# Caught in Russia-Ukraine storm: a cargo ship and tonnes of grain

> A cargo ship chartered to carry 5,500 tonnes of wheat bound for Libyan flour mills was waiting in Berdyansk during the Russia-Ukraine standoff. The story describes shipping costs and delays for vessels caught in the dispute.

- Date: 2018-12-05 · published 2018-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61439-caught-in-russia-ukraine-storm-a-cargo-ship-and-tonnes-of-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Stranded cargoes and higher freight in the Sea of Azov add friction to Ukrainian wheat exports. The effect on prices is small because the volumes are limited.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-26 | [Ports Under Fire as Russia’s Drone and Missile Strikes Squeeze Ukraine’s Grain Exports – Ship Universe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14156-ports-under-fire-as-russia-s-drone-and-missile-strikes-squeeze-ukraine-s-grain.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-16 | [Romanian Black Sea port shipped 8.1 mln tonnes of Ukrainian grain in January-July \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14370-romanian-black-sea-port-shipped-8-1-mln-tonnes-of-ukrainian-grain-in-january.md) | -1.7% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-16 | [Ukraine: in the second week of March, the seaports halved grains shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53985-ukraine-in-the-second-week-of-march-the-seaports-halved-grains-shipments.md) | -3.2% | -5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-01 | [The “yields” of Russian-Ukrainian grains and the impact on bulk carriers \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14176-the-yields-of-russian-ukrainian-grains-and-the-impact-on-bulk-carriers-world.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-19 | [Ships Queue at Russian Grain Port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14183-ships-queue-at-russian-grain-port.md) | -1.7% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/caught-in-russia-ukraine-storm-a-cargo-ship-and-tonnes-of-grain-idUSKBN1O41ZJ/

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