Russia-Ukraine Azov Sea tensions impacting shipments

摘要

Black Sea market players on Monday were watching the escalation of Ukrainian-Russiantensions in the Sea of Azov after the capture of three Ukrainian ships by Russians over theweekend.A shipping company in Ukraine told Platts that the Russian authorities have been makingcrossing the strait of Kerch problematic for Ukrainian vessels for some time now.Unannounced Russian checks of Ukrainian ships cause delays of up to a week, the shippingcompany said.