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Friday, March 11, 2022
ship loads grain at the port of Odessa, Ukraine
Navy

Russia’s Naval Blockade May Starve Millions

In more peaceful years Ukraine’s agricultural exports find their way onto ships at the Port of Odessa but today, the nation’s biggest ports

March 11, 2022
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Russian Sailors silhouette Sevastopol
Maritime Security Incidents

Ship Insurers Extend War Risk Zone “Close To Romania”

by Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – London’s marine insurance market has widened the area of waters around the Black Sea and Sea of Azov that it

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 2599

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Northern Black Sea Is Now A ‘Warlike Area’ As Navy Fails To Protect Shipping In NATO Waters
Navy

Northern Black Sea Is Now A ‘Warlike Area’ As Navy Fails To Protect Shipping In NATO Waters

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) While the US Navy and large NATO powers remain notably absent from the Black Sea few assets are available in the region to

March 2, 2022
Total Views: 10878

Sunday, February 27, 2022
wheat bulk ship
Ports

Ukraine Port Closure Threatens Global Crop Supply

By Salma El Wardany, Áine Quinn and Abdel Latif Wahba Feb 27, 2022, (Bloomberg) –Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is rippling through global crop

February 27, 2022
Total Views: 2156

Turkey, Overseeing Passage To Black Sea, Calls Russian Invasion ‘War’
Navy

Turkey, Overseeing Passage To Black Sea, Calls Russian Invasion ‘War’

ISTANBUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Turkey called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “war” on Sunday in a rhetorical shift that could

February 27, 2022
Total Views: 2184

Friday, February 25, 2022
Ships Shelled in Black Sea as Invasion Sparks Shipping Chaos
Shipping

Ships Shelled in Black Sea as Invasion Sparks Shipping Chaos

By Alex Longley, Archie Hunter and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought turmoil to commodities markets as the conflict

February 25, 2022
Total Views: 20570

Russian Navy Warship in Turkey
Navy

NATO Cannot Stop Russian Warships From Entering The Black Sea

by Tuvan Gumrukcu (Reuters) Turkey, a NATO member, cannot stop Russian warships accessing the Black Sea via its straits, as Ukraine has requested, due to a

February 25, 2022
Total Views: 5217

Monday, September 20, 2021
Cargo Ship Grounds in Bulgaria – AIS and Images
Accidents

Cargo Ship Grounds in Bulgaria – AIS and Images

A Panama-flagged general cargo ship ran aground on Bulgaria’s coast in the Black Sea early Monday morning. AIS ship tracking data shows the MV Vera Su

September 20, 2021
Total Views: 8767

Saturday, August 14, 2021
MINERVA_SYMPHONY Tanker Black Sea
Oil Spill

Russia Opens Criminal Investigation Over Black Sea Tanker Spill

by Gleb Stolyarov (Reuters) Russian investigators were conducting searches at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) after last Saturday’s oil spill near

August 14, 2021
Total Views: 2273

Friday, June 25, 2021
hms destroyer
Defense

Russia Warns UK and U.S. Not to Tempt Fate in Black Sea

MOSCOW, June 25 (Reuters) – Russia warned Britain and the United States on Friday against “tempting fate” by sending warships to the Black

June 25, 2021
Total Views: 2800

Friday, August 21, 2020
fatih drillship black sea
Offshore

Drillship Fatih Makes Huge Black Sea Discovery

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey has found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the biggest ever discovery in

August 21, 2020
Total Views: 176

Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Turkey Discovers Energy In Black Sea
Offshore

Turkey Discovers Energy In Black Sea

By Cagan Koc and Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) Turkey has made an energy discovery in the Black Sea, most likely natural gas, two people with direct knowledge of

August 19, 2020
Total Views: 74

Friday, June 15, 2018
Russian Navy guided missile cruiser Varyag
Defense

Russian Navy Put On High Alert

  by Anton Zverev (Reuters) – Sources close to the Russian military said on Thursday that Russian naval forces in the Black Sea had been put on

June 15, 2018
Total Views: 10

Sunday, June 19, 2016
uss-porter-black-sea-russia
Navy

U.S. Navy Will Stay In Black Sea Despite Russian Warning

by Steve Scherer, Reuters – The United States will maintain its presence in the Black Sea despite a Russian warning that a U.S. destroyer patrolling

June 19, 2016
Total Views: 5

Friday, June 10, 2016
U.S. Navy Destroyer in Black Sea Stokes Tensions with Russia
News

U.S. Navy Destroyer in Black Sea Stokes Tensions with Russia

MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign ministry said Moscow would respond to a U.S. naval ship’s entry into the Black Sea with unspecified

June 10, 2016
Total Views: 44

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Shell Seals Offshore Oil and Gas Deal With Bulgaria
Maritime News

Shell Seals Offshore Oil and Gas Deal With Bulgaria

By Slav Okov (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc signed a five-year contract for oil and natural gas exploration in the deep waters of the Black Sea off

February 23, 2016
Total Views: 49

Saturday, December 5, 2015
Turkey, Russia Fallout Over Downed Warplane Deepens at Two Ports
Maritime News

Turkey, Russia Fallout Over Downed Warplane Deepens at Two Ports

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) — Turkey released three of four Russian ships that it detained this month at a Black Sea port for maritime safety

December 5, 2015
Total Views: 18
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