Disruption is so severe that no vessels operating in the immediate area are transmitting reliable information for weeks at a time

From conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East to emerging threats from China and the US, few underwriters have faced a geopolitical landscape as dynamic as it is now

The vessel is not on its usual route, instead sailing the Don river and signalling Astrakhan as its destination

An influx of grain from Ukraine has prompted the Polish government to build a terminal owned by the state at the Baltic port

Grain exports are not only a critical support for Ukraine’s economy, but are also vital for global food security

Latest round of EU sanctions includes a list of nearly 50 vessels considered to be either engaged in high risk trades of Russian oil or involved in suspicious activity, including theft of Ukrainian grain from occupied territories

Lloyd’s List highlights the numbers behind a year of Houthi attacks on shipping, spot freight rates for container shipments from Asia to the US west coast continue to slide and ships calling at Ukrainian ports have been instructed to switch off their AIS

‘Trump effect’ could be positive if it stops Ukraine conflict but negative — for the shipping market — if the Houthis stop shooting at ships and the Red Sea regains lost traffic

All November arrivals to Ukraine’s greater Odesa ports were dark port calls

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Ukraine is pushing the IMO to take a politically charged approach as it seeks UN support in defending itself against Russia. However, a technical response toward security coupled with arguments about the risk of uninsured and unsafe shipping might prove to be the more effective form of diplomacy

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Third-quarter net income and revenues both rise at diversified US-listed owner

Berdiansk port was closed by the Ukrainian government after the city was seized by Russian troops in the early days of the 2022 incursion. The port has since been reopened and is in active use by the occupying administration

Several other North Korea-owned vessels have arrived at Russian ports with AIS enabled during the past few months, but the most recent caller is an outlier even among this group because of its UN designation