Russia
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Ports and Logistics
Russia strikes grain export port on Danube
Russian forces launched a new drone attack on southern Ukraine’s coastal Odesa region, including the Danube River port of Izmail,…
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Containers
New liner launches out of Dubai
A new name in liner shipping has just been launched looking to cash in on an area where container profits…
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Europe
Turkish ships, backed by NATO planes, call in Ukraine
Turkey, which has been central to getting grain exports through the Black Sea over the past year, looks like it…
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Europe
Merchant shipping at the sharp end of escalating crisis in the Black Sea
Merchant shipping is at the sharp end of the escalating crisis in and around Ukraine, which risks dragging more combatants…
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Europe
Ships pull back in wake of latest Russian attacks
Ships are backing up along the western edge of the Black Sea at the entrance to the Danube and outside…
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Containers
Russian box volumes soar
Shorn from many links with the West, Russia has still managed to welcome very solid amounts of container traffic. Box…
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Europe
Urgent talks underway to find a Black Sea shipping solution as Ukrainian ports suffer bombardment
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has held urgent discussions with his Turkish counterpart as well as the head of NATO over the…
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Operations
Black Sea shipping crisis escalates
Black Sea shipping has descended into dangerous chaos not experienced since the early months of the war in Ukraine. In…
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Operations
Russian owner SASCO lands on US sanctions list over Ukraine war
In what has turned out to be a roller-coaster week following Moscow’s decision to pull out of the Black Sea…
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Contributions
Time to look beyond the numbers when it comes to sanctions
Dominic McKnight Hardy, managing director of MIS Marine, on the new age of environmental regulation and sanction complexity. Today, the…
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Europe
Putin’s War: Maritime lawyer launches song to raise funds for Ukraine
A well-known maritime lawyer is using music to raise funds and awareness for Ukraine by releasing a song and video…
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Europe
Russia issues military threat to commercial shipping
Russia has warned that from today ships travelling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be considered potential military targets, as…
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Dry Cargo
Ukraine seeks alternatives as Black Sea Grain Initiative folds
Vessel tracking data shows clearly today that grain exports by ship from Ukraine are having to take a more circuitous…
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Offshore
SLB halts all shipments of equipment into Russia
Oilfield services giant SLB has stopped shipments of products and technology into Russia from all its facilities worldwide in response…
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Dry Cargo
Russia backs out of Black Sea grain deal
Russia has officially withdrawn from a United Nations-backed deal to allow Ukrainian grain exports across the Black Sea. The deal,…
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Dry Cargo
Hours left before Black Sea grain deal expires
A frantic day of diplomacy is expected Monday as the deal to allow Ukraine to ship grain via the Black…
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Africa
West Africa emerges as key STS hub for Russian oil
West Africa is emerging as a fast-growing hub for Russian ship-to-ship (STS) oil activities. The average number of meetings in…
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Europe
EU takes action against tankers switching off their AIS
The European Union (EU) has provided further details of its latest package of sanctions against Russia. Splash reported last week…
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Tankers
K&O Ship Management emerges as another Dubai name linked to dark fleet
Another Dubai shipmanager has emerged for European politicians to investigate and target when further Russia sanctions are discussed. In February,…
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Europe
EU sanctions take aim at ship-to-ship transfers
Ships caught carrying out ship-to-ship (STS) transfers of suspected Russian oil in European waters will be banned from European Union…
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