The Black Sea is now the world's deadliest shipping route

Ships attacked this year

570+ ships

More than 570 ships have been attacked there this year and 40 seafarers killed, according to maritime security firm Ambrey and the International Maritime Organization.

The toll exceeds the 24 seafarer deaths recorded around the Strait of Hormuz this year.

Ukraine's sea exports of farm products fell to 1.4 million tonnes in August, about 75 per cent below pre-war levels, the agriculture ministry said.

War-risk insurance

15% of hull value

War-risk insurance for Black Sea voyages has climbed to 15 per cent of a ship's hull value, twice the rate in the Persian Gulf.