Russia
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Tankers
Diplomatic campaign underway to crack down on Russian tankers passing through the Baltic
Littoral states around the Baltic are waging a diplomatic campaign to get other countries to back a greater crackdown on…
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Europe
Greenpeace targets vessel accused of fuelling Russia’s shadow fleet
Friday morning saw activists from Greenpeace Nordic launch a protest against a bunker vessel accused of fuelling the Russian so-called…
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Europe
Levels of depression and anxiety increase among Ukrainian seafarers
Seafarer charity Stella Maris is warning that Ukrainian seafarers are experiencing increased levels of loneliness and depression amid fears of…
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Tankers
Russia forced to import fuel with up to 20% of its refining capacity knocked out
A new report from Oslo-based Arctic Securities estimates today that around 20% of Russia’s refining capacity has been knocked offline…
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Tankers
Sanctions and drones take their toll on Russian oil exporting machine
Further signs are emerging of how sanctions combined with Ukrainian drones are causing serious problems for the Russian oil exporting…
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Operations
14% of Russian refining capacity offline as Ukrainian drones head further inland
Ukrainian forces hit Russia’s third-largest oil refinery with a drone strike on Tuesday but with no critical damage. This time…
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Tankers
Sanctions see Russian tanker fleet in ballast
There is now clear data to show that sanctions are hurting Russian seaborne exports of crude. As of a month…
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Offshore
Gazprom takes over former Shell Sakhalin-2 stake for $1bn
Russian state-controlled energy giant Gazprom has bought a 27.5% stake in LNG producer Sakhalin Energy, previously held by Shell, for…
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Operations
Ukrainian drone campaign takes out up to 900,000 barrels a day of Russian oil refining capacity
Ukraine’s drone campaign to knock out Russian refining capacity is scoring some big hits, with as much as 12% of…
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Containers
Another new Turkish liner heads to Russia
A new Turkish liner has unveiled a service connecting with Russia. Istanbul-based ULD Shipping has debuted a new Black Sea…
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Operations
Russian oil terminals hit by drone strikes
Ukraine has hit several Russian oil refineries with drone strikes in the past few days, continuing to damage Russian oil…
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Tankers
Russian crude exports seen peaking as sanctions hit home
Efforts by regulators in the US, Britain and the European Union to engage more directly with shipowners and service providers…
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Containers
Non-alliance liners double market share on Asia-Europe over the past year
The market share of non-alliance liners operating in the Asia-Europe tradelane has doubled in the space of one year. New…
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Operations
Missiles hit stranded Turkish ship in Ukraine
A Turkey-flagged general cargo vessel, that has been stranded for more than two years in Ukraine was struck by missiles…
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Asia
Indian-classed fleet more than doubles since Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
In the two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the number of ships classified as shadow or dark has…
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Tankers
Grey fleet set to become darker: BRS
Luxembourg-headquartered broker BRS has warned the grey fleet is likely to become darker as more focused sanctions squeeze Russia’s export…
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Tankers
Russia’s Sovcomflot hit by US sanctions
Russia’s Sovcomflot and 14 tankers linked to its operations have found themselves on the US sanctions list as part of…
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Europe
How world shipping has transformed in the two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Saturday marks two years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a war that has dramatically changed the global seaborne map,…
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Tankers
Washington unveils further sanctions against Russian-linked tanker operators
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took its second price cap enforcement action of…
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Tankers
Shadow fleet faces tricky path to the breaker’s torch
With the numbers of the so-called shadow tanker fleet peaking 10 months ago, there’s now evidence that many of the…
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