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Monday, December 22, 2025
A general view shows the Novorossiysk Fuel Oil Terminal in Novorossiisk
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Drones Hit Piers and Ships at Russia’s Taman Black Sea Port

Russia said a drone attack damaged infrastructure and vessels in the Black Sea port of Taman, yet another strike on the country’s commodities

December 22, 2025
Total Views: 1007

Thursday, December 18, 2025
Russian Oil Tankers Cleave to Turkish Coast to Cut Drone Risks
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Russian Oil Tankers Cleave to Turkish Coast to Cut Drone Risks

Oil tankers hauling Russian crude across the Black Sea are taking a roundabout route along the coastlines of Georgia and Turkey — a measure that might help

December 18, 2025
Total Views: 838

Saturday, December 6, 2025
Gambian-flagged tanker Kairos transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul
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Bulgaria Rescuing Sanctioned Tanker That Was Hit By Ukrainian Drone

Dec 5 (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s maritime authorities, border police and navy, are carrying out a rescue of a vessel that entered the

December 6, 2025
Total Views: 1111

Thursday, December 4, 2025
Crude oil tanker Advantage Angel transits Istanbul's Bosphorus
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War Insurance Costs Spike for Ship Owners as Black Sea Threats Grow

War insurance costs for ships sailing to the Black Sea have spiked again, with insurers reviewing policies daily as the conflict in Ukraine spills into sea

December 4, 2025
Total Views: 260

Ship Rates Spiking 467% Marks Upended Trade Across Commodities
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Ship Rates Spiking 467% Marks Upended Trade Across Commodities

Rates to ship commodities from energy to bulk ores across the world’s oceans are heading for a rare year-end surge as conflicts, sanctions, and swelling

December 4, 2025
Total Views: 803

Wednesday, December 3, 2025
The Kairos tanker after suffering a fire off Turkish coast in the Black Sea
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Black Sea War Insurance Soars 250% After Ukraine Ship Attacks

Insurance rates for ships calling at ports in the Black Sea are surging after a series of Ukrainian attacks on vessels with links to

December 3, 2025
Total Views: 989

Blasts hit sanctioned tankers off Turkey's coast, rescues underway
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Romania Says It Destroys Maritime Drone in Black Sea

The Romanian military blew up a maritime drone that was endangering navigation in the Black Sea, the Ministry of National Defence said on Wednesday, amid

December 3, 2025
Total Views: 7911

Drone strike on Russia shadow tanker
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Turkey Discusses Black Sea Safety with NATO After Attacks on Russian Ships

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed Black Sea safety on Wednesday, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said,

December 3, 2025
Total Views: 558

Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Russian-Flagged Tanker Reports Drone Attack Off Turkey, Authorities Say
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Russian-Flagged Tanker Reports Drone Attack Off Turkey, Authorities Say

A Russian-flagged tanker loaded with sunflower oil reported a drone attack off the Turkish coast on Tuesday, but its 13 crew members were unharmed, Turkey's

December 2, 2025
Total Views: 869

Panama-flagged oil tanker Mersin transits Bosphorus in Istanbul
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Tanker Blast Off Senegal Puts a Dark-Fleet Operator Back in the Hot Seat

Several tankers operated by Turkey’s Be?ikta? Likid, the operator of the Mersin, were sanctioned by Ukraine in the past for their involvement in ship-to-ship

December 2, 2025
Total Views: 3821

Monday, December 1, 2025
Ukraine coast guardsman manning a deck gun with an oil tanker in the background
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Black Sea War Risk Insurance Jumps After Drone Strikes on Sanctioned Tankers

The cost of shipping commodities through the Black Sea climbed on Monday after Ukrainian naval drones hit two tankers heading to a Russian port, with fears

December 1, 2025
Total Views: 1143

Sunday, November 30, 2025
A general view shows the Novorossiysk Fuel Oil Terminal in Novorossiisk
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Kazakhstan Tells Ukraine To Stop Attacking Terminal After Oil Exports Halted

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan told Ukraine on Sunday to stop attacking the Black Sea terminal of

November 30, 2025
Total Views: 4987

Saturday, November 29, 2025
Blasts hit sanctioned tankers off Turkey's coast, rescues underway
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CPC Reports Halts In Black Sea Oil Loading After New Attack

By Bloomberg News Nov 29, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which handles most of Kazakhstan’s crude exports through Russia to

November 29, 2025
Total Views: 1628

Sunday, November 16, 2025
Smoke billows after Ukraine's SBU drone strikes a refinery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ryazan, Ryazan Region, Russia, in this screen grab from a video obtained by Reuters, March 13, 2024. Video Obtained By Reuters/via REUTERS
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Russia’s Novorossiysk Port Resumes Oil Loadings After Ukrainian Attack

MOSCOW, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Russia’s Novorossiysk port resumed oil loadings on Sunday after a two-day suspension triggered by a Ukrainian

November 16, 2025
Total Views: 908

Friday, November 14, 2025
A crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
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Ukraine Hits Black Sea Oil Port Novorossiysk

Ukrainian forces carried out an attack on a major Russian Black Sea port overnight, prompting a state of emergency, as Moscow launched a widespread air strike

November 14, 2025
Total Views: 742

Saturday, November 1, 2025
Handout footage shows smoke rising from what Ukrainian military intelligence said is the Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergey Kotov that was damaged by Ukrainian sea drones, at sea, at a location given as off the coast of Crimea, in this still image obtained from a video released on March 5, 2024. Ministry of Defence of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Oil Tanker, Tuapse Port Infrastructure Ablaze

Nov 2 (Reuters) – An oil tanker and port facilities in the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse were damaged and set

November 1, 2025
Total Views: 1199

Thursday, September 25, 2025
Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia
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Oil Loadings Resume at Black Sea Terminals After Attacks

(Bloomberg) — Two key oil ports on Russia’s Black Sea coast resumed loading of tankers overnight following Ukrainian aerial and marine drone attacks on

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 319

Sunday, August 31, 2025
Bulk carrier Aroyat and general cargo vessel Resilient Africa arrives to the sea port of Chornomorsk. Photo September 16, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer.
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Bulk Carrier Damaged In Black Sea Blast Near Odesa

KYIV, Aug 31 (Reuters) – A civilian bulk carrier flying the flag of Belize has sustained minor damage after hitting an unknown explosive device near

August 31, 2025
Total Views: 1546

Thursday, August 14, 2025
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Romania Pushes NATO to Step Up Black Sea Mine Task Force

BUCHAREST, Aug 14 (Reuters) – NATO allies Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey should expand a joint task force that clears mines floating in the Black Sea to

August 14, 2025
Total Views: 1010

Sunday, August 10, 2025
A sign warning people of mines is pictured at a closed off beach, in Odesa
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Three Killed On Ukraine’s Odesa Region Beaches By Unexploded Objects

Aug 10 (Reuters) – Three swimmers were killed by unexploded objects in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region at two beaches where swimming has been

August 10, 2025
Total Views: 1488