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☆ Cruise passengers spent New Year's stranded after their ship was rejected by 4 ports because of 'marine growth' on its hull
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Passengers were left stranded on New Year's Eve due to marine growth that stopped ship from docking. The Viking Orion cruise ship was turned away from 4 ports and had to get its hull cleaned. The ship ultimately headed to Adelaide to get its hull cleaned, and is expected to finally arrive in Melbourne on Monday. He added: "Our @VikingCruises trip to NZ & Australia missed 4 of 8 ports b/c of dirty/biohazard ship hull. Viking said in a statement that the small amount of "standard marine growth" was being removed on Sunday, and that it was working directly with guests on compensation.

☆ Russia's statement on resuming participation in Black Sea grain deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Russia will resume its participation in the Black Sea grain deal, its defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. "The Russian Federation suspended the implementation of the agreement on the export of agricultural products from Ukrainian ports (the "Black Sea Initiative") after Ukraine committed a terrorist act on October 29 this year against ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian vessels involved in ensuring the security of the "grain corridor." "Russia's position was brought to the attention of U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the U.N. Security Council. "In particular, the Ukrainian side officially pledged that 'the Maritime Humanitarian Corridor will be used only in accordance with the provisions of the Black Sea Initiative and the related JCC regulation.' "The Russian Federation believes that the guarantees received at the moment appear sufficient, and resumes implementation of the agreement – the Initiative for the Safe Transportation of Grain and Food from Ukrainian ports (the 'Black Sea Initiative') - which was suspended after the terrorist attack in Sevastopol."

☆ UN, Ukraine, Turkey agree no vessel movements under grain deal on Wednesday -coordination centre
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Delegations from Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations agreed not to plan any movement of vessels on Nov. 2 as part of the Black Sea grain deal, the United Nations secretariat at the joint coordination centre said on Tuesday. In a statement, the secretariat said Turkish and U.N. inspectors have concluded 36 inspections on board outbound vessels on Nov. 1, days after Russia suspended participation in the initiative. Reporting by Jonathan Saul and Polina Devitt; Writing by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ More grain ships leave Ukraine ports despite Russian suspension
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The statement said the ships' movement was agreed by the Ukrainian, Turkish and U.N. delegations at the Istanbul-based Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) and the Russian delegation had been informed. Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, "continues his discussions with all three member state parties in an effort to resume full participation at the JCC," the statement said. Twelve ships set sail from Ukrainian ports on Monday, the single biggest day of exports since the programme began, while two arrived. The U.N. said no grain ships were using the Black Sea route on Saturday. U.N. and Turkish teams continued their inspections on Tuesday of outbound vessels anchored in Istanbul, the JCC statement said, having cleared 46 ships to sail on Monday.

☆ Wheat climbs 5% to 2-week high as Russia suspends Black Sea agreement
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Naveen Thukral | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Summary Russia suspends participation in Black Sea grain exports dealWheat futures jump 5%, at highest since mid-Oct, corn up 2%Black Sea wheat, corn supplies at risk on Russia withdrawalU.N., Turkey, Ukraine press ahead with grain exportsSINGAPORE, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat futures jumped more than 5% on Monday and corn rose over 2% as Russia's withdrawal from a Black Sea export agreement raised concerns over global supplies. Wheat futures hit a record high of $13.64 a bushel in March. "This is an inflationary move, supporting prices of wheat and corn," said a Singapore-based trader. Moscow suspended its participation in the Black Sea deal on Saturday in response to what it called a major Ukrainian drone attack on its fleet in Russia-annexed Crimea. More than 9.5 million tonnes of corn, wheat, sunflower products, barley, rapeseed and soy have been exported from the Black Sea since July.

Other participants were pressing ahead with the deal despite Russia's withdrawal while France said it was working to boost Ukraine grain exports via land routes in conjunction with other European Union states. A record volume of 354,500 tonnes of agricultural products was carried on vessels leaving Ukrainian ports on Monday as part of the Black Sea grain deal, a spokesperson for Odesa's military administration said. WHEAT PRICES CLIMBWheat prices rose on Monday, climbing around 6% to $8.78 a bushel in Chicago, but remained far below a peak of $13.63-1/2 set in early March shortly after the conflict began. The strong pace of wheat exports from Russia, which harvested a record crop this summer, has helped to bolster supplies on the world market. "Typically, it takes about two months for higher grain prices to filter through the supply chain and impact consumers at the retail level," said a Sydney-based analyst.

☆ World food supplies at risk as Russia withdraws from Black Sea deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Naveen Thukral | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Russia on Saturday suspended participation in the U.N. grain deal for an "indefinite term", after what it said was a major Ukrainian drone attack on its Black Sea fleet in Crimea. Not much really," said one Singapore-based grains trader who supplies wheat to buyers in Asia and the Middle East. It is not clear if Ukraine will continue to ship grains and what happens to Russian exports," said the Singapore-based grains trader. Asian buyers recently booking Ukrainian wheat cargoes include Indonesia, the world's second-largest importer of the grain, although the region typically relies on Australia and North America. More than 9.5 million tonnes of corn, wheat, sunflower products, barley, rapeseed and soy have been exported from the Black Sea since July.

