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The head of the world's largest ship management firm seeks NATO naval escorts for vessels in the Black Sea, a report says
Urooba Jamal
Mon, April 25, 2022, 6:18 a.m.·3 min read


NATO intervention is merited due to the region's importance for food shipments, the CEO of V.Group told the FT.
Conflict in Ukraine has made the northernmost third of the Black Sea unsafe for shipping, the FT reported.
NATO told the FT that its allies are working to neutralize mines in the area but won't provide escorts.
The world's largest shipping management firm has requested that NATO provide naval escorts for shipping in the Black Sea amid concerns that vessels could be at risk as a result of conflict in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported.
The CEO of V.Group, René Kofod-Olsen, told the outlet that NATO intervention is merited due to the region's importance for shipments of food. According to the paper, the conflict in Ukraine has made the northernmost third of the Black Sea unsafe for shipping.
"We should demand that our seafaring and marine traffic is being protected in international waters. I'm sure Nato and others have a role to play in the protection of the commercial fleet," Kofod-Olsen told the FT.
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