Russia
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Operations
Car carrier grounds off Russia after suffering hull breach in the Black Sea
A Cameroon-flagged car carrier was grounded in the Black Sea off the coast of the Russian town of Tuapse after…
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Contributions
The futility of sanctions
It’s been one of the big talking points this week at Posidonia. Santosh Patil adds his thoughts to the sanctions…
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Europe
Greek owners decry sanctions
It was a case of standing room only at a packed room at the Astir Palace for the final session…
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Tankers
Iranian ships seen carrying Russian crude out of the Black Sea
Iranian-controlled vessels have been drafted in to ship Russian crude out of the Black Sea in the latest chapter of…
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Tankers
The tanker fallout from impending Russian insurance ban
The likely insurance ban that both the UK and the European Union are looking to put on any tankers carrying…
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Europe
More foreign ships targeted in Ukrainian waters
Concern is mounting for ships remaining in Ukrainian waters after another vessel was holed by Russian munitions and reports emerge…
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Tankers
EU agrees on Russian seaborne crude ban
The European Union agreed on a partial ban on Russian oil in the sixth package of sanctions last night, whereby…
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Dry Cargo
Altered global grain shipments map blunts bulk tonne-mile picture
An unseasonal spike in grain shipment between the US and Europe has seen 718,000 tonnes of grain shipped across the…
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Tankers
Greece to send apprehended Iranian oil to the US
Diplomatic relations between Greece and Iran have stumbled after a complex sanctions-related shipping case unfolded in waters to the east…
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Tankers
Greece’s Kalamata port emerges as key hub for Russian fuel exports
Greece’s Kalamata port has emerged as a key conduit for Russian fuel exports in the months following Vladimir Putin’s invasion…
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Shipyards
Yards brace for Sovcomflot order cancellations
As well as selling a chunk of its existing fleet, Russia’s Sovcomflot is starting to jettison some of its orderbook…
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Ports and Logistics
Alternate, non-Russian rail-sea offerings from China to Europe emerge
Intercontinental rail cargo between Asia and Europe has suffered an enormous shock in the near three months since Russia invaded…
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Tankers
Russia takes care of tanker charters to China
Russian oil companies and traders have chartered more than half the vessels chartered to load crude from Russia’s Far East…
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Contributions
How to avoid collateral damage in a mine threat area
Shaun Robertson from UK security firm Palaemon Maritime with advice for international shipping, especially vessels around today’s dangerous Black Sea.…
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Gas
Eastern Pacific Shipping swoops for former Sovcomflot LNG carriers
Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has snapped up four LNG carriers that were previously owned by Russia’s Sovcomflot for just…
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Asia
India ramps Russian imports
India’s close ties with Russia have seen it ramp up purchases of bargain commodities in the two and a half…
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Europe
Closure of gas pipeline alters Europe’s energy mix further
Gas flows into Europe from Russia were put under further pressure yesterday after a key pipeline in Ukraine called Sokhranivka…
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Tankers
Sovcomflot ship sales start to emerge
Sovcomflot came out on Friday, publicly saying it was looking to sell some of its older tonnage, but dismissed earlier…
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Europe
Greece leads resistance to ban on European tankers transporting Russian oil
Strong lobbying from shipowning interests has seen the European Union pull back from some of its proposed sanctions on Russia,…
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Europe
Europe readies further Russian shipping bans
The European Commission’s plans to ban Russian oil imports into the continent this year, as reported by Splash yesterday, are…
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