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Karpowership and Ukraine Sign Energy Cooperation MOU to Ease Power Crisis

Deal aims to fast track up to 500MW of electricity capacity via Powerships Moldova, Romania are most likely locations for vessels to feed into Ukraine's grid Karpowership has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with state-owned trader JSC Energy …
Jan 26, 2023 / Curious

Ukraine Strikes Offshore Oil Drilling Rig in the Black Sea– Crimean Official

Officials Russia-annexed Crimea has accused Ukraine of firing upon an oil drilling platform in the Black Sea off the coast of the peninsula Monday morning, with three injured and seven missing."This morning the enemy struck the drilling platforms of …
Jun 21, 2022 / Accidents

Impact of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on Port of Antwerp

Permanent monitoring with customers and the competent authoritiesPort of Antwerp expresses its support and empathy for all the human suffering caused by the conflict in Ukraine. As a world port, the port of Antwerp is regularly confronted with the …
Mar 9, 2022 / Curious

Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian Sailors Remain Stuck in Ports

Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian seafarers are stuck in ports around the world as the war in Ukraine intensifies and shipowners are scrambling to find replacement crews to keep strained supply chains rolling.Crews from Russia and Ukraine make up a …
Mar 9, 2022 / Curious

WATCH: Can Turkey close the Turkish Straits against Russia?

Ukraine has asked Turkey to close the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Russian ships as Russia launched air and ground assaults on its neighbor. The request puts NATO member Turkey which shares a maritime border with Ukraine and Russia in the …
Feb 28, 2022 / Curious

Ukraine Shuts Ports as Conflict Threatens Grain Supplies

Ukraine's military has suspended commercial shipping at its ports after Russian forces invaded the country, an adviser to the Ukrainian president's chief of staff said, stoking fear of supply disruption from the leading grain and oilseeds …
Feb 25, 2022 / Curious

Ukraine asks Ankara to close Turkish straits to Russian warships

The Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vadily Bodnar called "on all countries to establish a coalition against Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to stop the war from engulfing more of the region"Ukraine has asked Ankara to restrict the passage of …
Feb 24, 2022 / Curious

Posco Daewoo acquires grain export terminal in Ukraine

Posco Daewoo Corp. has bought a grain export terminal in Ukraine to become the first Korean entity to own the operating rights to a grain storage facility overseas.The trading arm of steelmaking conglomerate Posco said Wednesday it signed an …
Feb 15, 2019 / Curious