
As Ukraine continues its path toward post-war recovery, an unassuming battlefield is taking shape not on land, but along the country’s vital Black Sea coastline.
With major reconstruction efforts underway at key ports such as Chornomorsk and Odessa, Ukraine’s maritime infrastructure is emerging as a strategic axis not just for grain exports, but for geopolitical realignment.
While headlines focus on tonnage figures and concession projects, a deeper current runs through these developments: a growing European effort, spearheaded by Italy, to re-anchor Ukraine’s shipping operations firmly in the Western sphere, and in the process, reassert its own maritime relevance in the region.
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