Russian Sanctions

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


Tuesday, May 24, 2022
A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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Ukraine Seeks Ways to Get Grain Out

By Pavel Polityuk and Silvia Aloisi KYIV, May 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine is seeking ways to get grain and vegetable oils out of the country by breaking a

May 24, 2022
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Sunday, May 22, 2022
LNG tanker
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Poland Interested In Trans-Shipping LNG Through Portugal

WARSAW, May 20 (Reuters) – Poland would be interested in cooperating with Portugal on potential LNG trans-shipping, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki

May 22, 2022
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Friday, May 20, 2022
Sovcomflot ship bridge
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Russian Oil Producers Snap Up Sovcomflot Tankers Shunned By Rest of the World

By Debjit Chakraborty, Julian Lee and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Russian oil producers are starting to book up an increasing number of tankers

May 20, 2022
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China Quietly Ramping Up Purchases of Cheap Russian Oil

By Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) – China is quietly ramping up purchases of oil from Russia at bargain prices,

May 20, 2022
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
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Greece Emerging as Hub for Russian Ship-to-Ship Fuel Oil Transfers

By Rowena Edwards, Angeliki Koutantou and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON/ATHENS, May 18 (Reuters) – Russian fuel oil arrivals offshore Greece

May 19, 2022
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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Flotilla of Tankers Takes Russian Oil Through Suez Canal to Asia

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude exports from its western ports to Asian countries, predominantly India and China, rebounded to

May 17, 2022
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Seaborne Oil a Lifeline as German, Polish Refiners Swerve Russian Supply
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Seaborne Oil a Lifeline as German, Polish Refiners Swerve Russian Supply

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – Sea-borne oil has thrown a lifeline to refiners in eastern Germany and Poland, with non-Russian

May 17, 2022
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Monday, May 16, 2022
LNG carrier with letters L N G on side.
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EU Gives Companies Green Light to Keep Buying Russian Gas

By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union said companies can keep buying could keep buying gas without breaching sanctions,

May 16, 2022
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Protesters Block Tanker with Russian Cargo from Entering UK Port

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) – Greenpeace protesters have blocked the entry of a Greek tanker into a southern English port due to

May 16, 2022
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Saturday, May 14, 2022
‘Straw Owner’ Hides $1 Billion Worth of Russian Yachts
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‘Straw Owner’ Hides $1 Billion Worth of Russian Yachts

By Stephanie Baker and Jonathan Browning May 14, 2022 (Bloomberg) –In the race to seize assets tied to sanctioned Russian billionaires, US

May 14, 2022
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A dockyard worker watches as barley grain is mechanically poured into a 40,000 ton ship at an Ukrainian agricultural exporter's shipment terminal in the southern Ukrainian city of Nikolaev July 9, 2013.
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Germany Accuses Putin of Provoking the Global Food Crisis

By Iain Rogers, Katharina Rosskopf and Arne Delfs May 14, 2022 (Bloomberg) –German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused Russia of deliberately

May 14, 2022
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Friday, May 13, 2022
Russian Tycoon’s Yacht Goes Dark on Way to Bahamas
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Russian Tycoon’s Yacht Goes Dark on Way to Bahamas

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — A $150 million superyacht tied to Leonid Mikhelson, Russia’s second richest-citizen whose gas company is a target of

May 13, 2022
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File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Western Trade and Transport Sanctions on Russia: Summary

May 13 (Reuters) – The West has imposed an unprecedented package of sanctions on Russia, its top companies and its business and political elite in

May 13, 2022
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Thursday, May 12, 2022
Maersk Ice-Class Feeders Redeployed on N. Europe-Canada Trade
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Maersk Ice-Class Feeders Redeployed on N. Europe-Canada Trade

Maersk will deploy two of its ice-class containerships to its Canada Express service connecting Northern Europe with Canada. The two ships, Vistula Maersk and

May 12, 2022
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Monday, May 9, 2022
U.S. Sanctions Russian Shipping Companies with Links to the Kremlin
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U.S. Sanctions Russian Shipping Companies with Links to the Kremlin

The U.S. Department of State has announced new sanctions against eight maritime-related companies and 69 vessels linked to the Russian govenment. In a

May 9, 2022
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Greek Shipowners Kill EU’s Russian Oil Tanker Ban

By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) The European Union is set to soften its sanctions package on Russian oil exports after a

May 9, 2022
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Saturday, May 7, 2022
Italy Impounds Luxury Yacht Linked To Russian President
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Italy Impounds Luxury Yacht Linked To Russian President

By Crispian Balmer and Emilio Parodi, (Reuters) – The Italian government ordered police on Friday to impound a luxury yacht worth some $700

May 7, 2022
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Friday, May 6, 2022
Megayachts Racing Across Oceans Show Oligarchs’ Desperation
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Megayachts Racing Across Oceans Show Oligarchs’ Desperation

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — Before the $325 million Amadea megayacht was thrust into a legal tussle in the South Pacific, the luxury vessel that the

May 6, 2022
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EU Tweaks Plan Russia Oil Embargo Over Concerns from States -Sources

By Francesco Guarascio and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, May 6 (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed changes to its planned embargo on Russian

May 6, 2022
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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EU Targets Russia’s Global Oil Trade With Shipping Sanctions

By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli, Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) — The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on

May 4, 2022
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