Russian Sanctions

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


Thursday, September 8, 2022
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: 29555

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: 5863

Saturday, August 27, 2022
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: 4453

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: 1632

Friday, August 26, 2022
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: 2573

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: 2079

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: 2808

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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: 6023

Monday, August 15, 2022
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: 3092

Saturday, August 13, 2022
Shipping

US Says India Hid Russian Origin Of Fuel Shipped To US

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The United States has expressed concern to India that it was being used to export fuel made from

August 13, 2022
Total Views: 3381

Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Shipping

Russia Finds a New Oil Trading Route Via Tiny Egyptian Port

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia appears to have found a new means of getting its oil to market with western sanctions looming for Moscow. A cargo

August 3, 2022
Total Views: 5886

Sunday, July 31, 2022
Shipping

Russia Hits Southern Ukraine City, Killing Grain Exporter

By Natalia Zinets KYIV, July 31 (Reuters) – Heavy Russian strikes hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv overnight and early on

July 31, 2022
Total Views: 2437

Thursday, July 28, 2022
News

War Wheat: Traders Keep Russian Ships Sailing

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) An international trader, backed by Canadian pension funds and Glencore Plc, is still exporting large volumes of Russian grain as

July 28, 2022
Total Views: 1618

News

Used Product Tankers Are Hot Property

By Elizabeth Low (Bloomberg) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has supercharged one segment of the shipping market, with soaring freight rates prompting companies

July 28, 2022
Total Views: 3613

Monday, July 25, 2022
FEATURE: Reuters Tracks Russian Ships Stealing Ukrainian Grain
Incidents

FEATURE: Reuters Tracks Russian Ships Stealing Ukrainian Grain

By Reade Levinson (Reuters) – Late last month, a Russian-flagged cargo ship carrying corn pulled into the Turkish port of Izmir on

July 25, 2022
Total Views: 4900

Saturday, July 23, 2022
two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
News

Dark Tanker Market Gets Competitive

Data from Vortexa, a platform in the energy industry, shows that Iran, Russia, and Venezuela are all vying to sell oil to Asia. According to the analysis,

July 23, 2022
Total Views: 4098

Thursday, July 21, 2022
News

Cyprus Shipping Pivots From Russia To Asia

By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) Cyprus has already overcome the loss of Russian maritime trade due to European sanctions and the Mediterranean shipping

July 21, 2022
Total Views: 2357

Monday, July 18, 2022
News

Russia’s Gazprom Declares Force Majeure

By Julia Payne (Reuters) Russia’s Gazprom has declared force majeure on gas supplies to Europe to at least one major customer, according to a letter from

July 18, 2022
Total Views: 7622

Friday, July 15, 2022
Ports

EU Allows Cargo To Flow Via Russian Port Of Kaliningrad

by John Konrad (gCaptain) On Wednesday, the European Commission released guidance aimed at reducing tensions with Moscow over cargo shipments between the port

July 15, 2022
Total Views: 2653

Monday, July 11, 2022
Shipping

Could The U.S. Ship More LNG To Europe?

By Scott DiSavino July 11 (Reuters) – The United States, the world’s top natural gas producer, wants to send more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to

July 11, 2022
Total Views: 6877