Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Ports Push Up Insurance Rates: Market Sources October 10, 2024 By Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Saul A series of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea port infrastructure and commercial vessels has led to a jump...
Ukraine Boosts Grain Exports Despite Intensified Russian Attacks August 12, 2024 By Pavel Polityuk, Jonathan Saul and Tom Balmforth Ukraine is scrambling to ship as much grain as it can this summer, taking advantage of military gains it has...
Freight Rates for Grain Exports via New Black Sea Corridor Fall Sharply, Ukraine Says October 2, 2023 By Pavel Polityuk A new corridor allowing cargo vessels to carry Ukrainian grain and iron ore from Black Sea ports has significantly lowered...
Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Danube Port. Kyiv Says Aim Is to Intimidate Insurers, Shippers. August 3, 2023 By Pavel Polityuk Russia attacked Ukraine’s main inland port across the Danube River from Romania on Wednesday, sending global food prices higher as...
Russia Is Likely to Quit Black Sea Grain Deal in July: Ukraine Envoy June 22, 2023 By Pavel Polityuk Russia is 99.9% certain to quit a U.N.-brokered deal on the safe wartime passage of Black Sea grain next month...
Ukraine Holds Online Talks With Partners on Grain Export Deal Extension: Source March 7, 2023 By Pavel Polityuk Ukraine has started online talks with partners on extending the Black Sea Grain Initiative aimed at ensuring Kyiv can keep...
Russia Says it Will Resume Participation in Ukraine Grain Deal November 2, 2022 By Ali Kucukgocmen and Pavel Polityuk Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal freeing up grain exports from war-torn Ukraine, reversing...
Grain Ships Sail From Ukraine Despite Moscow Exit From Deal; Insurance Cover Paused October 31, 2022 By Pavel Polityuk Ships brought grain from Ukrainian ports on Monday, suggesting Moscow had stopped short of reimposing a blockade that might have...
Ukraine Wants Ship Safe Passage Deal Extended Beyond Grain to Other Cargoes August 5, 2022 By Yesim Dikmen and Pavel Polityuk Three grain ships left Ukrainian ports on Friday while the first inbound cargo vessel since Russia’s invasion was due in...
Update: Russia Confirms Missile Strike on Port of Odesa but Says Grain Deal Stands July 25, 2022 By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder Ukraine said on Monday it hoped a U.N.-brokered deal aimed at easing global food shortages by resuming grain exports from...