Russia
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Regulatory
New EU oil cap sanction rules announced
The European Union has unveiled its 12th package of sanctions against Russia, with tankers very much included in the set…
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Tankers
IMO adopts shadow fleet resolution
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a resolution targeting illicit shipping practices from the so-called shadow or dark fleet amid considerable…
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Regulatory
Russia fails to win re-election to IMO Council
Russia lost its re-election bid to the ruling council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday. Other member states…
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Europe
‘No one has caused greater harm to free navigation than Russia’: Zelensky addresses the IMO Assembly
Addressing the the 33rd Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) yesterday via video link, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky described…
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Dry Cargo
Bulk carrier hits mine off Ukraine
The 12-year-old 75,200 dwt bulk carrier – on charter to Cargill – struck a mine on Friday in waters off…
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Tankers
US slaps sanctions on three more Dubai-based tanker owners
The US has slapped sanctions on three Dubai-based shipping companies and three tankers for shipping oil sold above the G7’s…
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Finance and Insurance
Insurance premiums climb in wake of latest Russian missile attack
Ukrainian authorities insist the country’s maritime export corridor remains open for business despite Tuesday’s deadly missile attack on a Liberian-flagged,…
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Europe
Putin hands control of FESCO to Rosatom
Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO), Russia’s top container name, has a new owner. Yesterday president Vladimir Putin decided to transfer…
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Tankers
Growth of the shadow fleet has made Russian oil price cap ‘unenforceable’: World Bank
Russia’s swift build-up of a so-called shadow fleet of tankers – estimated to number more than 600 ships – has…
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Shipyards
Russia in talks with China to develop shipyards
Russia is in talks with China to develop shipbuilding expertise across the world’s largest country. Andrey Kostin, CEO of Russia’s…
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Operations
Russians drop explosive devices along Ukrainian grain corridor
The Russian Air Force has reportedly dropped at least four explosive devices into the transport routes of the unilateral Ukrainian…
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Containers
Chinese boxship becomes focus of Baltic pipeline damage probe
A Chinese containership is at the centre of a Finnish inquiry into possible sabotage of the Balticonnector gas pipeline linking…
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Ports and Logistics
Putin seeks international investment for Arctic shipping during visit to Beijing
Attending China’s Belt and Road infrastructure forum in Beijing yesterday, Russian president Vladimir Putin sought international investment to develop the…
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Tankers
G7 attempts to clamp down on the Russian oil price cap
The US imposed the first sanctions for violations of the price cap on Russian oil introduced by the Group of…
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Europe
Ukrainian seafarers face being barred from Russian waters
Ukrainian seafarers face being barred from working on ships that enter Russian waters. A new law coming into place on…
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Regulatory
Russia lifts seaborne diesel export ban
Russia’s government said on Friday that it had allowed a return of seaborne diesel exports delivered to seaports via pipelines…
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Tankers
Russia’s decision to deploy non-ice class tankers in the Arctic comes in for criticism
Russia risks an environmental catastrophe by deploying non-ice class ships on its increasingly busy Northern Shipping Route (NRS), according to…
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Middle East
Dubai remains Russian shadow tanker hotbed
Dubai is the operating nexus for so-called shadow Russian crude oil shipments, according to a new report from the Centre…
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Europe
Vehicles melt as Russia ups its targeting of Ukraine’s ports
The Russian military is pounding Ukrainian ports hard this week. Following very damaging strikes on the port of Odesa early…
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Operations
Milestones reached along the increasingly busy Northern Sea Route
As the world’s oceans have broken surface temperature levels consistently during the past several months, more and more eyes have…
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