black sea

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Ukraine's long-range drones reach the Mediterranean: what it means for shipping risk

Ukraine's campaign against Russia's "shadow fleet" of sanctioned oil tankers has stopped being a Black Sea problem. In December 2025, Ukraine's Security…

Meredyth Grant June 07, 2026

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The Black Sea Grain Initiative: anatomy of a war-zone trade lane and its collapse

For shipowners, charterers and operators with exposure to the Black Sea, the Black Sea Grain Initiative was never just a humanitarian story. It was the single…

Meredyth Grant December 17, 2025

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How Russia's invasion of Ukraine reshaped Black Sea shipping and ports

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it did more than start a land war. It closed one of the world's most important grain and steel export corridors…

Meredyth Grant November 26, 2025