“The Mariupol port was forced to switch to a four-day working week. We see permanent halts of Ukrainian and foreign ships in the Sea of Azov, the Kerch Strait up to the point that shipowners suffer losses due to ships’ downtime: about $15,000-50,000 per day. The average halt time [of ships] reaches more than 30 hours. Not only Ukraine, but also European taxpayers sustain losses since the products from these ports went to the European markets,” Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said, the Radio Liberty reports.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
UkrInform: Ukrainian ports sustain over Hr 1 billion in losses due to Russia’s actions in Azov Sea
A member of the Ukrainian coast guard watches the Azov Sea as he stands on board of Lyubomyr Ukrainian fast patrol boat on July 25, 2018.
