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Sherman A1

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Fri Mar 25, 2022, 08:42 AM Mar 2022

Food Supplies Running Low on Foreign Ships Stuck in Ukraine

Food and medical supplies onboard over 100 foreign flagged ships stuck in Ukraine due to the conflict are running low, with little progress on creating a maritime corridor to allow them to sail away, industry officials said on Wednesday.

London's marine insurance market has widened the area of waters it considers high risk in the region as the conflict intensifies and perils to merchant shipping grow.

The UN's shipping agency said this month it would work to create a safe maritime corridor for merchant ships and crews stuck in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.

Five merchant vessels have been hit by projectiles—with one of them sunk—off Ukraine's coast.

Some foreign crew members that were onboard ships have been evacuated out of Ukraine, said Guy Platten, Secretary General with the International Chamber of Shipping industry association.

https://www.marinelink.com/news/food-supplies-running-low-foreign-ships-495271

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