Russian Sanctions

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


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
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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: 3590

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: 4890

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: 4077

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: 2333

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: 7604

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: 2644

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: 6874

News

The ESG Hypocrisy Of Shipping LNG To Europe

Is shipping LNG from Africa to Europe a proper Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) step towards sustainability or is it a new form of colonialism? By

July 11, 2022
Total Views: 3134

Sunday, July 10, 2022
Offshore

Canada Sends Nord Stream 1 Turbine To Germany 

By Steve Scherer (Reuters) Canada will return a repaired turbine to Germany that is needed for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline and could help to ensure

July 10, 2022
Total Views: 2323

Thursday, July 7, 2022
Ports

Black Sea Oil Port Halts On Russian Court Order

By Sherry Su (Bloomberg) A Russian court order to halt oil loadings from a port in the Black Sea has unnerved European crude traders already reeling from the

July 7, 2022
Total Views: 2345

Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Port
Navy

Zelenskyy Blasts Greek Ship Owners For Moving Russian Oil

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Yesterday at an Economist forum in Athens, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Greek tanker owners for undermining

July 6, 2022
Total Views: 9685

Tuesday, July 5, 2022
News

Europe Needs More LNG & Coal Ships ASAP

By Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) European natural gas prices rose to the highest level in almost four months on persistent supply concerns amid the worst energy

July 5, 2022
Total Views: 4906

Monday, July 4, 2022
Shipping

Shippers Still Willing to Touch Russian Crude Oil Are Cashing In

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) A handful of shipowners still willing to transport Russian crude are reaping big rewards on at least one route as others shun the

July 4, 2022
Total Views: 4437

Shipping

Russia’s Crude Oil Shipments To Crucial Asian Markets Falter

By Julian Lee Jul 4, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Russia’s seaborne crude exports in the seven days to July 1 rebounded from the previous week’s plunge,

July 4, 2022
Total Views: 16410

Monday, June 27, 2022
Shipping

G-7 Weighs Russia Oil-Price Cap Via Insurance and Shipping Ban

By Chiara Albanese, Samy Adghirni and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — Group of Seven nations are discussing a cap on the price of Russian oil that

June 27, 2022
Total Views: 1018

News

Russian LNG Ship Concludes Northern Sea Route Voyage

by John Konrad (gCaptain) According to the ship-tracking website Marine Traffic, the arctic LNG tanker Nikolay Yevgenov has arrived in the Pacific Ocean after

June 27, 2022
Total Views: 13944

Sunday, June 26, 2022
Defense

The Ukraine War: The Longer The War, The More Likely It Is To Be Won By A Sea Power

Basil Germond (The Conversation)–The Ukraine war is at a strategic turning point. As the Russian offensive intensifies in the Donbas without resulting in

June 26, 2022
Total Views: 4266

News

G-7 Negotiators Put Russia Oil Price Cap on Agenda for Leaders

By Birgit Jennen, Michael Nienaber and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) –Group of Seven negotiators agreed that discussions on a potential price cap on

June 26, 2022
Total Views: 1573

Russian Superyacht Reappears In Dubai After Going Dark
Shipping

Russian Superyacht Reappears In Dubai After Going Dark

DUBAI (Reuters) – A luxurious superyacht belonging to a sanctioned Russian billionaire parliamentarian featuring six suites,

June 26, 2022
Total Views: 6966