Russian Sanctions

gCaptain’s full coverage of western sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine.


Thursday, January 26, 2023
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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EU Considering $100 Price Cap on Russian Diesel

By Ewa Krukowska, Alberto Nardelli and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The European Union is floating a plan to cap the price of Russian diesel at $100 a

January 26, 2023
Total Views: 806

Thursday, January 19, 2023
Is Singapore Laundering Russian Crude?
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Is Singapore Laundering Russian Crude?

By Elizabeth Low (Bloomberg) Demand is soaring for oil storage tanks in Singapore, in a sign that a flood of Russian fuel is being blended and re-exported

January 19, 2023
Total Views: 5772

Monday, January 16, 2023
Russia’s Seaborne Oil Exports Surge Despite Sanctions
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Russia’s Seaborne Oil Exports Surge Despite Sanctions

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Russia’s seaborne crude exports soared last week to the highest level since April, suggesting that the country has —

January 16, 2023
Total Views: 3547

Friday, January 13, 2023
Cyprus Floats Automatic Ship Tonnage Tax Renewal to Buffer EU Shipping Sector
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Cyprus Floats Automatic Ship Tonnage Tax Renewal to Buffer EU Shipping Sector

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Cyprus has suggested automatic renewals of tonnage tax systems as one of a series of measures to

January 13, 2023
Total Views: 662

Oil tanker on the horizon at sunset
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Russia Using Chinese Supertankers to Ship Oil to Asia

By Nidhi Verma and Chen Aizhu NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (Reuters) – At least four Chinese-owned supertankers are shipping Russian

January 13, 2023
Total Views: 3743

An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
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Russia is Increasingly Using its Own Tankers to Beat EU Sanctions

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Sweeping European sanctions on the purchase and transportation of Russian oil have prompted the country to transport more

January 13, 2023
Total Views: 1545

Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
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G7 Nations Designing Price Caps on Russian Refined Oil Products

By Kevin Whitelaw (Bloomberg) — Group of Seven nations are aiming to design two price caps for Russian refined petroleum products to account for those

January 10, 2023
Total Views: 1161

Monday, January 2, 2023
US Navy humanitarian food aid ship
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A Deep Dive Into Shipping And Famine

This editorial dives deep into the devastating effects of shipping on global starvation. Uncover how the marine transportation of fertilizer and food is

January 2, 2023
Total Views: 4093

Saturday, December 24, 2022
Russian cargo ship Sparta II
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Japan Firms To Stop Insuring Ships In All Russian Waters 

TOKYO, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Three Japanese insurance companies will stop insuring ships for damage in all Russian waters due to the war in

December 24, 2022
Total Views: 3578

Thursday, December 22, 2022
tanker at sea
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Sanctions Could Cut Russia’s Baltic Oil Exports by 20%

MOSCOW, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Exports of Russia’s flagship Urals crude blend from Baltic Sea ports may fall by up to a fifth in December,

December 22, 2022
Total Views: 865

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Exxon is Avoiding Tankers with History of Transporting Russian Oil

By Asad Zulfiqar and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp., is avoiding hiring oil tankers that previously carried cargoes from Russia, putting

December 20, 2022
Total Views: 3200

Saturday, December 17, 2022
Crude oil tanker Advantage Angel transits Istanbul's Bosphorus
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Smart Sanctions: The West Finally Gets Clever About Russia

Robert Huish (The Conversation)–The European Union and the United States are now targeting maritime protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance

December 17, 2022
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Reinsurers Could Prohibit Black Sea Voyages Starting January 1st
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Reinsurers Could Prohibit Black Sea Voyages Starting January 1st

by Carolyn Cohn (Reuters) Insurers may refuse to cover planes flying to Ukraine or ships sailing through the Black Sea as reinsurers – who

December 17, 2022
Total Views: 1889

Friday, December 16, 2022
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Tanker Shipowners Show Signs of Shunning Russia’s Asian Crude

By Serene Cheong, Julian Lee and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — There are tentative signs that oil tanker companies are avoiding sending their ships to

December 16, 2022
Total Views: 1809

Thursday, December 15, 2022
Commodity Shippers Nearing Insurance Cliff for Vessels to Russia
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Commodity Shippers Nearing Insurance Cliff for Vessels to Russia

By Steven Arons, Áine Quinn and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Some of the biggest names in ship reinsurance are days away from ceasing to cover key

December 15, 2022
Total Views: 1176

Wednesday, December 14, 2022
port of rotterdam storage
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Europe Fills Up On Diesel Cargoes as Russian Sanctions Near

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Europe is bringing in diesel cargoes from around the world at close to a record pace ahead of the coming ban on shipments

December 14, 2022
Total Views: 1113

two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
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Russia Sets Up Baltic Sea Ship-to-Ship Terminal for Tankers

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Russia has set up a site in the Baltic Sea to allow it to transfer refined fuels from one vessel onto another in a bid

December 14, 2022
Total Views: 4673

Saturday, December 10, 2022
superyacht
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Russian Billionaire Gets Judge on Board in Fight Over French Riviera Yacht

By Gaspard Sebag (Bloomberg) –Sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Kuzmichev has notched up another victory in his fight with French authorities

December 10, 2022
Total Views: 4487

Thursday, December 8, 2022
Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul
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Turkey Holds Firm on Tanker Insurance Demand as Jam Worsens

(Bloomberg) — A standoff over sanctions and insurance that has caused a jam of oil tankers at the key Bosphorus shipping strait escalated on Thursday,

December 8, 2022
Total Views: 2211

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Bosphorus Strait
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West Asks Turkey To Help Clear Tanker Jam

By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) Western officials are in talks with Turkish counterparts to resolve oil tanker queues off Turkey, a British Treasury official said,

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 1377