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Ukrainian Navy ensures safe passage for over 9,000 vessels through sea corridor in 2024, Navy Commander says

The Ukrainian Navy facilitated the safe passage of 9,061 civilian vessels through its sea corridor in 2024, Navy Commander Oleksii Neizhpapa said on Jan. 3. Following Russia's termination of the grain deal in July 2023, Ukraine opened a new corridor in August, initially aimed at evacuating ships stranded since the start of the full-scale war. […]

Ukraine

January 3, 2025

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Russia damaged over 300 port facilities, 20 foreign vessels in the past year, Zelensky says

Russia has damaged 321 port infrastructure facilities, as well as 20 foreign merchant vessels since July 2023, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 23 at the International Conference on Food Security in Kyiv. Traveling along the Black Sea route, ships are regularly at risk of being attacked by Russia. Since the beginning of the all-out […]

Ukraine

November 23, 2024

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Russia provided Yemen's Houthis with satellite data to attack vessels in Red Sea, WSJ reports

Yemen's Houthi militants have been using Russian satellite data to attack ships in the Red Sea with drones and missiles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 24, citing a person familiar with the matter and two unnamed European defense officials. The Houthis are an Iran-backed militant group based in Yemen. Following Israel's invasion of […]

Ukraine

October 25, 2024

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Russian strike on Odesa port kills 1, injures 8, damages civilian vessels

Editor's note: This story is being updated. Russia attacked the southern city of Odesa's port infrastructure with a ballistic missile on Oct. 14, killing one person and injuring eight others, Governor Oleh Kiper reported. The attack damaged two civilian vessels — NS Moon flying the flag of Belize and the Palau-flagged Optima, Kiper said. Russia […]

Ukraine

October 14, 2024

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War risk insurance surges after recent Russian strikes on foreign vessels in Black Sea, Bloomberg reports

War risk insurance premiums for vessels traversing Ukraine’s shipping corridor in the Black Sea have increased by about 33 per cent following Russia's recent attacks on foreign ships, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 10, citing sources in the market. According to the insurance market sources, coverage has jumped to above one per cent of the value […]

Ukraine

October 10, 2024

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