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Ukraine War

Here is gCaptain’s full coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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Russian Oil Tankers Get India Safety Cover via Dubai Company

By Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul NEW DELHI/LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) – India is providing safety certification for dozens of ships managed by a

June 22, 2022
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Turkish Team Said to Discuss Black Sea Grain Corridor in Russia This Week
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Turkish Team Said to Discuss Black Sea Grain Corridor in Russia This Week

ANKARA, June 21 (Reuters) – Ankara’s military delegation will travel to Russia this week to discuss details of a possible safe sea

June 21, 2022
Total Views: 1304

Monday, June 20, 2022
Port of Odesa Comes Under Missile Attack As Russians Advance In Eastern Ukraine
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Port of Odesa Comes Under Missile Attack As Russians Advance In Eastern Ukraine

By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder KYIV, June 20 (Reuters) – Russian forces captured territory along a frontline river in eastern Ukraine on

June 20, 2022
Total Views: 2156

Russia Warns NATO-Member Lithuania Over Kaliningrad Transit Of Goods
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Russia Warns NATO-Member Lithuania Over Kaliningrad Transit Of Goods

LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) – Russia warned NATO member Lithuania on Monday that unless the transit of goods to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave on the

June 20, 2022
Total Views: 2874

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Ukraine Strikes Crimean Black Sea  Drilling Platforms, Pro-Russian Regional Head Says

June 20 (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces attacked drilling platforms in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas

June 20, 2022
Total Views: 16783

Sunday, June 19, 2022
Grain is loaded onto a ship in Odessa, Ukraine, August 9, 2021
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EU Seeks To Release Ukrainian Grain Stuck Due To Russia’s Sea Blockade

BRUSSELS, June 19 (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers will discuss ways to free millions of tonnes of grain stuck in Ukraine due to

June 19, 2022
Total Views: 1928

Friday, June 17, 2022
Ukraine Claims Strike on Russian Naval Tug with Harpoon Missiles Supplied By West
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Ukraine Claims Strike on Russian Naval Tug with Harpoon Missiles Supplied By West

KYIV, June 17 (Reuters) – Ukraine said its forces hit a Russian naval tugboat with two Harpoon missiles in the Black Sea on Friday, the first time it

June 17, 2022
Total Views: 26302

Thursday, June 16, 2022
Russia Says It’s Assisting Exports of Ukrainian Foodstuffs Via Azov Sea
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Russia Says It’s Assisting Exports of Ukrainian Foodstuffs Via Azov Sea

June 16 (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it was facilitating the export of grain and oilseeds from Ukraine through Russian-held transit

June 16, 2022
Total Views: 2013

Wednesday, June 15, 2022
A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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Russia Offers Safe Passage to Ukrainian Grain Ships as Turkey Floats the Possibility of Mine-Free Corridors

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Michelle Nichols ANKARA/UNITED NATIONS, June 15 (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday said it has offered “safe

June 15, 2022
Total Views: 16468

Sunday, June 12, 2022
Ukraine Grain Exports Via Poland, Romania Face Bottlenecks 
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Ukraine Grain Exports Via Poland, Romania Face Bottlenecks 

By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE, June 12 (Reuters) – Ukraine has established two routes through Poland and Romania to export grain and avert a global

June 12, 2022
Total Views: 2688

Friday, June 10, 2022
The Sea Mines Floating Between Ukraine’s Grain Stocks and The World
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The Sea Mines Floating Between Ukraine’s Grain Stocks and The World

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) – As the United Nations tries to broker a path for grain from Ukraine and temper worries about a global food

June 10, 2022
Total Views: 2939

Turkish navy frigate underway
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Kremlin Says No Deal On Turkish Navy Escorts Of Grain Ships To Ukraine

by Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) The Kremlin said on Thursday that no agreement had been reached to sell grain from Ukraine to Turkey – which Ukraine says

June 10, 2022
Total Views: 6128

Wednesday, June 8, 2022
A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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De-Mining Ukraine’s Ports May Take Months, IMO Says

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Removing sea mines near Ukraine’s key ports could take months, and hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in the region

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 1330

Explained: U.N. Plan for Ukrainian Grain Exports Faces Hurdles
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Explained: U.N. Plan for Ukrainian Grain Exports Faces Hurdles

By Pavel Polityuk and Silvia Aloisi KYIV, June 8 (Reuters) – Turkey said on Wednesday a United Nations plan to set up a sea corridor for Ukrainian

June 8, 2022
Total Views: 997

Monday, June 6, 2022
tanker at sea
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Russia’s Crude Oil Revenues Take a Hit Even as Exports Swell

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia is earning less from its oil exports, even as seaborne crude shipments surge to a six-week high.

June 6, 2022
Total Views: 3579

Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Is This Legal? Shipping Struggling with Lack of Sanctions Clarity

ATHENS, June 6 (Reuters) – Shipowners are struggling to know what trades are still legal as a raft of sanctions against Russia and tough

June 6, 2022
Total Views: 1189

Saturday, June 4, 2022
Kazakhstan Renames Its Export Oil To Avoid Russia Sanctions Risk
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Kazakhstan Renames Its Export Oil To Avoid Russia Sanctions Risk

(Reuters) – Kazakhstan is changing the name of the oil it exports via Russian sea ports to Kazakhstan Export Blend Crude Oil

June 4, 2022
Total Views: 2410

Thursday, June 2, 2022
Grain is loaded onto a ship in Odessa, Ukraine, August 9, 2021
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UN Aid Chief in Moscow to Discuss Ukraine Grain Exports

By Michelle Nichols June 2 (Reuters) – U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths is in Moscow on Thursday and Friday to discuss clearing the way for exports of

June 2, 2022
Total Views: 753

bulk-ship-loading-grain
Navy

Op-Ed: Blockade Running Black Sea Grain Is Not For Amateurs

by CDR Salamander (Op-Ed) The greatest tragedies from war, both directly and indirectly, are those that were clearly foreseen, knowable, or otherwise clear as

June 2, 2022
Total Views: 3750

Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting
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Putin’s War Marchine Continues to Thrive Off Russian Energy Sales

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — In early March, as the US and its allies unleashed a wave of sanctions on Russia, President Joe Biden stood in the White

June 1, 2022
Total Views: 1698
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