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This article provides a high-level analysis of the possible range of outcomes carriers and shippers alike might expect over the coming months as the market tries to anticipate and adapt to US President Donald Trump’s trade and international relations policies, as well as summarise developments to date. Since President Donald Trump assumed office on 20 January 2025, he has initiated a blitz of executive orders […]

MTBS, commissioned by the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), has released a comprehensive report detailing the substantial infrastructure investments required for developing nations’ ports to achieve a fair and equitable energy transition. In summary, the report reached the following conclusions: MTBS explored the current state of port adaptation and decarbonization in regions such as Brazil, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and the Solomon Islands. These […]

That includes the name of the physical Russian cargo supplier who actually provided and loaded the cargo, whether direct onto Member’s vessel or via an STS operation. This is vital in order that Members are in a position to conduct complete sanctions checks and ensure that no sanctioned parties have been involved in the loading of the cargo/transport chain. The Club has seen occasions when […]

Today we will talk to Artem Skorobogatov, a partner at Interlegal, a law firm specializing in providing legal services to agri-traders and companies involved in the transportation of grains and oilseeds. Mr. Skorobogatov will share his experience, talk about the development of the practice and the challenges that the company helps agri-exporters to overcome in their daily work. – My legal career started while I was […]

This discussion paper estimates the effect of Ukraine’s ‘Grain from Ukraine’ humanitarian initiative on food security in African and MENA countries targeted by the programme. Ukraine is one of the largest exporters of agricultural produce, accounting for almost half of the world’s sunflower oil exports, 13% of corn exports, and 8% of wheat exports in the 2020/21 marketing year. While Russia’s war against Ukraine negatively […]

Introduction Maritime trade constitutes a major part of the global economy as one of the important trade routes. Considering all commercial transport activities, the fact that approximately 85% of them are carried out by maritime routes emphasizes the importance of maritime trade. Thus, maritime trade routes have a strategic value. In particular, the Black Sea, where the ports of Russia and Ukraine are located, has […]

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – The disaster of December 15 with the two very old Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait that connects the Azov and the Black Seas is not the worst in the Strait between Moscow-occupied Ukrainian Crimea and Russia’s mainland. With the onset of the storm season, which starts in November, the Kerch Strait turns into a real trap […]

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS There are a great many Trade Associations and I will refer to just two that have their headquarters in London: GAFTA Having replaced the Federation GAFTA now looks after and protects the interests of the grain and animal feeding stuffs industries in national and international affairs. Business done on GAFTA contracts amounts to over 80% of world trade in cereals. The use of […]