According to Dmytro Moskalenko, CEO of Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company, the first modernized ship, Captain Antipov, is on its way from Austria to Serbia, where it plans to take its first cargo.
The small-tonnage market activity continues to grow, primarily in the Black Sea, where Ukrainian grain remains the driver. The fact that ship owners increasingly refuse to call the ports of Big Odessa due to Russian missile attacks is an additional challenge for charterers from Ukraine.