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Russia threatens to end Ukrainian grain exports
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – On April 17, Russia has, for the second time, blocked the inspections of vessels in the territorial...
IMO Legal Committee: Addressing ship-to-ship oil transfers and tankers in the “dark fleet”
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – The dangerous practice of ship-to-ship transfers in the open ocean, as well as the methods used to...
The extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – The Black Sea Grain Initiative, initially signed in Istanbul on July 22, 2022, has been extended. The...
Russia agrees to extend Black Sea grain deal
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – Russia has agreed to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, according to Russia’s Deputy Foreign...
Baku Port joins UN Global Compact
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC has announced that it has been accepted as a member of the...
UNCTAD publishes Review of Maritime Transport 2022
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 3, 2022 – UNCTAD has published its Review of Maritime Transport 2022 – Navigating Stormy Waters. A press...
United Nations says Black Sea grain deal extended
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 17, 2022 – The United Nations has said that the Black Sea grain deal has been extended. United Nations Secretary...
Ukrainian grain shipment: Information on the backlog of vessels
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 26, 2022 – The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) has provided information on Ukrainian grain shipment and the...
Valenciaport will increase collaboration with the United Nations
València, July 25, 2022.- The Port of Valencia has hosted for 15 days a group of students from Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia and the Dominican...
Russia has agreed to lift the blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – Realising that Ukraine is able to export its grain via Romania, Poland and the Danube river, Russia has agreed...
Maritime Trade Disrupted: The war in Ukraine and its effects on maritime trade logistics
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) June 29, 2022 – “The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says the war in the Ukraine is stifling trade...
UN is pushing for reopening of Ukrainian ports for grain export in exchange of lifting the ban on potash export from Russia and Belarus
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 17, 2022 – The reopening of Russia-blocked Ukrainian ports for at least a limited amount of grain export in exchange...
European Council President Charles Michel, makes surprise visit to Odessa
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 9, 2022 – European Council President Charles Michel made a surprise visit to Odessa on Monday and talked about the...
Sustainability within global supply chains requires agile approaches to knowledge sharing and standards setting
FGI 2021: Rewiring global production networks for sustainability and the research conference on “Sustainability in Global Value Chains” –...
IMO – Further shipping GHG emission reduction measures adopted
International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts key mandatory measures to reduce ships’ carbon intensity; establishes ship rating system – June 17,...
Global scrubber washwater discharges under IMO’s 2020 fuel sulfur limit
A rapidly growing number of ships are being fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, or “scrubbers,” as a way to comply with the International Maritime...
IMO-Norway project to support states to implement energy efficiency measures & explore opportunities for low carbon shipping
IMO-Norway project is supporting States to implement energy efficiency measures and explore opportunities for low carbon shipping – March 5, 2021 Eleven...
IMO forges ahead with development of new short-term measures to implement GHG strategy
Draft new mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been agreed by an International Maritime Organization (IMO) working...
Libya’s ports try to restart limited oil exports
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) September 11, 2020 – Tankers started arriving at the eastern Libyan port of Brega last month to take on oil – a...
Ecoslops supports United Nation Sustainable Ocean Principles.
Paris, France (PortSEurope) September 9, 2020 – Ecoslops, the cleantech that brings oil into circular economy, has announced the signature of the United...