Feb 24, on Saturday halted its role in the Black Sea deal for an "indefinite term", cutting shipments from one of the world's top grain exporters, because it said it could not "guarantee safety of civilian ships" travelling under the pact after an attack on its Black Sea fleet. During Sunday's session among the grain deal delegations, Russian officials said Moscow will continue the dialogue with the United Nations and the Turkish delegation on pressing issues, the U.N. said in its statement. FALSE PRETEXT'The Russian defence ministry said Ukraine attacked the Black Sea Fleet near Sevastopol with 16 drones early and that British navy "specialists" had helped coordinate what it called a terrorist attack. Russia said it repelled the attack but that the ships targeted were involved in ensuring the grain corridor out of Ukraine's Black Sea ports. SHIPS BLOCKEDThe grain deal had restarted shipments from Ukraine, allowing sales on world markets, targeting the pre-war level of 5 million metric tonnes exported from Ukraine each month.

☆ U.N. says it agreed with Turkey, Ukraine on plan to move 16 vessels under Black Sea grain deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine agreed on Sunday on an Oct. 31 movement plan for 16 vessels that are in Turkish waters, a day after Russia suspended its participation to the Black Sea grain initiative that allowed food exports from Ukrainian ports. In a statement, the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) in Istanbul, where Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish and U.N. personnel are working, said the three delegations had also agreed for inspections to be provided on Monday to 40 outbound vessels. JCC said the Russian delegation was informed of both plans. (This story has been officially corrected to fix number of vessels in headline and first paragraph after U.N. revised its information)Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

ISTANBUL, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Russia said on Saturday it was pulling out of a deal aimed at unlocking Ukrainian grain and fertiliser exports from Black Sea ports and easing global food shortages. TIME FRAMEThe deal signed on July 22 was valid for 120 days and the United Nations expected it to be renewed unless the war had ended by then. Under the deal, Ukrainian pilots guide the ships along safe channels in its territorial waters, with a minesweeper vessel on hand but no military escorts. Monitored by the JCC, the ships then transit the Black Sea to Turkey's Bosphorus strait and off to world markets. He added the deal had been successful in bringing food prices down and boosting export quantities.

☆ U.N. seeks 'urgent' steps to relieve backlog in Black Sea exports deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ISTANBUL, Oct 24 (Reuters) - A U.N spokesperson said on Monday that "urgent" steps are needed to relieve a backlog of more than 150 ships involved in a deal which allows Ukraine to export grain from ports in the Black Sea. Reuters reported the backlog jumped last month, leaving anchored ships in the Marmara Sea stretching out beyond the horizon off Istanbul. The four parties to the deal - Russia, Ukraine and brokers Turkey and the U.N. - are currently negotiating a possible extension and expansion beyond its Nov. 19 deadline. The grains-export deal paved the way for Ukraine to resume grain exports from three ports that had been shut since the Russian invasion. Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, told Reuters this month he had asked Russia and other parties to end "full-blown" inspections of outgoing vessels to ease the backlog.

☆ Guterres says U.N. working with U.S. and EU to get Russian food to markets
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-20 | by ( Ezgi Erkoyun | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ISTANBUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday the United Nations is working with the United States and European Union to overcome obstacles to Russian food and fertilisers reaching world markets. "The other part of this package deal is the unimpeded access to the global markets of Russian food and fertiliser, which are not subject to sanctions," Guterres said in Istanbul, where he visited a coordination centre overseeing the exports. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives at a boat to sail a ship carrying Ukrainian grain, at Zeyport in Istanbul, Turkey August 20, 2022. Guterres said the United Nations was working with Washington and the European Union to remove those obstacles. "Getting more food and fertiliser out of Ukraine and Russia is crucial to further calm commodity markets and lower prices for consumers," he said.

[1/3] Cargo ship Despina V, carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul, Turkey November 2, 2022. The agreement, reached in July, created a protected sea transit corridor and was designed to alleviate global food shortages, with Ukraine's customers including some of the world's poorest countries. So far, some 9.76 million tonnes of agricultural products have been shipped, predominately corn, but also volumes of soybeans, sunflower oil, sunflower meal and barley. A drop in shipments from major exporter Ukraine has played a role in this year's global food price crisis, but there are also other important drivers. At the start of the conflict there were around 2,000 seafarers from all over the world stranded in Ukrainian ports.

☆ First Ukraine grain ship will anchor off Istanbul on Tuesday -minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The first ship carrying grain to leave Ukraine under a safe passage agreement will anchor off the coast of Istanbul around 1200 GMT on Tuesday for a joint inspection, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday. Akar was speaking in an interview with Turkey's state-owned Anadolu news agency after the Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni, which is loaded with corn, left the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Lebanon. As part of the agreement, a Joint Coordination Centre was set up in Istanbul with personnel from the United Nations, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Hulusi Akar, Akar, Ali Kucukgocmen, Daren Butler, Louise Heavens Organizations: Turkish Defence, Anadolu, Sierra, United, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Ukraine, Istanbul, Sierra Leone, Odesa, Lebanon, United Nations, Russia, Turkey

☆ First ship leaving Ukraine has 26,000 tonnes of corn -coordination centre
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The first ship to leave Ukraine's Odesa port since Russia's invasion will carry more than 26,000 tonnes of corn and undergo an inspection in Istanbul before continuing to Lebanon's Tripoli, a U.N.-led monitoring centre said on Monday. The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni is expected to arrive at the inspection in Turkish waters on Aug. 2, the Istanbul-based Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) said, adding it had requested all parties to inform militaries to ensure its safe passage. The JCC - including United Nations, Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish officials - had verified the port readiness at Odesa, as well as the vehicle's capability to depart ahead of the authorisation, it said. Reporting by Jonathan Spicer; Editing by Ali KucukgocmenOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jonathan Spicer, Ali Kucukgocmen Organizations: United Nations, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Ukraine's, Istanbul, Tripoli, Sierra Leone, Turkish

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