Russian Sanctions

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


Thursday, October 13, 2022
Ships bridge silhouetted with Antarctic Icebergs on the Horizon
Shipping

Russia Sanctions Spur Demand for Ice-Class Oil Tankers

By Serene Cheong and Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — The cost of oil tankers that can navigate icy waters has surged ahead of looming European Union

October 13, 2022
Total Views: 1529

Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Finland Blocks Helsinki Shipyard from Delivering Icebreaker to Russian Mining Company
Shipbuilding

Finland Blocks Helsinki Shipyard from Delivering Icebreaker to Russian Mining Company

The Finnish Government is blocking Helsinki Shipyard from delivering an icebreaker to Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel. The shipyard, which is known for

October 5, 2022
Total Views: 23420

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
Shipping

EU Considers Russian Oil Shipping Ban as Part of Price Cap

By Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) — The European Union is considering adding shipping restrictions to its oil sanctions as the bloc

September 28, 2022
Total Views: 1198

Sunday, September 18, 2022
Putin To Europe: If You Want Gas Then Open Nord Stream 2
Offshore

Putin To Europe: If You Want Gas Then Open Nord Stream 2

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin on Friday denied Russia had anything to do with Europe’s energy crisis, saying

September 18, 2022
Total Views: 3931

Saturday, September 17, 2022
Oil Tanker Rates Bubbling Up As Russia Disrupts Trade
Shipping

Oil Tanker Rates Bubbling Up As Russia Disrupts Trade

(Bloomberg) –Benchmark oil tanker earnings topped $50,000 a day for the first time in more than two years as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upends global

September 17, 2022
Total Views: 1917

Friday, September 16, 2022
Russian Billionaire Sues France Over Seized Yachts
Shipping

Russian Billionaire Sues France Over Seized Yachts

PARIS, Sept 15 (Reuters) – A Russian billionaire is suing French authorities in an effort to win back access to two of his yachts,

September 16, 2022
Total Views: 4245

Thursday, September 15, 2022
general cargo bulk ship
Shipping

Greek-Managed Bulk Carrier Shipped Coal From Russia After EU Sanctions

By Áine Quinn and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — A vessel managed by a company based in Greece transported coal from a port in Russia late last month,

September 15, 2022
Total Views: 3708

Monday, September 12, 2022
vlcc tanker u-turn
Shipping

Shipowners Rush for Ice-Class Tankers to Move Russian Oil This Winter

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Oil tanker owners are snapping up vessels that can haul cargoes in icy seas, a development that could help Moscow overcome

September 12, 2022
Total Views: 6734

Saturday, September 10, 2022
Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas docked in Greece.Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Shipping

Russia Warns The West: Energy Price Cap Will Be Your Undoing

By Guy Faulconbridge and Felix Light LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Russia warned the West on Friday that plans to try to cap the price of

September 10, 2022
Total Views: 36779

lng ship
Shipping

Russia Poised To Ship First Cargo From New LNG Plant To Greece

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) –Russia will send the first shipment from its newest liquefied natural gas terminal to

September 10, 2022
Total Views: 4740

Friday, September 9, 2022
Erdogan Will Ask Putin To Ship More Via Black Sea Corridor
News

Erdogan Will Ask Putin To Ship More Via Black Sea Corridor

by Yesim Dikmen (Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will urge Moscow to send goods though a U.N.-backed Black Sea corridor when he meets Russian

September 9, 2022
Total Views: 1861

Thursday, September 8, 2022
Greenpeace Sailboat blocking LNG tanker
Incidents

Greenpeace Stops Russian LNG At Swedish Port

Today, Greenpeace blocked the LNG tanker Coral Energy from unloading Russian natural gas at a Finnish state-owned terminal, Gasum, in

September 8, 2022
Total Views: 29535

Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Russia Says West Is Breaking IMO Grain Deal
News

Russia Says West Is Breaking IMO Grain Deal

by Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the West was not honoring its promise to help Russian

September 6, 2022
Total Views: 5850

Saturday, August 27, 2022
Russia’s Burning Of Excess Gas Is An Environmental Disaster
Offshore

Russia’s Burning Of Excess Gas Is An Environmental Disaster

MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Russia is wasting large volumes of natural gas by burning it in a huge orange flare near the Finnish border at a

August 27, 2022
Total Views: 4428

Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas docked in Greece.Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Shipping

Britain Hasn’t Quite Managed To Kick Its Russian Diesel Habit

By David Goodman and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) –Britain has yet to completely remove its reliance on Russian fuel, according to data that contradicts an

August 27, 2022
Total Views: 1621

Friday, August 26, 2022
Coal Loading Cranes
News

EU Ban Hits Russian Seaborne Coal Exports

(Bloomberg) Russian seaborne coal exports were effectively halted by a European Union ban on entities within the 27-nation bloc servicing shipments of the fuel

August 26, 2022
Total Views: 2539

Wednesday, August 24, 2022
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
Shipping

U.S. to Continue Record Crude Exports in 2023 as Energy Crisis Deepens

By Sheela Tobben and Devika Krishna Kumar (Bloomberg) — US crude sales overseas are set to hit fresh records through next year as American oil

August 24, 2022
Total Views: 2052

two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
Shipping

Sanctions-Hit Russia Sending Fuel Oil to Asia Using Ship-to-Ship Transfers

MOSCOW, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Under pressure from Western sanctions, Russia is exporting more fuel oil to Asia and using ship-to-ship transfers to

August 24, 2022
Total Views: 2783

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Seized Russian Superyacht Auctioned Off in Gibraltar
Shipping

Seized Russian Superyacht Auctioned Off in Gibraltar

By Joan Faus and Graham Keeley MADRID, Aug 23 (Reuters) – A $75-million superyacht linked to a sanctioned Russian steel billionaire was

August 23, 2022
Total Views: 6003

Monday, August 15, 2022
Details of EU Ban on Russian Coal and Fertilizers Jolts Ship Insurers
Shipping

Details of EU Ban on Russian Coal and Fertilizers Jolts Ship Insurers

By Alex Longley and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union jolted insurers and shippers by clarifying that a ban on EU entities servicing

August 15, 2022
Total Views: 3063