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Russian Sanctions

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


Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Rotterdam Welcomes Russian Ships Citing Confusion Over Sanction Rules
Ports

Rotterdam Welcomes Russian Ships Citing Confusion Over Sanction Rules

by Toby Sterling (Reuters) – Most traffic to and from Russia at Europe’s biggest port is continuing with minimal disruption as key energy

March 1, 2022
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Monaco Clamps Down On Russian Oligarch Yachts
Ports

Monaco Clamps Down On Russian Oligarch Yachts

by Sudip Kar-Gupta (Reuters)  Monaco, a tax haven often favoured by the super-wealthy, will proceed with freezing assets and imposing

March 1, 2022
Total Views: 23057

Monday, February 28, 2022
American Pilot Refuses To Board Russian Ships
Ports

American Pilot Refuses To Board Russian Ships

UPDATE: Scroll down to find the US Coast Guard’s official response to this article. by John Konrad (gCaptain) The senior ship pilot of a major American

February 28, 2022
Total Views: 180227

Stock photo of a ONE containership at berth
News

Container Lines Suspend Russia Bookings

COPENHAGEN/LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Ocean Network Express (ONE) on Monday suspended container bookings to and from Russia hours after Maersk

February 28, 2022
Total Views: 6144

Britain’s Transport Secretary Calls on UK Ports to Deny Access to Russian-Linked Ships
Shipping

Britain’s Transport Secretary Calls on UK Ports to Deny Access to Russian-Linked Ships

The UK Secretary of State for Transport is calling on UK ports to prohibit vessels linked to Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. “Prohibiting

February 28, 2022
Total Views: 1773

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Finance

Russian Oil Buyers Struggle To Charter Ships

MOSCOW/LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Buyers of Russian oil have faced difficulties over payments and availability of vessels after imposition of

February 28, 2022
Total Views: 3448

Sunday, February 27, 2022
Russian FPSO MARSHAL VASILEVSKIY Transiting the Suez Canal
Shipping

Energy Firms Snap Up Russian Gas as Europe Seeks Alternatives

By Elena Mazneva, Feb 27, 2022,(Bloomberg) –European leaders talking up plans to wean the continent off Russian natural gas are facing a harsh

February 27, 2022
Total Views: 4312

Saturday, February 26, 2022
France Arrests Russian Heavylift Ship Owned By Sanctioned Oligarch
Navy

France Arrests Russian Heavylift Ship Owned By Sanctioned Oligarch

by Pascal Rossignol (Reuters) French sea police seized a ship on Saturday that authorities suspect belongs to a Russian company targeted by European Union

February 26, 2022
Total Views: 8534

Friday, February 25, 2022
oil tanker photo
News

Tanker Rates Soar Alongside War Risk Premiums

By Koustav Samanta (Reuters) Oil tanker rates are soaring globally as traders scramble to cope with jitters over possible disruption in Russian supplies,

February 25, 2022
Total Views: 1346

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
qatar lng ship
Shipping

Qatar Says ‘Almost Impossible’ to Quickly Replace Russian LNG Supplies to Europe

By Maha El Dahan and Andrew Mills DOHA, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Neither Qatar nor any other single country has the capacity to replace Russian gas

February 22, 2022
Total Views: 2611

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
tanker at sea
Shipping

Russia Ready to Re-Route Energy Flows If Hit By New Sanctions

By Darya Korsunskaya and Katya Golubkova MOSCOW, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Russia would be ready to re-route supplies to other markets should new

February 16, 2022
Total Views: 2314

Sunday, November 28, 2021
Germany Continues To Work With U.S. On Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Deal
Offshore

Germany Continues To Work With U.S. On Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Deal

BERLIN, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Germany said on Sunday it was continuing to work closely with the United States on implementing a deal on the Nord Stream 2

November 28, 2021
Total Views: 1715

Monday, January 18, 2021
U.S. Plans to Sanction ‘Fortuna’ Vessel Doing Nord Stream 2 Work
Shipping

U.S. Plans to Sanction ‘Fortuna’ Vessel Doing Nord Stream 2 Work

By Michael Nienaber BERLIN, Jan 18 (Reuters) – The United States has informed Germany that it plans to impose sanctions on a Russian pipe-laying ship

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 8774

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
News

The Impact of U.S. Sanctions on Oil Market and Rosneft

By Gleb Gorodyankin and Polina Devitt MOSCOW/LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday ramped up pressure on Venezuela by blacklisting a

February 19, 2020
Total Views: 40

Monday, October 1, 2018
SEVASTOPOL
News

Russia Calls On South Korea to Release Tanker Held at Busan Port

MOSCOW, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned South Korea’s ambassador in Moscow on Monday and demanded that Seoul

October 1, 2018
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, August 21, 2018
U.S. Sanctions Russian Shipping Companies, Vessels Over North Korea Oil Transfers
Shipping News

U.S. Sanctions Russian Shipping Companies, Vessels Over North Korea Oil Transfers

WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on two Russian shipping companies and six vessels it said were involved

August 21, 2018
Total Views: 111

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
msc containership
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MSC Stops Trade with Sanctioned Russian Entities

LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has stopped any new trade with Russian entities targeted by U.S. sanctions, the

April 17, 2018
Total Views: 52

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
LNG carrier gaselys
News

Commentary: A Tale of a Tanker, Russian Gas, Sanctions and Energy Politics

By Agnia Grigas Jan 24 (Reuters) – After months of President Donald Trump’s promises to bring about a new era of American “energy dominance,”

January 24, 2018
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
scarabeo 9
Offshore

This Sanction-Proof Rig Beats U.S. Policy From Cuba to Russia

By Jack Farchy and Chiara Albanese (Bloomberg) — The oil rig was built mostly in China and drilled its first well in Cuba. Now it’s

December 19, 2017
Total Views: 143

Friday, April 17, 2015
west alpha kara sea rosneft
News

North Atlantic Drilling’s Deal with Rosneft Postponed Again

North Atlantic Drilling, a subsidiary of offshore rig company Seadrill, has delayed closing a cooperation deal with Russia's Rosneft by two years and agreed to

April 17, 2015
Total Views: 7
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