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Monday, March 14, 2022
A silhouette of a ship underway in the distance at dusk
Shipping

International Ship Classification Body Withdraws Russia’s Membership

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has withdrawn the membership of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping’s (RMRS) amid

March 14, 2022
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Will A New Iron Curtain Fall On Shipping?
Shipping

Will A New Iron Curtain Fall On Shipping?

by Tinglong Dai (TheConversation) Francis Fukuyama, the American political scientist who once described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “end of

March 14, 2022
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Saturday, March 12, 2022
Sanctioned Russians Spark Worries of Industry Crisis at Dubai Yacht Show
Ship Design

Sanctioned Russians Spark Worries of Industry Crisis at Dubai Yacht Show

By Devon Pendleton, Lisa Fleisher and Kateryna Kadabashy (Bloomberg) –Superyachts, the ultimate symbol of excess, have long had a whiff of the

March 12, 2022
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NATO MARCOM
Navy

NATO Warns Ships Away From Russia’s Largest Port

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Yesterday NATO’s Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) issued an urgent warning to ships operating in the Black Sea. The

March 12, 2022
Total Views: 9832

Italy Seizes Russian Billionaire Melnichenko’s Superyacht Over Sanctions
News

Italy Seizes Russian Billionaire Melnichenko’s Superyacht Over Sanctions

By Emilio Parodi BERGAMO, Italy, March 12 (Reuters) – Italian police have seized a superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich

March 12, 2022
Total Views: 7877

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
Total Views: 5522

Sovcomflot ship bridge
Maritime News

Will Russia’s Tanker Fleet Come To A Halt?

Russia’s large fleet of European tankers is starting to stall. Will they shift to the Pacific, where Russian flagged ships don’t appear to be suffering

March 11, 2022
Total Views: 20347

Thursday, March 10, 2022
Lloyd's Register
Shipping

Lloyd’s Register Withdraws Class Services to Russia

Lloyd’s Register, one of the world’s top ship classification societies, says it is withdrawing services to Russia, becoming the latest to cut ties

March 10, 2022
Total Views: 1764

Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Qatar Gas' LNG FPSO
Offshore

Can FRSUs Solve Europe’s LNG Shortage?

By Alessandro Speciale (Bloomberg) As Europe prepares for the prospect of losing Russian gas, companies are scrambling to get hold of a specialized type of

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 4946

Stock photo of a tanker at sea
Shipping

All At Sea: Russian Oil Tanker Seeks a Port as Buyers Shun Trade Deals

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) – A Russian-operated oil tanker that Britain turned away over a week ago has yet to find a port to

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 31194

Norwegian-born shipping tycoon Fredriksen
Maritime Security Incidents

Billionaire Orders Tanker To Load Toxic Russian Cargo Near War Zone

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Yesterday, while Joe Biden shutdown US ports to Russian oil, Frontline tankers (NYSE: FRO), founded by the billionaire John

March 9, 2022
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LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
Shipping

American LNG Exporters Emerge as Big Winners of Europe Gas Crisis

By Marwa Rashad LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters are emerging as big winners of Europe’s supply crisis as

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 4753

Port of Rotterdam. Sotkc Photo: Ali A Suliman / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

Barring Russian Ships from Rotterdam ‘Not On Table’ for Now

PARIS, March 9 (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that barring Russian ships from the port of Rotterdam was “not on the

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 1882

Russian Oligarch Fails To Pay Superyacht Crew
News

Russian Oligarch Fails To Pay Superyacht Crew

By Jonathan Browning (Bloomberg) Alisher Usmanov’s superyacht will languish in a dock in Hamburg after its crew and captain walked after European Union and

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 64283

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Offshore

President Biden Bans Russian Oil Imports, Warning Gas Prices Will Rise Further

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday banned Russian oil and

March 8, 2022
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offshore rig
Offshore

Oil Jumps to $130 With U.S. and U.K. Set to Ban Russia Imports

By Julia Fanzeres and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil extended its rally as the U.S. and U.K. said they plan to ban Russian oil imports while oil giant

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 925

Shipping Containers Stacked
Ports

Market Forces Are Choking Off Russian Ports

New information from the predictive maritime intelligence company WindWard shows that commercial operations in the Russian ports are starting to quickly

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 3107

Sovcomflot Logo Russian
News

More Russian Oil Deeply Discounted As Load Port Ban Risk Alarms Buyers

By Tsuyoshi Inajima (Bloomberg) A cargo of Russian Sokol oil from the Far East was offered at a steep discount as the nation’s invasion of Ukraine and the

March 8, 2022
Total Views: 3287

Monday, March 7, 2022
Sovcomflot ship bridge
Shipping

Russian Sovcomflot Tankers Find Sanctions Refuge in the Bahamas

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, March 7 (Reuters) – At least three tankers controlled by Russian maritime powerhouse Sovcomflot that have been unable to

March 7, 2022
Total Views: 8319

Russian Ship Carrying U.S. LNG Arrives in France -Tracking
Shipping

Russian Ship Carrying U.S. LNG Arrives in France -Tracking

March 7 (Reuters) – A Russian-owned tanker carrying U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrived on Monday at anchorage outside the French port of

March 7, 2022
Total Views: 7624
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