Russia
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Operations
Shipping traffic halted following Crimea bridge attack
Shipping from the Sea of Azov to international markets came to a standstill over the weekend in the wake of…
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Tankers
Russian exports show no sign of slowing despite new EU sanctions
Yesterday saw the European Union adopt an eighth package of sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine, including targeting…
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Gas
MOL agrees LNG charter deal with new Sakhalin-2 operator
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed a charter contract with the new Russian operator of the Sakahlin-2 liquefied natural gas…
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Gas
New leak detected in Nord Stream gas pipelines
Another leak has been revealed on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, making it the fourth discovered…
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Gas
European gas prices soar following damage to Nord Stream pipelines
The price of European natural gas has soared on warnings of possible sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines, deepening uncertainty…
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Tankers
Russia seen taking over much of Iran’s dark tanker fleet
Russia is taking away an ever large slice of the so called dark tanker fleet from Venezuela and Iran to…
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Tankers
Tankers set to profit further from G7 and EU action against Russia
Last week saw the G7 group of countries – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United…
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Operations
Putin casts doubt over the longevity of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
The future for Ukraine grain shipments out of the Black Sea has been cast into doubt with Russian president Vladimir…
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Ports and Logistics
Maersk sells its stake in Russian ports business
A.P. Moller-Maersk’s terminals business, APM Terminals has entered into an agreement to divest its 30.75% shareholding in Global Ports Investments…
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Operations
Tons of Russian timber wash ashore
A big clear-up is underway at a remote Russian village in the far east of the country after many tons…
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Ports and Logistics
Russia starts building its largest oil terminal
Russia’s Rosneft has started construction of an Arctic oil terminal at the Bukhta Sever port, in the framework of its…
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Dry Cargo
All eyes on Chornomorsk for signs of grain movement out of the Black Sea
Those involved in the global transport of grain are watching the port of Chornomorsk, southwest of Odesa, closely today, looking…
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Dry Cargo
Owners and insurers wary of Ukraine grain deal
Shipowners and insurers are reacting with caution to Friday’s news of a deal hammered out between Russia and Ukraine, assisted…
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Dry Cargo
Deal to ship Ukrainian grain expected to be signed this evening
An agreement for shipping grain from Ukrainian ports through the Black Sea will be signed on Friday evening with the…
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Dry Cargo
Russia accused of ‘grain laundering’
With Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations tipped to sign a deal this week aimed at resuming the shipping…
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Containers
Iran facilitates new shipping routes from Russia to India
With the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey meeting in Tehran this week, new shipping routes have been under discussion.…
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Tech
Former Wärtsilä employees in Russia set up their own business
Former Russian employees of Finnish marine technology firm Wärtsilä have established a new company after the latter halted its operations…
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Operations
Russian missile hits Moldovan tanker for second time
Moldova-flagged chemical tanker Millennial Spirit, which has been drifting in the Black Sea for over four months, was hit by…
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Dry Cargo
Russian ship suspected of carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Turkey
Russian general cargo ship under suspicion of carrying stolen Ukrainian grain left the Turkish port of Karasu late on Wednesday,…
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Dry Cargo
Kiev claims Turkey has detained Russian ship carrying Ukrainian grain
A general cargo ship carrying 7,000 tonnes grain from a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine was detained by Turkish customs authorities…
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