Ukraine grain News

Shipping Industry Intensifies Calls to Free Seafarers Still Trapped by Russia-Ukraine War

The global shipping industry is stepping up calls for the United Nations and aid groups to help evacuate hundreds of seafarers on more than 60 merchant vessels that are still stuck in Ukrainian ports a year after Russia’s invasion. In …

Insurance Rates to Stay Flat for Shipments of Ukraine Grain: Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot

A cargo insurance facility providing cover for shipments via Ukraine’s grain export corridor will continue next year with no rate increases, an underwriter with Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot said on Thursday. Twenty-one insurers are part of the facility, which …

Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot Resumes Quoting Cargo Insurance for Black Sea Grain Shipments

Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot is once again quoting on its cargo insurance facility for the Black Sea grain corridor, the facility’s lead underwriter said on Wednesday after Russia announced it would resume its participation in the accord. “In response …

Russia Says it Will Resume Participation in Ukraine Grain Deal

Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal freeing up grain exports from war-torn Ukraine, reversing a move that world leaders had said threatened to exacerbate global hunger. Moscow announced the sudden reversal after Turkey and …

Insurers Stop Offering Cargo Insurance for Ukraine Grains Shipments: Sources

Insurers are no longer offering new cargo insurance cover for shipments out of Ukraine through a U.N.-backed safe corridor after Russia suspended its participation, industry sources said on Tuesday. An export deal, agreed by Russia and Ukraine and brokered by …

Update: Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot Pauses Writing New Cover for Ukrainian Grain Shipments

Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot is suspending writing cover for new shipments using the Ukrainian grains corridor in the Black Sea until it has more clarity about the situation there, a senior official said on Monday. Moscow said it was …

Grain Ships Sail From Ukraine Despite Moscow Exit From Deal; Insurance Cover Paused

Ships brought grain from Ukrainian ports on Monday, suggesting Moscow had stopped short of reimposing a blockade that might have caused world hunger, despite suspending its participation in a U.N. program to safely export grain from the war zone. Air …

Ukraine Grain Corridors Need More Ships, Affordable Insurance to Accelerate Exports

Ukraine’s first shipments of grain since being invaded by Russia are a harbinger of relief for squeezed global markets, but many challenges remain before the millions of tons of food stuck in the country can be released. Perhaps the biggest …

Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot, Marsh Provide Coverage for Grain Ship Sailing From Ukraine

Broker Marsh and Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot said on Tuesday they have provided coverage for a vessel carrying grain and food products from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports under its new marine cargo and war insurance facility. Launched last month, …

Insurers Get Safety Assurances for Ships Exporting Ukraine Grain Through Black Sea

Ships exporting Ukraine grain through the Black Sea will be protected by a 10 nautical mile buffer zone, according to long-awaited procedures agreed by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations on Monday and seen by Reuters. The United Nations …