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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
EU Shipyards Continue to Service Vessels Carrying Russian LNG
Energy

EU Shipyards Continue to Service Vessels Carrying Russian LNG

European shipyards continue to play a fundamental role in keeping Russia’s fleet of liquefied natural gas carriers in service. As summer maintenance season

July 23, 2025
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Gazprom sign
Energy

Russia Pumps Less Gas as China Fails to Offset Lost Europe Flows

Russia’s gas output declined in the first half of the year as higher exports to China and increased domestic demand failed to make up for lost flows to

July 23, 2025
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Russia Begins Major Naval Drills in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic Sea
Defense

Russia Begins Major Naval Drills in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic Sea

Russia on Wednesday began major navy drills involving more than 150 vessels and 15,000 military personnel in the Pacific and Arctic oceans and in the Baltic

July 23, 2025
Total Views: 1152

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
FILE PHOTO: People attend the launch ceremony of China's first domestically built polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, at a shipyard in Shanghai, China September 10, 2018. Picture taken September 10, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Defense

Chinese Icebreaker ‘Xue Long 2’ Operating North of Alaska, Two More En Route to Arctic

China’s first home-built polar icebreaker Xue Long 2 has arrived in the Arctic for its summer 2025 research mission. The vessel departed from Shanghai around

July 22, 2025
Total Views: 4196

Putin Tightens Control Over Ports, Requiring FSB Approval for Foreign Ships
Shipping

Putin Tightens Control Over Ports, Requiring FSB Approval for Foreign Ships

Foreign vessels will require the approval of Russia's FSB security service to access the country's ports, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir

July 22, 2025
Total Views: 1159

Monday, July 21, 2025
EU Delists Three Sanctioned MOL LNG Carriers After Assurances Vessels Will Not Carry Russian Arctic Gas
Energy

EU Delists Three Sanctioned MOL LNG Carriers After Assurances Vessels Will Not Carry Russian Arctic Gas

In what appears to be a first, the European Union has delisted three previously sanctioned Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) LNG carriers. The move comes as part of

July 21, 2025
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Thursday, July 17, 2025
lng ship bunkering in fog
Energy

Second Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Docks at Sanctioned Arctic LNG Project As Moscow Struggles to Find Buyers

A year after Russia’s flagship liquefied natural gas project, Arctic LNG 2, loaded its first cargo, buyers remain elusive. Despite the ongoing difficulties

July 17, 2025
Total Views: 1399

Monday, July 14, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an Invest America Roundtable in the State Dining room, at the White House, in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2025.
News

Trump Threatens New Sanctions on Russian Exports After Grace Period

Trump outlines a tougher stance on Russia, conditioning peace talks on halting attacks and threatening sanctions on countries buying Russian oil. By Anastasiia

July 14, 2025
Total Views: 1452

Thursday, July 10, 2025
Chinese Container Ships Receive Permission to Sail Russia’s Arctic Northern Sea Route
Shipping

Chinese Container Ships Receive Permission to Sail Russia’s Arctic Northern Sea Route

The same day Yemen’s Houthi militants resumed attacks against multiple vessels in the Red Sea after months of calm, several Chinese container ships received

July 10, 2025
Total Views: 1436

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
News

Greek Tanker Fleet Steps Up Ship Inspections Near Russian Ports After Mysterious Blasts

LONDON/ATHENS, July 9 (Reuters) – Greek shipping companies calling at Russian ports are boosting their vessels’ defenses after a

July 9, 2025
Total Views: 780

Monday, July 7, 2025
EU Funds Latest Finnish Icebreaker, Russia’s Newest Arctic Icebreaking Vessel ‘Katerina Velikaya’ Begins Sea Trials
Shipbuilding

EU Funds Latest Finnish Icebreaker, Russia’s Newest Arctic Icebreaking Vessel ‘Katerina Velikaya’ Begins Sea Trials

The European Commission awarded close to $50 million to Finland supporting construction of its new Baltic Sea class B icebreaker. The new vessel is intended to

July 7, 2025
Total Views: 1712

Sunday, July 6, 2025
Ust-Luga oil terminal, Baltic pipeline system. Russia. View from the sea and reeds
Ports

Russia Reports Ammonia Leak At Leningrad’s Ust-Luga Seaport

By Bloomberg News Jul 6, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Russia reported an ammonia leak at the Ust-Luga seaport in the Leningrad region that authorities said

July 6, 2025
Total Views: 1230

Thursday, July 3, 2025
Russian Navy Deputy Commander Lauded by Putin is Killed by Ukraine, Says Moscow
News

Russian Navy Deputy Commander Lauded by Putin is Killed by Ukraine, Says Moscow

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian Navy who was praised and promoted by President Vladimir Putin, has been killed in action, depriving

July 3, 2025
Total Views: 2412

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
LNG in Arctic
Shipping

Gas Carrier Dashes Across Arctic Ocean in Just 10 Days Delivering Russian LNG to Asia

The 172,846 cbm LNG carrier Georgiy Ushakov crossed the Arctic from Russia’s Yamal Peninsula to the Bering Strait in less than 10 days passing through

July 2, 2025
Total Views: 8914

Monday, June 30, 2025
Vilamoura oil tanker (Credit TMS Tankers)
Incidents

Oil Tanker Suffers Unexplained Blast Weeks After Russia Call

A tanker hauling 1 million barrels of oil suffered an explosion while near Libya, its manager said Monday. The Vilamoura is being towed to Greece, where

June 30, 2025
Total Views: 2331

Russia Deploys New ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier to Load Gas at Sanctioned Arctic Project
Energy

Russia Deploys New ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier to Load Gas at Sanctioned Arctic Project

Russia has started renewed efforts to export liquefied natural gas from its flagship project, Arctic LNG 2. After mothballing the plant for nearly nine months

June 30, 2025
Total Views: 1015

Sunday, June 29, 2025
Russian and Chinese warships take part in the "Ocean 2024" naval drills in the Sea of Japan./Handout via REUTERS
Defense

Russia’s Warships Conduct Drills In Sea Of Japan

June 30 (Reuters) – Russian warships and coastal missile systems struck simulated maritime targets with cruise missiles during

June 29, 2025
Total Views: 1649

Friday, June 27, 2025
U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker ‘Healy’ Heads To Arctic for Multi-Month Deployment
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker ‘Healy’ Heads To Arctic for Multi-Month Deployment

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy has reached the Arctic Ocean marking the beginning of its annual Arctic deployment in support of science missions. The icebreaker

June 27, 2025
Total Views: 2151

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Energy

Sanctioned LNG Ship Heads to Russian Plant That Supplies Europe

A sanctioned liquefied natural gas tanker appears to be heading toward a Russian facility, a move that would challenge Western authorities who have so far

June 25, 2025
Total Views: 729

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Samsung Cancels Order For Icebreaking Gas Carriers For Russia’s Sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 Project
Shipbuilding

Samsung Cancels Order For Icebreaking Gas Carriers For Russia’s Sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 Project

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has terminated a contract to build icebreaking LNG carriers in partnership with Russia’s Zvezda

June 19, 2025
Total Views: 1575