Officials changes Danube entry procedures to tackle Ukrainian shipping queue

KYIV: Authorities will begin clearing ‌vessels bound for Danube ports via the Sulina Canal while they are still in the Black Sea, rather than processing them inside the canal, in an effort to eliminate a two-week queue, shippers said on Wednesday.

Most cargo shipments, including grain, have been rerouted through Ukraine’s three Danube river ports after Russian attacks effectively blocked the country’s Black Sea…