News / Security expert warns shipping to leave Black Sea region as tension grows

Odessa container terminal © Arkadiy Luchak

Security consultancy Dryad Global has warned all shipping to leave the Black Sea area around southern Ukraine, but says there is no real threat to shipping, while the broader implications of the invasion are now being analysed.

There are currently three container vessels in the Odessa region, according to VesselsValue AIS data: Cosco-operated 9,400 teu Joseph Schulte; 3,543 teu Bach, operated by Zim and seen already to be leaving the area; and Hansa Limburg, a 1,740 teu vessel operated by Hapag-Lloyd.

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