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Metis Insights: Black Sea Grain Initiative Analysis

On 22nd July 2022, Ukraine and Russia signed agreements with Turkiye to facilitate the export of grain, foodstuffs, and fertilisers from Ukraine.
July 26, 2022

Russian missiles strike Odesa port hours after grain deal, claims Odesa MP

A Ukrainian MP has claimed Russian missiles struck a key Ukrainian port Saturday morning, only hours after Kyiv and Moscow signed a landmark deal to unblock shipments of grain
July 23, 2022

Stella Maris: Ukraine's Seafarers Need Help to Maintain Their Careers

Stella Maris is working with crewing agencies to help out-of-work Ukrainian seafarers remain employable.

Russian launch two missiles hitting Moldovan tanker

The Russian aircraft again fired missiles at Odesa region, repeatedly hitting the Moldova-flagged Millennial Spirit tanker which drifts in the Black Sea without a crew.
July 07, 2022

Removing Russian Sea Mines Near Key Ukraine Ports Could Take Months

Removing sea mines near Ukraine’s key ports could take months, and hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in the region following Russia’s invasion of the country, according to the United Nations..
June 15, 2022

Russia says two Ukrainian ports ready to ship grain but Kyiv must demine coast

Russia says that two major Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov seized by Russian forces were ready to resume grain shipments, but the Kremlin said Kyiv still needed to demine the approaches to its..
June 13, 2022

UK backs Lithuania’s plan to lift Russian blockade of Ukraine grain

Britain has backed in principle a proposal by Lithuania for a naval coalition “of the willing” to lift the Russian Black Sea blockade on Ukrainian grain exports.
May 23, 2022

How NATO's expansion could stabilise the Baltic region

Exercise Hedgehog might have been planned long before Russian troops invaded Ukraine, but the huge war games taking place this month in Estonia are a prickly reminder of NATO readiness just 64km from..
May 23, 2022

METIS INSIGHT:  The Ukrainian Conflict-Fundamentals, Conflict dynamics and commercial considerations

What is the impact on shipping, ports and commercial operations of Russia's invasion of Ukraine? The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent impact on commercial operations therein, has..
May 20, 2022