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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Audax carrying a module for Arctic LNG 2 across the Arctic. (Source: Red Box Energy Services)
Shipping

EU Lifts Sanctions on Heavy-Load Carriers ‘Audax’ and ‘Pugnax’ Involved in Russian Arctic LNG Construction

In a surprise move the EU has unsanctioned two polar class heavy lift vessels, Audax and Pugnax. The vessels were purpose-built for the construction of

October 30, 2025
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
India State Refiners Mull Russia Oil Options After Sanctions
Energy

India State Refiners Mull Russia Oil Options After Sanctions

 India’s state-run refiners are considering whether they can continue to take some discounted Russian oil cargoes by leaning on small suppliers instead of

October 28, 2025
Total Views: 723

Monday, October 27, 2025
Indian Refiners Pause New Russian Oil Orders, Await Clarity, Sources Say
Energy

Indian Refiners Pause New Russian Oil Orders, Await Clarity, Sources Say

Indian refiners have not placed new orders for Russian oil purchases since sanctions were imposed, as they await clarity from the government and suppliers,

October 27, 2025
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
A crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel
Energy

Chinese State Buyers Step Back From Russian Oil on Sanctions

Chinese state-owned companies including Sinopec canceled some purchases of seaborne Russian crude after the US blacklisted Rosneft PJSC and Lukoil PJSC, adding

October 23, 2025
Total Views: 1080

Monday, October 20, 2025
LNG Carrier 'Perle' and "CCH Gas' conducting a STS transfer off the coast of Malaysia
Shipping

China Joins Russia’s Shadow Fleet with First-Ever Dark LNG Ship-to-Ship Transfer

Russia has carried out its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) using so-called “shadow fleet” vessels, teaming up with a

October 20, 2025
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Thursday, October 16, 2025
Hanwha Philly Shipyard building dock
Shipbuilding

Chinese Sanctions on Hanwha’s US Shipbuilding Units Aim to ‘Coerce’ South Korea, State Dept Says

Chinese sanctions imposed this week on U.S. affiliates of shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean 042660.KSaim to undermine South Korea-U.S. cooperation and "to

October 16, 2025
Total Views: 1097

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
vlcc tanker u-turn
Shipping

Tanker Diversions From Sanctioned Chinese Terminal May Cause Congestion at Other Ports

Trading firms have diverted at least five more crude oil tankers from a major port in eastern China after the U.S. imposed sanctions on an import terminal

October 15, 2025
Total Views: 790

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Hanwha Philly Shipyard building dock
Shipbuilding

China’s Sanctions Against US-Linked Hanwha Units Seen as Warning Gesture, Analysts Say

China's sanctions against five U.S.-linked affiliates of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean 042660.KS are seen as a warning gesture without immediate

October 14, 2025
Total Views: 1088

Monday, October 13, 2025
Russia Unveils Plans for First Domestically-Built LNG Carrier to Overcome Sanctions
Shipbuilding

Russia Unveils Plans for First Domestically-Built LNG Carrier to Overcome Sanctions

Blocked from accessing western tech, Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) aims to construct the country’s first ice-class gas carrier. The company

October 13, 2025
Total Views: 2273

oil tanker
Shipping

Sinopec Diverts Supertanker From US-sanctioned Port

The latest U.S. sanctions on a major Chinese crude oil terminal have forced refining group Sinopec to divert a supertanker and ask some plants to cut crude

October 13, 2025
Total Views: 2596

Monday, September 29, 2025
Bulker under construction at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in China
Shipbuilding

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Terminates $180 Million Tanker Contract Over US Sanctions Concerns

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd has terminated contracts for four 50,000DWT MR oil tankers worth approximately US$180 million after discovering its buyer

September 29, 2025
Total Views: 5391

Thursday, September 25, 2025
Trump Pushes Turkey on Russian oil, Hints at Lifting Sanctions
Energy

Trump Pushes Turkey on Russian oil, Hints at Lifting Sanctions

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believes Turkey will agree to his request to stop purchasing Russian oil and that he may lift U.S. sanctions on

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 1603

Sunday, September 21, 2025
Macron Says Europe’s Russian Energy Imports Are ‘Marginal’ Issue
Energy

Macron Says Europe’s Russian Energy Imports Are ‘Marginal’ Issue

French President Emmanuel Macron called the European Union’s remaining energy imports from Russia “very marginal,” challenging Donald Trump’s calls for

September 21, 2025
Total Views: 1200

Saturday, September 20, 2025
Damen-Shiprepair-Rotterdam-yard
Defense

Crisis At NATO Shipbuilder Unsettles Europe’s Defense Plans

By Charlotte Hughes-Morgan Sep 19, 2025 (Bloomberg) –On a chilly day this February, Dutch Crown Princess Amalia smashed a champagne bottle against

September 20, 2025
Total Views: 6088

Friday, September 19, 2025
Suspected shadow fleetl tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo
Energy

US Lawmakers Want Sanctions to Sink Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’

A group of Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Friday that would expand sanctions against Russian energy, specifically by

September 19, 2025
Total Views: 1761

Thursday, September 18, 2025
EU Plans to Phase Out Russian LNG More Quickly After US Push
Energy

EU Plans to Phase Out Russian LNG More Quickly After US Push

The European Union is planning measures to accelerate the bloc’s phaseout of Russian liquefied natural gas, just days after US President Donald Trump called

September 18, 2025
Total Views: 927

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Russia’s Oil Cargoes Flood to China as Tariffs Crimp India Flows
Energy

Russia’s Oil Cargoes Flood to China as Tariffs Crimp India Flows

Russia’s crude shipments rebounded, with China picking up the slack after US President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs on India choked exports to the

September 2, 2025
Total Views: 1205

Stock photo of a tanker at sea
Shipping

Seafarers Abandoned on Sanctioned Tanker in Persian Gulf Face Growing Crisis

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is urgently calling on UAE maritime authorities to intervene in a severe case of seafarer

September 2, 2025
Total Views: 2509

Friday, August 29, 2025
LNG in Arctic
Energy

China Receives First Arctic LNG 2 Cargo Ahead of Putin’s Visit, Data Shows

China received this week its first liquefied natural gas cargo from a sanctioned Russian project, ship-tracking data from Kpler and LSEG showed, days ahead of

August 29, 2025
Total Views: 611

Thursday, August 28, 2025
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Energy

Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Delivers First Cargo to China After Year-Long Wait, Signaling Possible Shift in Beijing’s Sanctions Stance

A gas carrier in service of Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project has docked at a Chinese terminal for the first time, ending more than a year of

August 28, 2025
Total Views: 7306