Russia
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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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Tankers
Europe moves a step closer to banning all Russian oil imports
The European Union moved a step closer today to banning all Russian oil imports, something that will have enormous repercussions…
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Tankers
Russia-China dirty tanker trade soars 94% after Ukraine invasion
New data from BIMCO gives a clear indication of one of the main shipping themes since the start of Russian…
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Europe
Russia shifts its commodities attention to Asia
Oil prices are increasing, and diesel becoming costlier, as Russia moves to cut off natural gas supplies to two neighbouring…
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Finance and Insurance
Sanctions-hit Amsterdam Trade Bank declared bankrupt
Amsterdam Trade Bank (ATB), a subsidiary of Russia’s Alfa Bank, has been declared bankrupt, the Dutch central bank (DNB) said…
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Americas
Biden bans Russian ships from calling at America ports
Eight weeks into the invasion of Ukraine President Joe Biden has finally decided to join Canada, the UK and the…
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Europe
Russian commodities still flowing west in vast quantities
The difficulties of enforcing sanctions against Russia are becoming increasingly evident with a host of foreign shipowners still making a…
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Operations
Russia’s targeting of merchant ships branded a war crime
Russia stands accused of committing war crimes against international seafarers and merchant vessels to add to a long list of…
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Operations
Concern mounts for crew stranded in Mariupol
Concern is mounting for the stranded crew in the besieged port of Mariupol as fighting in the city – and…
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Operations
Shipping casualties on the rise on day 47 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Seafarers continue to be unwitting victims in the near 50-day war between Russia and Ukraine with casualties increasing and insurers…
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Dry Cargo
Dry bulk seaborne trades set for shift with impending EU ban on Russian coal
The European Union’s decision to ban imports of coal from Russia could send energy prices soaring for its consumers, Norwegian…
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Europe
EU and US tighten sanctions against Russia
On Tuesday, the EU executive proposed banning Russian ships from European ports. So far, none of the 27 EU member…
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Contributions
Solving shipping’s sanctions conundrum: the role of data analysis and human insight
Dominic McKnight Hardy, managing director at MIS Marine, writes for Splash today on the complex sanctions situation following Russia’s invasion…
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Operations
Cargo vessel sinking in Mariupol after Russian shelling
Ukrainian authorities have said that a Dominican Republic-flagged vessel is sinking in the port of Mariupol after being hit by…
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Europe
Ukraine accuses Russia of mining the Black Sea
Ukraine’s foreign ministry said yesterday that naval mines which have been found across the Black Sea were “uncontrolled drifting ammunition”…
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