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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Nord Stream Facility
Energy

Europe Is Nearing Deal to End Russian Fossil Fuels Imports

The European Union is closing in on a deal to phase out Russian fossil fuels, a move that will embed into law the end of the bloc’s reliance on its former

December 2, 2025
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Panama-flagged oil tanker Mersin transits Bosphorus in Istanbul
Incidents

Tanker Blast Off Senegal Puts a Dark-Fleet Operator Back in the Hot Seat

Several tankers operated by Turkey’s Be?ikta? Likid, the operator of the Mersin, were sanctioned by Ukraine in the past for their involvement in ship-to-ship

December 2, 2025
Total Views: 3865

Monday, December 1, 2025
Ukraine coast guardsman manning a deck gun with an oil tanker in the background
Shipping

Black Sea War Risk Insurance Jumps After Drone Strikes on Sanctioned Tankers

The cost of shipping commodities through the Black Sea climbed on Monday after Ukrainian naval drones hit two tankers heading to a Russian port, with fears

December 1, 2025
Total Views: 1186

Panama-flagged oil tanker Mersin transits Bosphorus in Istanbul
News

Mersin Tanker Hit By ‘External Explosions’ Off Senegal, Ship Manager Confirms

The Panama-flagged tanker M/T Mersin suffered four external explosions while at anchor off Dakar, Senegal, on November 27, marking the latest in a series of

December 1, 2025
Total Views: 1646

Kremlin Says Ukrainian Strike on CPC Terminal Was Outrageous Given its International Importance
Featured

Kremlin Says Ukrainian Strike on CPC Terminal Was Outrageous Given its International Importance

The Kremlin said on Monday that a Ukrainian weekend attack on Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) infrastructure was outrageous given its international

December 1, 2025
Total Views: 10370

India Picks Up Non-Sanctioned Russian Oil as Discounts Widen
Energy

India Picks Up Non-Sanctioned Russian Oil as Discounts Widen

India’s state-run refiners Indian Oil Corp. and Bharat Petroleum Corp. have bought Russian crude for January delivery, lured by discounts and plentiful

December 1, 2025
Total Views: 490

Saturday, November 29, 2025
A screenshot from video shared by Ukrainian officials showing an alleged drone strike on a shadow fleet tanker in the Black Sea off Turkey.
News

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Set Two Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers Ablaze off Turkey

Two sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tankers caught fire in the Black Sea on Friday after suspected Ukrainian naval drone strikes off the Turkish coast.

November 29, 2025
Total Views: 2002

Drone strike on Russia shadow tanker
News

Ukraine Expands Black Sea Campaign With Strikes on Russia’s Shadow Fleet

Ukrainian naval droneshit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets,

November 29, 2025
Total Views: 1268

Friday, November 28, 2025
Russia Rushes to Complete Sea Trials of First Domestic Ice LNG Tanker Before Winter
Energy

Russia Rushes to Complete Sea Trials of First Domestic Ice LNG Tanker Before Winter

Russia’s first domestically constructed LNG Carrier Aleksey Kosygin is undergoing its fourth round of sea trials in the Far East as Moscow races to ready the

November 28, 2025
Total Views: 1324

Russia Fails to Win Back Seat on IMO Shipping Agency’s Governing Council
Shipping

Russia Fails to Win Back Seat on IMO Shipping Agency’s Governing Council

Russia failed on Friday to win enough votes to rejoin the U.N. shipping agency's governing council despite urging countries to back its nomination for a seat

November 28, 2025
Total Views: 977

Thursday, November 27, 2025
An LNG tanker at a port in Yantai, China
Energy

Chinese LNG Demand Looks Poised to Disappoint Yet Again

Chinese liquefied natural gas imports are at risk of another weak year as disappointing industrial demand and persistently high global prices look set to

November 27, 2025
Total Views: 513

Second Russian Tanker Appears Off Venezuela After Seahorse’s Cat-and-Mouse With U.S. Navy
Energy

Second Russian Tanker Appears Off Venezuela After Seahorse’s Cat-and-Mouse With U.S. Navy

A second vessel tied to Russia’s shadow fleet has joined the sanctioned tanker Seahorse off the coast of Venezuela, days after the Seahorse was involved in a

November 27, 2025
Total Views: 7435

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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
Featured

UK Strikes at Heart of Russia’s Arctic Energy Empire

New maritime services ban threatens to sever lifeline for Yamal LNG exports By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – In the frozen waters above the Arctic Circle, a

November 26, 2025
Total Views: 23369

Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Russian FSRU LNG FPSO
Energy

Russia Sees Scope for Oil Exports Boost to China, Urges Cooperation in LNG

Russia sees scope to boost oil exports to China and to deepen cooperation on supplies of liquefied natural gas, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak

November 25, 2025
Total Views: 457

Sunday, November 23, 2025
HMS Severn monitoring the Russian corvette RFN Stoikiy as it transits the English Channel
Defense

Royal Navy Shadows Russian Warships Through English Channel as Maritime Tensions Escalate

Britain’s Royal Navy intercepted two Russian warships transiting the English Channel over the past two weeks in round-the-clock shadowing operations, the

November 23, 2025
Total Views: 1876

Friday, November 21, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured) attend a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, November 19, 2025
Shipping

Kyiv Under Pressure as Trump Sets One-Week Deadline for Peace Deal

 President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on Friday that Ukraine risked losing its dignity and freedom — or Washington’s backing — over a U.S. peace plan

November 21, 2025
Total Views: 1452

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) conducts a passage transit in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 13, 2025
Energy

Russian Tanker Makes a Run for It as U.S. Destroyer Blocks Path to Venezuela

A sanctioned Russian oil tanker made a U-turn on the way to Venezuela after a US warship intersected its route near the country’s coast, according to

November 21, 2025
Total Views: 47772

Thursday, November 20, 2025
Russia Ships Nearly 3 Million Tonnes of LNG to Asia via Emerging Arctic Shortcut
Energy

Russia Ships Nearly 3 Million Tonnes of LNG to Asia via Emerging Arctic Shortcut

With thick winter sea ice making a return to the Arctic Russia’s Novatek has likely shipped its final cargo of liquefied natural gas of the year via the

November 20, 2025
Total Views: 1448

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
An image of the Russian spy ship Yantar which is operating off the northern coast of Scotland, is shown on a screen during Defence Secretary John Healey's speech on how the UK's defence industry is delivering growth and national renewal across the UK, at No 9 Downing Street in central London. Picture date: Wednesday November 19, 2025
Defense

UK Says ‘Military Options Ready’ as Russian ship Uses Lasers Against RAF Pilots

British defense minister John Healey said on Wednesday that "military options" are ready should the Russian spy ship Yantar become a threat, after the vessel

November 19, 2025
Total Views: 2262

Friday, November 14, 2025
ALNG2 sunset
Energy

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Cuts Gas Output Ahead of Winter Challenges

Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant has started curbing gas production after reaching records in October, as the buildup of winter ice makes exports more

November 14, 2025
Total Views: 719