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Thursday, January 23, 2025
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Russian Oil Tankers Search for New Flags to Hide From Sanctions

A chunk of Russia’s oil tanker fleet is being forced to change the flag they sail under as US and UK sanctions heap pressure on Moscow’s shipping

January 23, 2025
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
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India Widens Approvals for Russian Insurers After Oil Sanctions

India widened backing for Russian insurers as the largest buyer of Moscow’s seaborne crude strives to keep discounted barrels flowing, after the US imposed

January 22, 2025
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Friday, January 17, 2025
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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Russian Oil Tankers Still Under Construction Included in U.S. Sanctions

Six Russian oil tankers still under construction by Russia's Zvezda shipyard were included in U.S. sanctions imposed last week, the first time Washington is

January 17, 2025
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Thursday, January 16, 2025
A crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
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Cost to Ship Russian ESPO Oil to China Triples After Sanctions

The cost of shipping Russian ESPO crude to China has more than tripled after the US imposed aggressive sanctions on Moscow’s oil industry last week, with

January 16, 2025
Total Views: 441

Monday, January 13, 2025
An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
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New Sanctions to Test Russia’s Shadow Fleet Resilience

Sweeping U.S. sanctions on Russia's oil industry will make it more expensive for Moscow to sell its oil and complicate sea-borne crude exports due to

January 13, 2025
Total Views: 781

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Denmark Warns Russia May Send Warships to Escort Oil Tankers
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Denmark Warns Russia May Send Warships to Escort Oil Tankers

Denmark warned that Russia’s navy may start escorting the so-called shadow fleet tankers through Danish straits to escalate provocations against NATO

December 18, 2024
Total Views: 12811

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Russian Tanker 'Volgoneft-212' sinks near Kerch Strait, December 15, 2024. (Source: exilenova/Telegram)
Incidents

Third Tanker Sends Distress Call as Oil Washes Up on Russia’s Black Sea Coast

Spilled oil has washed up along “tens of kilometers” of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly damaged in a storm at the weekend, a

December 17, 2024
Total Views: 10275

Monday, December 16, 2024
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Insurance Checkpoint Ahead: European Countries Step Up Scrutiny of Tankers Moving Russian Oil

Twelve European countries are set to clamp down on tankers that move millions of barrels of Russian petroleum around the world — by asking to see how

December 16, 2024
Total Views: 1365

Monday, December 2, 2024
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Panama Purging Sanctioned Ships in Flag Registry Crackdown

Panama is canceling the registration of six ships sailing under its flag that were sanctioned by the UK last week, a boost for Western nations that have

December 2, 2024
Total Views: 721

Monday, November 18, 2024
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LNG Tankers Divert to Europe From Asia After Russia Halts Supplies to Austria’s OMV

At least five cargoes of liquefied natural gas have diverted from Asia to Europe in the past few days, drawn by higher gas prices on the continent after

November 18, 2024
Total Views: 5653

Greek navy warship underway with a helicopter during a NATO naval exercise
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Greece Extends Drills Hampering Transfer of Russian Oil Cargoes

Greece’s navy extended for a sixth time a series of naval drills, prolonging them by another four months as the country tries to deter Russian oil transfers

November 18, 2024
Total Views: 916

Thursday, October 31, 2024
Sanctions, Smuggling, and Soccer Fixing? Shipping Magnate Marinakis Faces Off with Greek Rival in High-Stakes Libel Case
News

Sanctions, Smuggling, and Soccer Fixing? Shipping Magnate Marinakis Faces Off with Greek Rival in High-Stakes Libel Case

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Evangelos Marinakis, a Greek shipping magnate and owner of English Premier League soccer club

October 31, 2024
Total Views: 873

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
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Freight Costs for Russian Oil Soar: What Rising Winter Costs Mean for Moscow’s Revenue

MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Freight rates for tankers exporting oil from Russian ports to Asia have risen this month ahead

October 22, 2024
Total Views: 860

Thursday, September 26, 2024
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Russia Ramps Up Arctic Oil Shipping to a New Record

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia has already dispatched a record amount of oil through its section of the Arctic Circle this year, expediting cargo

September 26, 2024
Total Views: 1819

Friday, September 20, 2024
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Ships Still Switch Russian Oil Off Greece Despite Navy Drills

(Bloomberg) — Tankers carrying Russian oil are still conducting cargo switches with other vessels off Greece’s south coast, despite Greek military

September 20, 2024
Total Views: 1737

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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Russian Oil Earnings Slide as Waning Prices Counter Higher Flows

(Bloomberg) — A further slump in weekly average oil prices more than offset a small increase in flows from Russian ports, intensifying pressure

September 18, 2024
Total Views: 606

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
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Environment

Oil Spill Fears Mount as Russia Tankers Reject Key Danish Pilots

(Bloomberg) — Tankers hauling Russian crude through Denmark’s perilous shipping straits are increasingly rejecting the services of pilots when they do

September 11, 2024
Total Views: 6370

Thursday, August 22, 2024
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London-Based Ship Registry Helps Keep Russian Oil Tankers Underway

(Bloomberg) — Three oil tankers that are under British sanctions for transporting Russian petroleum are sailing under the flag of a nation that bases its

August 22, 2024
Total Views: 976

Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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Russian Oil Takes Long Route to Asia, Avoiding Red Sea

(Bloomberg) — Russia is sending a supertanker filled with oil all the way around Africa to Asia, a sign the nation’s fleet may not be immune from

August 20, 2024
Total Views: 3498

Friday, June 21, 2024
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Russian Oil Tankers Sanctioned by the UK Gather in Baltic Sea

(Bloomberg) — Three crude oil tankers recently sanctioned by the UK are gathering in the Baltic Sea, where two of them feature in loading programs for

June 21, 2024
Total Views: 4142