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Thursday, May 8, 2025
LNG carrier in dense fog
Shipping

Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carriers Find Sanctions Reprieve in Chinese Maintenance Yard

Russia’s LNG shadow fleet continues to make moves in preparation for the upcoming Arctic summer shipping season. A second sanctioned LNG carrier has arrived

May 8, 2025
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Russia Reflags, Renames Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tankers Ahead of Suspected Arctic LNG 2 Startup
Energy

Russia Reflags, Renames Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tankers Ahead of Suspected Arctic LNG 2 Startup

Four ice-strengthened newbuild LNG carriers have been reflagged to the Russian Federation along with name changes. The vessels are part of Russia’s emerging

April 30, 2025
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Sunday, April 27, 2025
Iranian Red Crescent rescuers work following an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas
Ports

Putin Orders Russian Emergency Planes To Iran After Blast At Port 

MOSCOW, April 27 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin has ordered several planes to be sent to Iran to help deal with the aftermath of a blast at

April 27, 2025
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Friday, April 25, 2025
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Energy

Europe Buys 80 Percent of US LNG in April, Replacing Russian Supplies Down One-Third

Deliveries of U.S. liquefied natural gas to the European Union were up nearly 20 percent year-over-year during the month of April, new data reveal. For the

April 25, 2025
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
Container ships and oil tankers wait in the ocean outside the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles.REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Shipping

More Russian Insurers Seek Indian Nod for Oil Tanker Coverage

(Bloomberg) — Four new Russian companies have sought India’s approval to provide insurance for crude oil tankers docking at ports in the South Asian

April 24, 2025
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
The frigate Iver Huitfeldt sets sail from Korsør, Denmark, January 29, 2024. Photo courtesy Rune Dyrholm / The Armed Forces
Defense

Denmark to Spend $600 Million on Surveillance Vessels Amid Russia Threat

Denmark will spend about 4 billion crowns ($614 million) on building and procuring 26 navy vessels for patrolling, oil spill response and surveillance of

April 22, 2025
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Russia’s New ‘Combat Icebreaker’ Undergoes Ice Trials Ahead of Joining Northern Fleet
Defense

Russia’s New ‘Combat Icebreaker’ Undergoes Ice Trials Ahead of Joining Northern Fleet

Russia’s newest icebreaking patrol vessel, the 8,500-tonne Ivan Papanin, has completed the first series of ice trials in the Arctic Ocean. The 114 meter-long

April 22, 2025
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Thursday, April 17, 2025
Arc7 shuttle tanker loading crude oil at the Arctic Gate terminal. (GazpromNeft Shipping)
Defense

Russian Arctic Oil Exports to China Jump Helped by STS Transfers, Sources Say

Russia’s Arctic oil exports to China are set to rise sharply this month buoyed by a jump in ship-to-ship transfers at sea to ensure tankers pulling into port

April 17, 2025
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Friday, April 11, 2025
Germany secures oil tanker adrift off its Baltic coast.Handout via REUTERS
Incidents

Estonian Navy Detains Russia-Bound Oil Tanker in Baltic Sea

The Estonian navy detained and boarded a Russia-bound oil tanker on an EU sanctions list on Friday, accusing it of sailing illegally without a valid

April 11, 2025
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Thursday, April 10, 2025
First Arctic LNG Carrier Part of Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Heads to Chinese Shipyard For Possible Maintenance
Shipping

First Arctic LNG Carrier Part of Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Heads to Chinese Shipyard For Possible Maintenance

After more than nine months at sea sanctioned LNG carrier East Energy (formerly Asya Energy) has pulled into a Zhoushan-based shipyard, likely to undergo

April 10, 2025
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Project Awakens After Winter With Gas Flaring Visible at Both Production Lines
Energy

Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Project Awakens After Winter With Gas Flaring Visible at Both Production Lines

Russia has apparently turned the lights back on at its sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant. Images taken by the European Sentinel 2 satellite reveal flaring at both

April 8, 2025
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Friday, April 4, 2025
Russian Oil Stuck On India-Banned Ship Finds New Tanker
Energy

Russian Oil Stuck On India-Banned Ship Finds New Tanker

A cargo of Russian crude that was on a ship rejected by Indian port authorities is now being transferred to another tanker, ship-tracking data show, a sign of

April 4, 2025
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
wheat bulk ship
Shipping

OFAC Targets Russia-Houthi Grain Smuggling Ship

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated multiple entities and individuals involved in a maritime smuggling operation

April 2, 2025
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Arctic LNG 2 employee overlooking the Belokamenka construction yard. (Source: Novatek)
News

Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Plant Flares Gas After Long Lull

Russia’s Arctic liquefied natural gas plant appears to have flared fuel last week, satellite images show, a move that could indicate the restart of a

April 1, 2025
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Monday, March 31, 2025
Yamal LNG ship-to-ship transfer
Energy

Russia Conducts Rare Double Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfer to Circumvent Latest EU Sanctions

Just days after the EU banned the transshipment of Russian liquefied natural gas, Russia deployed four LNG carriers for an unusual double ship-to-ship transfer

March 31, 2025
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Friday, March 28, 2025
Russia’s Putin Launches Nuclear-Powered Submarine Equipped With Hypersonic Missiles
Defense

Russia’s Putin Launches Nuclear-Powered Submarine Equipped With Hypersonic Missiles

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday launched a nuclear-powered submarine equipped with hypersonic Zircon missiles capable of traveling at several times the

March 28, 2025
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Russia’s First Domestically Constructed LNG Carrier Faces Delays as Sea Trials Drag On
Shipbuilding

Russia’s First Domestically Constructed LNG Carrier Faces Delays as Sea Trials Drag On

The Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker Alexey Kosygin, launched late last year, has yet to complete sea and mooring trials. For much of winter the vessel has been

March 28, 2025
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Russian Oil tanker exiting Black Sea
Energy

Russian Oil Freight Rates From Baltic Ports to India Ease as More Western Shipowners Return

Freight rates for Russian oil supplies from its Baltic ports to India are declining from recent record highs amid an increase in offers from Western shipowners

March 26, 2025
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Global Shipping Insurance May Shift If Russia Sanctions End, Bimco Says
Shipping

Global Shipping Insurance May Shift If Russia Sanctions End, Bimco Says

The global shipping industry should be open to working with a new group of insurers that emerged to support Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, provided they

March 26, 2025
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Ship-to-ship transfer of Russian LNG from Yamal LNG near Honningsvåg on February 19, 2019. (Source: Courtesy of Kystverket / Norwegian Coastal Administration)
Energy

EU Transshipment Ban on Russian LNG Takes Effect, Forcing Shift to Ship-to-Ship Transfers

More than three years into the Ukraine War the EU has finally slammed the door shut to the transfer of Russian LNG across its terminals. Ukrainian officials

March 26, 2025
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