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Monday, February 28, 2022
Britain’s Transport Secretary Calls on UK Ports to Deny Access to Russian-Linked Ships
Shipping

Britain’s Transport Secretary Calls on UK Ports to Deny Access to Russian-Linked Ships

The UK Secretary of State for Transport is calling on UK ports to prohibit vessels linked to Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. “Prohibiting

February 28, 2022
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Sunday, February 27, 2022
Russian FPSO MARSHAL VASILEVSKIY Transiting the Suez Canal
Shipping

Energy Firms Snap Up Russian Gas as Europe Seeks Alternatives

By Elena Mazneva, Feb 27, 2022,(Bloomberg) –European leaders talking up plans to wean the continent off Russian natural gas are facing a harsh

February 27, 2022
Total Views: 4275

Stock photo shows an oil tanker at a terminal
Offshore

BP Abandons $25B In Russian Oil Retreat

By Ron Bousso and Dmitry Zhdannikov (Reuters) – BP is abandoning its stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft in an abrupt and costly end to three decades of

February 27, 2022
Total Views: 2788

Thursday, February 24, 2022
The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked at the Yamal LNG facility in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova/File Photo
Finance

Banks Shutdown Russian Shipping Credit

By Dmitry Zhdannikov (Reuters) The global oil market was thrown into chaos on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, with top buyers of Russian oil

February 24, 2022
Total Views: 3204

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
qatar lng ship
Shipping

Qatar Says ‘Almost Impossible’ to Quickly Replace Russian LNG Supplies to Europe

By Maha El Dahan and Andrew Mills DOHA, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Neither Qatar nor any other single country has the capacity to replace Russian gas

February 22, 2022
Total Views: 2591

Saturday, February 19, 2022
Putin Leads Sweeping Nuclear Exercises From Land And Sea As Tensions Soar
Navy

Putin Leads Sweeping Nuclear Exercises From Land And Sea As Tensions Soar

By Tom Balmforth and Maria Kiselyova MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Russian leader Vladimir Putin oversaw strategic nuclear exercises involving the

February 19, 2022
Total Views: 1469

Thursday, February 17, 2022
Brimming European LNG Terminals Have Limited Space for More Gas
Shipping

Brimming European LNG Terminals Have Limited Space for More Gas

By Marwa Rashad and Isla Binnie LONDON/MADRID, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Europe’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals have limited available

February 17, 2022
Total Views: 1518

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
tanker at sea
Shipping

Russia Ready to Re-Route Energy Flows If Hit By New Sanctions

By Darya Korsunskaya and Katya Golubkova MOSCOW, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Russia would be ready to re-route supplies to other markets should new

February 16, 2022
Total Views: 2304

Saturday, February 12, 2022
More Than 30 Russian Ships Start Drills Near Crimea Peninsula
Defense

More Than 30 Russian Ships Start Drills Near Crimea Peninsula

MOSCOW, Feb 12 (Reuters) – More than 30 ships from the Russian Black Sea fleet have started training exercises near the Crimea peninsula as part of

February 12, 2022
Total Views: 1989

Friday, February 11, 2022
Ukraine Says Shipping Through Azov Sea is Now Open Again
Defense

Ukraine Says Shipping Through Azov Sea is Now Open Again

KYIV, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Russia has withdrawn previously announced restrictions for ships in the Sea of Azov linked to naval drills in the area,

February 11, 2022
Total Views: 2041

Russian Maritime Drills Not Affecting Ukrainian Exports, Traders Say
Shipping

Russian Maritime Drills Not Affecting Ukrainian Exports, Traders Say

KYIV, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Russia’s naval exercises in the Black and Azov Seas and the closure of traditional shipping routes have so far

February 11, 2022
Total Views: 1034

Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Six Russian Warships Heading to Black Sea for Drills
Defense

Six Russian Warships Heading to Black Sea for Drills

By Maria Kiselyova and Ece Toksabay MOSCOW/ISTANBUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Six Russian warships are heading to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean for naval

February 8, 2022
Total Views: 3168

Saturday, February 5, 2022
Vladimir Rusanov tanker
Offshore

How Dependent Is Europe On Natural Gas And Who Are Its Main Suppliers

(The Conversation)-The prospect of conflict between Russia and NATO countries over Ukraine has raised fears of an energy crisis in Europe. Russia provides

February 5, 2022
Total Views: 9503

Monday, January 31, 2022
NORFOLK (Sept. 21, 2019) Military Sealift Command large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) vessel USNS Benavidez (T-AKR 306), departs Lamberts Point Shipyard alongside USNS Mendonca (T-AKR 303) for Turbo Activation 2019. U.S. Navy photo/Released
Defense

How a Ukraine-Russia Conflict Impacts Shipping

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. The escalation in tension between Ukraine and Russia has many wondering what impact such a potential conflict could have on

January 31, 2022
Total Views: 3251

Thursday, January 27, 2022
Ukraine Trade Arteries Show Putin’s Options Short of All Out War
Ports

Ukraine Trade Arteries Show Putin’s Options Short of All Out War

By Marc Champion (Bloomberg) — From her office across from the wind-lashed docks and idle cranes of Berdyansk Commercial Sea Port in southeastern

January 27, 2022
Total Views: 2548

Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Russian Navy's guided missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov takes part in the drills in the Barents Sea.Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
Defense

Russian Warships Rehearse Protecting Arctic Shipping Lane

MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Russian warships entered the Barents Sea on Wednesday to rehearse protecting a major shipping lane in the Arctic,

January 26, 2022
Total Views: 3831

Russian LNG Vessel Back in Baltic Amid Tensions Over Ukraine, Gas Supplies
Shipping

Russian LNG Vessel Back in Baltic Amid Tensions Over Ukraine, Gas Supplies

MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) – A huge Russian gas vessel, designed to safeguard supplies to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, has returned to the Baltic

January 26, 2022
Total Views: 2753

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
Shipping

United States Seeks to Protect Europe’s Energy Supplies If Russia Invades Ukraine

By Humeyra Pamuk, Steve Holland and Dmitry Antonov WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Western leaders stepped up preparations for any Russian military

January 25, 2022
Total Views: 1547

Monday, January 24, 2022
NATO Sends Reinforcements to Eastern Europe as Russia Accuses West of Hysteria
Defense

NATO Sends Reinforcements to Eastern Europe as Russia Accuses West of Hysteria

By Dmitry Antonov and Sabine Siebold MOSCOW/BRUSSELS, Jan 24 (Reuters) – NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern

January 24, 2022
Total Views: 1755

Monday, December 27, 2021
Russia’s Yamal-Europe Gas Pipeline Stuck in Reverse: Explainer
Shipping

Russia’s Yamal-Europe Gas Pipeline Stuck in Reverse: Explainer

MOSCOW, Dec 27 (Reuters) – The Yamal-Europe pipeline, which normally transports Russian gas into Europe, has shifted into reverse over the last week,

December 27, 2021
Total Views: 4563
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