Ukraine
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Operations
Cargoes pile up across Europe on day 14 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The global seaborne commodities trading map continues to be redrawn at a blistering pace in the wake of the Russian…
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Contributions
The deck chairs of the Christina
A remark attributed, wrongly, to V.I. Lenin has become popular. In the commonest version, it runs, “There are decades when…
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Tankers
‘Daredevil’ aframaxes keep Russian oil moving
While most shipping companies have decided to give Russian exports a wide berth as sanctions rain in, combined with the…
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Operations
Embassies work around the clock to repatriate hundreds of seafarers stranded in Ukrainian waters
Estimates suggest there are more than 2,000 seafarers stranded in Ukrainian waters in an increasingly dangerous situation with Russia tipped…
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Contributions
The minutiae of war and shipping
A merchant seaman, Mr Hadisur Rahman, third engineer onboard the bulk carrier Banglar Samriddhi, has already been killed in this…
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Operations
Seafarers innocent collateral damage in Ukraine conflict
The director-general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, today condemned “the unprovoked and unjustifiable attack by the Russian…
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Operations
Cargo vessel sinks off Ukraine after explosion, all crewmembers rescued
Estonian-owned general cargo vessel has been sunk in the Black Sea off the coast of Ukraine following an explosion, the…
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Operations
NATO warns on the risk of mines in the Black Sea
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has warned shipping of the risk of mines in the Black Sea as the…
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Europe
Seafarer killed after missile strikes Bangladeshi bulker in Ukraine
A Bangladeshi sailor was killed yesterday evening after a missile struck Bangladesh Shipping Corporation’s bulker in Ukrainian waters. The ship…
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Finance and Insurance
Nord Stream 2 files for bankruptcy
The Swiss-based company behind the $11bn Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project from Russia to Germany has filed for bankruptcy…
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Europe
Shipping shuns Russia
A host of top container lines – with the notable exception of China’s COSCO – have suspended taking bookings to…
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Operations
Crews asked to extend contracts as Ukraine crisis takes its toll at sea
The crew change crisis is set to worsen with the first week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine showing little…
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Europe
Putin out of pocket as taps are turned off
The global energy markets have been redrawn dramatically in the space of less than a week since Russia invaded Ukraine…
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Ports and Logistics
Boris Johnson urged to ban Russian ships from UK ports
The UK government has been urged to ban Russian ships from British ports after it was announced that the Russian-owned…
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Operations
Seafarers under increased threat as two bulk carriers are detained by Russian forces
Concern is growing for the wellbeing of thousands of seafarers, both at sea and ashore, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
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Europe
Russian ship seized in France
French authorities have seized a Russian cargo vessel on suspicion of being linked to the sanctioned company over the war…
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Operations
UN urges for safe passage across the Black Sea in wake of merchant ship attacks
The head of the United Nations’ shipping agency has called for safe passage for merchant ships in the wake of…
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Operations
Two more ships hit in the Black Sea
Another two ships have been hit by missiles in the Black Sea: the Moldova-flagged chemical tanker Millennial Spirit and the…
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Europe
Shipping navigates the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Global shipping reacted sharply to yesterday’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia with an armada of international merchant ships exiting…
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Operations
Carriers urged to avoid the Black Sea as Turkish bulker gets hit off Odessa
Turkish-owned bulk carrier was hit by a missile in the Black Sea off the coast of Ukraine’s Odessa on Thursday,…
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