Kremlin Warns Outlook for Extending Black Sea Grain Deal Is ‘Not so Great’ April 13, 2023 By Guy Faulconbridge and Michelle Nichols The Kremlin warned on Wednesday that the outlook for extending a deal beyond May 18 that allows the safe wartime...
Russia Threatens to Bypass UN-Brokered Grain Deal, Cites Insurance as Barrier April 10, 2023 By Huseyin Hayatsever and Guy Faulconbridge Russia on Friday threatened to bypass the UN-brokered grain deal unless obstacles to its agricultural exports were removed, while talks...
Insurers Continue to Cover Ukraine Grain Corridor Shipments, for Now: Lloyd’s Chairman March 24, 2023 By Jonathan Saul Insurers continue to cover grain shipments from Ukraine through a U.N.-backed corridor although more clarity will be required soon, a...
Ukraine Rebuffs Russia’s Offer of 60-Day Extension on Grain Deal March 14, 2023 By Áine Quinn, Megan Durisin and Aliaksandr Kudrytski Ukraine pushed back on Russia’s apparent offer to extend the landmark grain-export deal by just 60 days when it comes...
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 Accuses West of ‘Shamelessly Burying’ Black Sea Grain Deal March 2, 2023 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused the West of “shamelessly burying” the Black Sea grain initiative that facilitates...
Ukraine to Set Up $500M Insurance Fund for Cargo Ships Entering Ports February 24, 2023 Ukraine will offer compensation for possible damages to civilian vessels entering its ports, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on...
Shipping Industry Intensifies Calls to Free Seafarers Still Trapped by Russia-Ukraine War February 24, 2023 By Brendan Murray The global shipping industry is stepping up calls for the United Nations and aid groups to help evacuate hundreds of...
Insurance Rates to Stay Flat for Shipments of Ukraine Grain: Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot December 22, 2022 A cargo insurance facility providing cover for shipments via Ukraine’s grain export corridor will continue next year with no rate...
Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot Resumes Quoting Cargo Insurance for Black Sea Grain Shipments November 2, 2022 Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot is once again quoting on its cargo insurance facility for the Black Sea grain corridor,...