Russian Sanctions

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


Friday, April 1, 2022
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Ports

Russia-Linked Shipping Containers Stacking Up in Rotterdam

By Cagan Koc (Bloomberg) — In normal times, the Dutch port of Rotterdam is like a machine: hundreds of ships come and go each day, and tens of

April 1, 2022
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
A silhouette of a ship underway in the distance at dusk
Shipping

Ukraine Calls on Marine Insurers to Withdraw Russia Coverage

By Benjamin Robertson (Bloomberg) — The Ukrainian government has asked international marine insurers to stop all dealings with shipping companies

March 30, 2022
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Sunday, March 27, 2022
Russian Tankers Going Dark Raises Flags on Sanctions Evasion
Maritime Security

Russian Tankers Going Dark Raises Flags on Sanctions Evasion

By K. Oanh Ha, Mar 27, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Russian tankers carrying oil chemicals and products are increasingly concealing their movements, a phenomenon

March 27, 2022
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India Plans To Double Imports Of Russian Coal
Shipping

India Plans To Double Imports Of Russian Coal

By Neha Arora NEW DELHI, March 27 (Reuters) – India is leaning toward continuing to import coking coal from Russia, the steel minister said on

March 27, 2022
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Friday, March 25, 2022
Ship propeller file photo
Shipbuilding

Ship Engine Makers Cut Ties with Russia as Maritime Pressure Mounts

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) – Finland’s Wartsila, a leading ship engine maker, has suspended business with Russia

March 25, 2022
Total Views: 7621

File Photo shows a bulk ship with containership in background
Shipping

Marshall Islands Considering ‘Expelling’ Russian Vessels from Ship Registry

TAIPEI, March 25 (Reuters) – The Marshall Islands is considering “expelling” from their ship registry any Russian yachts or boats

March 25, 2022
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Thursday, March 24, 2022
Sovcomflot ship bridge
Shipping

Russian Shipping Firm SCF in Choppier Waters After UK Slaps On Sanctions

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s top shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF), already struggling to find berths

March 24, 2022
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All Eyes on Russian Oil as Cargoes Go Underground
Shipping

All Eyes on Russian Oil as Cargoes Go Underground

Russian exports of crude oil and refined products—what the major flows are (that’s the easy part), and also the geopolitics that attach to them (that’s

March 24, 2022
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
China-Europe Rail Containers Find New Routes By Sea to Avoid Russia
Shipping

China-Europe Rail Containers Find New Routes By Sea to Avoid Russia

By Ann Koh and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — More than a million containers set to ride 6,000-plus miles of railway linking Western Europe to Eastern

March 23, 2022
Total Views: 4370

tanker at sea
Shipping

Ship Owners Wary of Moving Russian Oil -Angelicoussis

LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) – Foreign ship owners are becoming increasingly wary of moving cargoes of Russian oil due to the conflict in Ukraine

March 23, 2022
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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy Urges Italy to Seize Mystery Yacht
Shipping

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy Urges Italy to Seize Mystery Yacht

By Crispian Balmer ROME, March 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Italy on Tuesday to seize a mystery yacht worth

March 22, 2022
Total Views: 4500

bulk ship in egypt
Shipping

Russia Grain Exports Keep Moving But With Few New Deals Signed

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russian wheat exports in March are holding at a near-normal pace despite the war raging in Ukraine, but that may not

March 22, 2022
Total Views: 2330

Second Superyacht Linked to Russian Oligarch Abramovich Tracked Off Turkey
Shipping

Second Superyacht Linked to Russian Oligarch Abramovich Tracked Off Turkey

ISTANBUL, March 22 (Reuters) – A superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was nearing the Turkish tourist resort of Marmaris

March 22, 2022
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Monday, March 21, 2022
Russian Billionaire’s Yacht Detained in Gibraltar
Shipping

Russian Billionaire’s Yacht Detained in Gibraltar

By Jon Nazca GIBRALTAR, March 21 (Reuters) – A luxurious super-yacht linked to the owner of Russia’s largest steel pipe maker, who is

March 21, 2022
Total Views: 17413

tanker at sea
Shipping

Pre-Ban Russian Fuel Oil Cargoes Sail for U.S. Ports

By Chunzi Xu (Bloomberg) — U.S. ports are set to admit more Russian fuel oil than they’ve seen in eight months under contracts signed prior to the

March 21, 2022
Total Views: 8222

Sunday, March 20, 2022
qatar gas ras laffan
News

Germany Announces Energy Deal With Qatar

March 20 (Reuters) – Germany and Qatar are negotiating a long-term energy partnership, government officials from both sides said Sunday, as

March 20, 2022
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iron ore loading
News

Australia Bans Exports Of Alumina and Aluminum Ores To Russia

By Thomas Biesheuvel, Mar 20, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Australia, the world’s biggest exporter of alumina, announced a ban on shipments to Russia in a move

March 20, 2022
Total Views: 2887

Thursday, March 17, 2022
LNG carrier with letters L N G on side.
Shipping

Europe’s LNG Void: Can the U.S. Fill It?

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, described by researchers at Evercore ISI as a “Black Swan Event”, the potential for shifting flows of liquified

March 17, 2022
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Ships Carrying Big Sugar Cargoes Head Toward Russia as Store Shelves Empty
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Ships Carrying Big Sugar Cargoes Head Toward Russia as Store Shelves Empty

By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – At least five vessels are headed toward Russia with nearly 200,000 tonnes of Brazilian raw

March 17, 2022
Total Views: 51699

Wednesday, March 16, 2022
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
Shipping

Russian Oil, Fuel Cargoes Rush to U.S. Ahead of Energy Ban

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, March 16 (Reuters) – At least 10 vessels carrying Russia-linked cargoes of crude and refined products were

March 16, 2022
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