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Thursday, November 7, 2024
LNG carrier at dusk
Shipping

Further Challenges Ahead for Russia’s LNG ‘Shadow Fleet’ as Panama Cancels Vessel Registrations

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia’s nascent LNG shadow fleet continues to encounter choppy waters. Following the de-flagging of several vessels by the

November 7, 2024
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
A screenshot of video posted to social media appears to show a low-flying drone and explosions at Kaspiysk’s port
Shipping

Ukraine Says Drone Strike Hits Port in First Caspian Sea Attack

(Bloomberg) — Ukraine said a drone strike hit a naval base in a port city on Russia’s Caspian Sea coast, in Kyiv’s first-ever attack on a target in

November 6, 2024
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
armed guards
Shipping

Russia’s Oil Fleet and the Floating Armories That Help Keep Profits Flowing

By Alberto Nardelli, Aine Quinn, Ben Bartenstein and Jonathan Browning (Bloomberg) Somewhere off the coast of Eritrea on July 20th last year, the Vernadsky

November 5, 2024
Total Views: 2257

ALNG2 sunset
Featured

U.S. Sanctions Fail to Stop Chinese Power Plant, Delivery Salvages Next Stage of Russian Arctic LNG Plant

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) –  Russia has taken a major step towards commissioning the second production line of the country’s flagship liquefied natural

November 5, 2024
Total Views: 9762

Friday, November 1, 2024
arctic patrol china
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Arctic Alliance: U.S. Raises Alarms as Russia and China Flex Military Muscle Along NATO’s ‘Western Flank’

OSLO, Nov 1 (Reuters) – The United States is watching growing cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic closely and some of their

November 1, 2024
Total Views: 3983

Thursday, October 31, 2024
The picture provided by The Finnish Border Guard shows Finnish Border Guard's offshore patrol vessel Turva guarding on October 11, 2023 at sea near the place where damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline is pinpointed at the Gulf of Finland. Lehtikuva/FINNISH BORDER GUARD via REUTERS
News

Finland Warns of Russia’s Satellite Jamming and Tanker Spoofing in Baltic Sea

HELSINKI, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Finland’s Coast Guard said it has detected constant disturbances to satellite navigation signals in the Baltic Sea

October 31, 2024
Total Views: 1188

Christophe de Margerie first cargo
Shipping

MOL Left in The Cold: Sanctions Jeopardize Arctic LNG 2 Tanker Charters

TOKYO, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) may be unable to deliver tankers for Russia’s sanctions-hit Arctic LNG 2

October 31, 2024
Total Views: 935

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
lng ship bunkering in fog
Shipping

U.S. Cracks Down on Russian ‘LNG Shadow Fleet’ and Arctic LNG Project in Latest Sanctions

The U.S. continues its effort to freeze Russia’s burgeoning Arctic LNG sector. In a new round of sanctions the State Department targeted transport and

October 30, 2024
Total Views: 3670

Friday, October 25, 2024
Putin to Examine Black Sea Shipping Proposals From Turkey’s Erdogan
Shipping

Putin to Examine Black Sea Shipping Proposals From Turkey’s Erdogan

MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, had proposed reviving contacts

October 25, 2024
Total Views: 1787

Arctic LNG 2 employee overlooking the Belokamenka construction yard. (Source: Novatek)
Energy

U.S. Sanctions Force Temporary Shutdown of Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Project

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Western sanctions appear to have forced the shutdown of Russia’s flagship liquefied gas project, Arctic LNG 2, for the winter

October 25, 2024
Total Views: 8905

Thursday, October 24, 2024
Ukrainian coast guard patrols the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Shipping

Maritime Industry on Edge as Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea Grain Corridor

In a dangerous escalation of the Ukraine conflict, Russia has intensified strikes on key Black Sea ports, posing a critical threat to global food security and

October 24, 2024
Total Views: 1407

yamal lng
Shipping

How Russia’s Ice-Class Ship Shortage Could Sink Its Arctic Ambitions

(Bloomberg) — Russia is facing a deficit of ice-class cargo vessels for its gigantic Northern Sea Route project as the nation cannot build the fleet on

October 24, 2024
Total Views: 896

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Grain warehouses heavily damaged by a Russian drone attack are seen at a compound of a port on the Danube, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa region, Ukraine August 16, 2023. Press Service of the Operational Command South of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Ports

UK Warns Russia’s Black Sea Port Attacks Put Global Food Security at Risk

(Bloomberg) — An increase in Russian attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure in recent weeks threatens food shipments to destinations from Gaza to

October 23, 2024
Total Views: 878

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
Shipping

Price Cap Coalition Cracks Down on Sanctions-Busting: New Advisory Takes Aim at Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

The Price Cap Coalition has released an updated advisory aimed at curbing illicit practices and enhancing safety in the oil shipping industry. The coalition,

October 22, 2024
Total Views: 517

Monday, October 21, 2024
A Swedish and a German corvette and a French frigate during exercise Northern Coasts 2019 in the Baltic Sea.
News

Germany Opens New NATO Naval HQ in the Baltic Sea Amid Rising Tensions with Russia

BERLIN, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Germany inaugurated on Monday a new multinational naval headquarters for the Baltic Sea capable of leading operations for

October 21, 2024
Total Views: 1572

Saturday, October 19, 2024
Iranian Navy Ship conducting at sea drill
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As Tensions Soar, Iran and Russia Launch Naval Drills in a High-Stakes Triangle of Maritime Coercion

Iran has launched naval drills in the Indian Ocean, hosting Russia and Oman amid heightened tensions in the Gulf region. The maneuvers, dubbed “IMEX

October 19, 2024
Total Views: 14249

Friday, October 18, 2024
lng ship bunkering in fog
Featured

Mysterious Dubai Firm Takes Control of Russian LNG Ships in Apparent Effort to Skirt Sanctions

(Bloomberg) — A newly established company in Dubai has taken over three liquefied natural gas tankers, in what appears to be Russia’s latest effort to

October 18, 2024
Total Views: 12209

Thursday, October 17, 2024
sibir in ice
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Chinese Vessels Without Ice Class Violate Arctic Safety Rules, Struggling Through Ice To Deliver Sanctioned Cargo

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – In an attempt to deliver a power plant to a Russian Arctic LNG project before winter two Chinese heavy lift vessels are inching

October 17, 2024
Total Views: 49159

Ukraine Requests IMO Monitoring Mission at Odesa Ports Amid Russian Strikes
News

Ukraine Requests IMO Monitoring Mission at Odesa Ports Amid Russian Strikes

(Reuters) – Ukraine has asked the International Maritime Organization to send a monitoring mission to ports in the southern Odesa region amid

October 17, 2024
Total Views: 418

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Russia Has a Crazy Plan to Use Nuclear-Powered Submarines to Transport Arctic LNG
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Russia Has a Crazy Plan to Use Nuclear-Powered Submarines to Transport Arctic LNG

MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Russia has begun designing nuclear-powered submarines to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Arctic to

October 16, 2024
Total Views: 52816