russia


Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Defense

Pentagon to Bolster Response to China and Russia’s Heightened Interest in the Arctic

By Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) — The US will expand its military readiness and surveillance in the Arctic given heightened Chinese and Russian interest

July 23, 2024
Total Views: 1739

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Shipping

LNG Carrier Completes Arctic Voyage to China in 18 Days, Four More En Route

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – This year’s Arctic summer shipping season is off to a busy start. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) Carrier Eduard Toll

July 16, 2024
Total Views: 6199

Monday, July 15, 2024
Shipping

Greece Extends Naval Drills That Deter Russian Oil Transfers

By Alex Longley, Julian Lee and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Greece is again extending the naval drills that have largely deterred transfers of Russian

July 15, 2024
Total Views: 1068

Sunday, July 14, 2024
Navy

Chinese And Russian Naval Forces Hold Joint Operation In Pacific

By Bloomberg News Jul 14, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Chinese and Russian naval forces recently conducted another round of joint exercises, according to

July 14, 2024
Total Views: 1564

Thursday, July 11, 2024
Offshore

Exit of Chinese Yard Stops Work at Russia’s Arctic LNG 2, Murmansk LNG Delayed Indefinitely

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The U.S. sanctions regime continues to curtail Russia’s flagship LNG project.  Days after Chinese company Wison New

July 11, 2024
Total Views: 1529

Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Rendering of Russia’s new “combat icebreaker.” (Source: Ministry of Defense)
Shipping

Russia’s New ‘Combat Icebreaker’ Heads For Sea Trials

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia continues to push forward with the rapid renewal and expansion of its icebreaker fleet. In addition to commissioning

July 2, 2024
Total Views: 6421

Monday, July 1, 2024
China’s NewNew Polar Bear in a convoy in the Russian Arctic in October 2023. (Source: Atomflot)
News

China Starts Regular Sea Ice Forecasts for Northeast Passage off Russian Coast

BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) – A Chinese radio station on Monday started broadcasts on Arctic sea ice conditions off Russia’s coast for

July 1, 2024
Total Views: 3325

Friday, June 28, 2024
Shipping

After Oil, Russia May Now Be Building a Shadow Fleet for Gas

(Bloomberg) — In the months that followed its invasion of Ukraine and punitive Western restrictions imposed in response, Russia amassed a shadow fleet to

June 28, 2024
Total Views: 966

Thursday, June 27, 2024
Shipping

Mounting Evidence Shows Russia Assembling Pieces for Potential LNG ‘Dark Fleet’

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Signs of a Russian effort to ready an Arctic LNG “dark fleet” continue to mount.  An increasing number of

June 27, 2024
Total Views: 7623

Monday, June 24, 2024
M/T NS Lotus. Photo: Darryl Brooks / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

EU Targets Russia’s Dark Fleet in Latest Sanctions

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – For the first time the EU is targeting specific vessels part of Russia’s dark fleet created to circumvent the oil price

June 24, 2024
Total Views: 1821

Shipping

Russian LNG Shipments via Arctic Resume, Easing Red Sea and Sanctions Constraints

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – As Arctic sea ice retreats for the summer months Russia’s Northern Sea Route is again open for business. Days after oil

June 24, 2024
Total Views: 2173

Thursday, June 20, 2024
lng carrier
Shipping

EU Sanctions Package Hit Russian LNG, Shadow Fleet Tankers

By Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union has approved a new package of sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, seeking to tighten the

June 20, 2024
Total Views: 1263

Friday, June 14, 2024
People watch Canadian navy patrol boat HMCS Margaret Brooke passing by Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Kazan as it enters Havana's bay, Cuba, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
Defense

U.S. Attack Sub, Canada Navy Ship Arrive in Cuba On Heels of Russian Warships

HAVANA, June 14 (Reuters) – A Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into Havana early on Friday, just hours after the United States announced a

June 14, 2024
Total Views: 9349

Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov. Photo: CC BY 4.0/Mil.ru
Defense

Russia Conducts Naval Drills in Atlantic Ocean

MOSCOW, June 11 (Reuters) – A Russian naval frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine conducted missile drills in the Atlantic Ocean

June 11, 2024
Total Views: 2570

Monday, June 10, 2024
Shipping

Russian Oil Transfer Near Singapore Reveals Moscow’s Efforts to Dodge U.S. Sanctions

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — The first Russian oil tanker attempting to deliver crude while under US sanctions made a secret cargo transfer onto another

June 10, 2024
Total Views: 5008

Thursday, June 6, 2024
Shipping

Russia Predicts Record Cargo Volume on Arctic Route, Aims for Year-Round Container Shipping

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia continues to push ahead with plans to develop its Northern Sea Route into a year-round Arctic maritime shortcut. 

June 6, 2024
Total Views: 2343

Wednesday, May 22, 2024
News

Russia Plans to Open Sea Terminal for LPG Exports to Asia by 2026

MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) – Russia will likely open its first liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal on the Pacific Ocean coast with joint investments

May 22, 2024
Total Views: 676

Friday, May 17, 2024
News

UK Imposes Sanctions Over Russia-North Korea ‘Arms-for-Oil’ Trade

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – Britain announced sanctions on Friday against three companies and one individual over what it called the “illicit

May 17, 2024
Total Views: 602

Monday, May 13, 2024
Offshore

What EU Sanctions on Russian LNG Would Mean for Global Gas

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Ewa Krukowska (Bloomberg) — Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe and its allies have looked for ways to

May 13, 2024
Total Views: 1186

Friday, May 10, 2024
Shipping

Chinese Heavy Lift Vessel Carrying New Arctic LNG 2 Modules to Russia Despite Sanctions

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Just days after the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned four heavy lift vessels for carrying LNG technology to

May 10, 2024
Total Views: 5929