sanctions


Tuesday, September 3, 2024
LNG carrier at dusk
Shipping

Russia’s LNG ‘Shadow Fleet’ Grinds to Halt Following Suspension of Flag

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – A week after the Republic of Palau, an island country in the Western Pacific, temporarily suspended the flag of three LNG

September 3, 2024
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Monday, August 26, 2024
Ship-to-ship transfer of Russian LNG from Yamal LNG near Honningsvåg on February 19, 2019. (Source: Courtesy of Kystverket / Norwegian Coastal Administration)
Energy

U.S. Not Done Targeting Russian LNG: ‘We Will Keep Tightening The Screws’

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – As part of a sweeping sanctions package announced on Friday the U.S. State Department targets around one percent of the global

August 26, 2024
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Pioneer STS LNG transfer New Energy
Shipping

Russia Expands Shadow Fleet with First Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfer

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russia’s shadow fleet operation continues to expand and now includes the first apparent ship-to-ship transfer of liquefied

August 26, 2024
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Friday, August 23, 2024
Novatek’s Arctic LNG project in the Russian Arctic. (Source: Novatek)
Energy

U.S. Targets Russia’s LNG ‘Shadow Fleet’ in Sweeping New Sanctions Package

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The U.S. Department of State announced broad sanctions against Russia’s burgeoning LNG shadow fleet. LNG carriers had begun

August 23, 2024
Total Views: 3295

Monday, July 29, 2024
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Production Hit by U.S. Sanctions
Shipping

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Production Hit by U.S. Sanctions

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russia’s biggest producer of liquefied natural gas in June cut processing at its Arctic LNG 2 facility to the lowest

July 29, 2024
Total Views: 2763

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Lomonosov Prospect northern sea route
Shipping

Western Sanctions, Houthi Attacks Boost Appeal of Russia’s Arctic Sea Route

By Eleanor Thornber and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) –Russia’s first oil shipment of the year is traveling through the nation’s Northern Sea Route to

July 24, 2024
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Friday, July 19, 2024
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

The West’s Squeeze on Russian Tankers Gets Tighter

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Another week, another gentle turning up of the heat by Group of Seven nations on the fleet of tankers moving Russian

July 19, 2024
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Monday, July 8, 2024
Wison New Energies’ Zhoushan yard. (Source: Wison New Energies)
Shipping

U.S. Sanctions Send Russian LNG Modules Back to China’s Wison Yard

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – After a three-month odyssey aboard Chinese heavy lift vessel Wei Xiao Tian Shi, two Russia-bound LNG modules are headed

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 10656

Friday, June 28, 2024
tanker at sea
Shipping

U.S. Sanctions UAE Companies and Vessels in Response to Iran Nuclear Activities

The U.S. Department of State has announced sanctions on three United Arab Emirates (UAE) companies and eleven tankers over their involvement in the

June 28, 2024
Total Views: 1424

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Sovcomflot ship bridge
Shipping

Russia’s Sovcomflot Says Western Sanctions Are Undermining Safety at Sea

LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) – Sanctions on shipping companies are undermining safety at sea and pose dangers for trade as ship standards are impacted,

June 25, 2024
Total Views: 2159

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

U.S. Weighs Additional Sanctions on Russia-China Trade

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – The United States and its partners are prepared to use sanctions and export controls to prevent China-Russia

May 28, 2024
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Saturday, April 20, 2024
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Shipping

Detained Ship From Russia Allowed To Leave German Port

BERLIN, April 19 (Reuters) – A cargo ship from Russia earlier detained in Germany on suspicion of breaching sanctions is now free to leave the port

April 20, 2024
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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Houthi stand on beach after ship attack
Shipping

U.S. Sanctions Ships Linked to Iran’s Military Network

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken action against Oceanlink Maritime DMCC as part of an effort to disrupt

April 4, 2024
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Sunday, March 31, 2024
Crew members check the deck of the Russian oil cargo Pure Point, carrying crude oil, anchored at a port in Karachi, Pakistan June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Shipping

Russian Oil Arrives In Cuba After Year-Long Hiatus

By Marc Frank HAVANA, March 31 (Reuters) – Cuban state-run media said at the weekend that 90,000 metric tons of Russian oil had arrived in the cash and

March 31, 2024
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Friday, March 15, 2024
Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam responds as smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, at the location given as Gulf of Aden. Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

US Sanctions Marshall Islands Shipping Company Over Illicit Shipments for Houthis and Iran

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under the Department of the Treasury has imposed new sanctions on a Marshall Islands registered shipping company

March 15, 2024
Total Views: 2850

Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam responds as smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, at the location given as Gulf of Aden. Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

New Sanctions Target Houthi Financial Network

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken additional measures to target shipments of Iranian goods facilitated by

March 6, 2024
Total Views: 953

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Houthi stand on beach after ship attack
Shipping

U.S. and UK Coordinate Sanctions Against Iran-Backed Houthis

In a coordinated effort, the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom have imposed a series of sanctions on individuals and organizations

February 27, 2024
Total Views: 731

Monday, February 26, 2024
Christophe de margerie
Shipping

US Sanctions Block LNG Carriers for Russian Arctic Project 

A new round of U.S. sanctions is targeting shipowning entities of LNG carriers under construction at South Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean. The ice-class Arc7

February 26, 2024
Total Views: 6122

Thursday, February 8, 2024
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Shipping

US Issues New Sanctions Over Russian Oil Price Cap Violation

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on four entities and identified one tanker as blocked

February 8, 2024
Total Views: 7285

Thursday, January 25, 2024
Houthi stand on beach after ship attack
Shipping

U.S. and UK Impose Sanctions on Houthi Leaders

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on four leading members of

January 25, 2024
Total Views: 1328