The Ukraine Crisis
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014. Russian 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. This category includes all aspects of the conflict affecting ports – port status and alternative export routes. (Updated 24.06.2022)
No weekend rest for Ukrainian Black Sea corridor
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 15, 2023 – There was no weekend of rest for Ukrainian humanitarian Black Sea corridor. Despite the continuing Russian...
Three cheers for Ukrainian Black Sea grain corridor
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 14, 2023 – Despite the continuing Russian drone and missile attacks on ports and grain export infrastructure in the...
Six more cargo ships to enter Odesa ports in two days
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Despite the continuing Russian drone and missile attacks on ports and grain export infrastructure in the...
Three more cargo ships to enter Odesa port, Russia doesn’t interfere
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 12, 2023 – Despite the overnight Russian drone attack on port and grain export infrastructure in Odesa port, three more...
Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria discuss mine clearing force
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 11, 2023 – The three NATO members, Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria, are discussing the creation of a joint force to...
Three more cargo ships to enter Ukrainian Black Sea ports
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Three more cargo ships are nearing the Ukrainian Black Sea ports of the Odesa region (as of 14:30...
Two more ships sailed Ukraine’s Black Sea “humanitarian corridor”
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) October 8, 2023 – Two more cargo ships that left Ukrainian ports in the Odesa region on October 7 are already (18:00,...
Two more cargo ships heading to Ukrainian Black Sea ports
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 7, 2023 – Despite the overnight Russian supersonic Onyx missiles’ strikes that damaged port infrastructure and a grain...
Turkish ship hit a mine in Black Sea near Romania
Sulina, Romania (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – Turkish-flagged general cargo ship Kafkametler reportedly hit a sea mine in the Black Sea 11 nautical miles...
Moscow is expected to be excluded from IMO’s Assembly
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations (UN) shipping agency, has been...
Ukrainian Black Sea corridor works – Russia helpless
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – More than 15 ships have completed journeys to and from the three major Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea...
Ukraine develops and uses maxi bags to move grain
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 28, 2023 – With its seaports blockaded and its inland river regularly attacked by Russian drones, Ukraine has...
Miller, Clearwater Dynamics to enable full War Risks insurance coverage for ships in the Black Sea
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) September 27, 2023 – Miller, a leading independent specialist (re)insurance broker, and Clearwater Dynamics (CWD),...
Danube Orlivka ferry complex attacked
Orlivka, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 25, 2023 – Operations of the Ukrainian Danube River Orlivka (Орлівка) ferry complex have been temporarily...
Another Russian drone attack against the grain port of Izmail
Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 26, 2023 – A third major Russian drone attack in three weeks early on September 26 damaged grain infrastructure in...
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Kubrakov visits Brussels
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 25, 2023 – Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov has visited Brussels and held talks with...
Update: No mine involved in cargo ship explosion in Black Sea
Sulina, Romania (Ports Europe) September 24, 2023 – No floating naval mine was involved in the explosion on September 20 that damaged and practically sunk...
Russia’s Black Sea fiasco – Ukrainian cargo corridor working
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 24, 2023 – Russia’s leverage over Ukraine’s exports of grain via the Black Sea is eroding as more...
Update: Three big cargo ships defying Russian blockade entered Ukrainian ports
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 22, 2023 – Three more big cargo ships defied the Russian navy blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea harbours on September...
Three big cargo ships heading to Ukrainian ports defying Russian blockade
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 22, 2023 – Three more big cargo ships defy the Russian navy blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea harbours and are heading...