating normally and...
Posidonia 2022: Greeks to play pivotal role in setting up ‘Solidarity Lanes’
As the world’s largest shipowning and cross-trading nation, Greek owners are set to play a major role in the establishment of Solidarity Lanes – June...
Danube cargo returns to Izmail port
Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 8, 2022 – At the May, a river-bound caravan comprising the self-propelled vessel “Captain Shirkov” and...
Lithuania seeks better rail connections with Ten-T and Ukrainian ports
Klaipėda, Lithuania (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – The Lithuanian government is proposing improved transport links with the European Union’s...
Traffic jam of Ukrainian grain ships in the small Romania’s Black Sea port of Sulina
Sulina, Romania (Ports Europe) June 4, 2022 – Dozens of Ukrainian barges, mostly carrying grain, are waiting for hours and days to enter the small...
Di Maio proposes use of Trieste and Venice ports to handle grain exports from Ukraine
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 3, 2022 – Speaking in the Italian parliament yesterday, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi di Maio, proposed establishing...
Comment by Ukraine government regarding the blockade of Ukrainian seaports by Russia
After attacking Ukraine, Russia has blocked Ukrainian seaports. The Russian army has mined areas of the sea, and is constantly trying to break through the...
Port of Constanța removes unused railway wagons from its tracks
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 30, 2022 – The Port of Constanța has removed 400 of 700 unused and damaged wagons from its tracks in the port, and...
Occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk to be reopened by Russia in June
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 30, 2022 – Preparations are under way for the reopening in June of Ukraine’s second largest port on the Azov Sea,...
Port of Constanța handles more cargo due to Ukrainian conflict
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 30, 2022 – Since the war started on February 24, 2022, the Port of Constanța has become a key exports hub for...
Mariupol port is loading its first ship since Russian occupation of the city
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 30, 2022 – The first Russian cargo ship entered the now Russia-occupied Ukrainian Azov Sea port of Mariupol on May 28....
Port of Ravenna welcomes clay from India
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) May 27, 2022 – The Port of Ravenna has welcomed a cargo vessel from India which carries 30,000 tons of clay. Previously,...
Russia says it has removed all mines from occupied port of Mariupol, Ukraine
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 26, 2022 – The Russian Ministry of Defense has reported that it has completed the clearance of mines from around the...