Informall BG

Ukraine returns to Black Sea container market

The first cellular container vessel called the Ukrainian Black Sea ports on 21 April for the first time after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to Informall BG, a Ukrainian cargo analytical company.

In particular, the 2005-built, 1,118 TEU PROS HOPE, a cellular container vessel chartered by the Ukrainian company ITERIS, called the port of Chornomorsk in Ukraine, delivering break-bulk cargo before picking up the first export container from Ukraine.

Earlier, T-MARE, a multi-purpose cargo...

https://container-news.com/ukraine-returns-to-black-sea-container-market/

Danube River maintains Ukraine’s container operations

In the face of a concerted effort to cripple Ukraine’s port infrastructure, Danube River ports at Reni and Izmail have maintained exports throughout the war and the influence of these ports is growing.

The Danube River in Ukraine is a vital shipping route, and its importance increased with the decline of Ukraine’s exports via the Black Sea in the early part of the war with Russia.

Insurers at the International Union of Maritime Insurers (IUMI) acknowledged that as Russian military activities...

https://container-news.com/danube-river-maintains-ukraines-container-operations/

Blocked Ukrainian ports cause major congestion in the port of Constanta

After the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war on 24 February 2022, Ukrainian Black Sea ports were cut off from the world trade creating a ripple effect on the regional logistics. Informall BG cargo analytical bureau based in Odessa, Ukraine tried to identify the main factors that contributed to the congestion in the port of Constanta in Romania.

Due to Russian Navy forces’ blockage of Ukrainian seaports, thousands of import containers destined for Ukraine had to be discharged in the port of...

https://container-news.com/blocked-ukrainian-ports-cause-major-congestion-in-the-port-of-constanta/

Regional carriers are benefiting from the shrunk ocean carriers’ activity in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

It has been well noted that global ocean carriers reoriented a fair chunk of their capacities to the Transpacific and Asia-Europe tradelines from the second half of 2020 until the end of 2021 due to skyrocketing spot rates and unprecedented demand for the tonnage and empty container equipment in South-East Asia.

This move caused regional freight rates to go up providing a window of opportunity for regional shipping lines to regain the market share in the Black Sea.

Is that a real chance for...

https://container-news.com/regional-carriers-are-benefiting-from-the-shrunk-ocean-carriers-activity-in-the-mediterranean-and-black-sea/