Ukraine War

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


Friday, May 5, 2023
Shipments From Ukraine Slowing as Black Sea Grain Deal Deadline Nears
Shipping

Shipments From Ukraine Slowing as Black Sea Grain Deal Deadline Nears

LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) – The pace of shipments from Ukraine under a U.N.-backed initiative has slowed as concerns grow over ships getting

May 5, 2023
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Saturday, April 29, 2023
Drone Strike Ignites Oil Terminal Fire in Crimea Port
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Drone Strike Ignites Oil Terminal Fire in Crimea Port

by Alexandra Hudson (Reuters) A drone strike caused a fire at a fuel storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, sending a vast column of black smoke

April 29, 2023
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
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Ukraine Calls for Global Pressure on Russia Over Black Sea Grain Deal

KYIV, April 25 (Reuters) – A proposal by U.N. chief Antonio Guterres on improving and extending a deal on the safe Black Sea export of

April 25, 2023
Total Views: 661

Sunday, April 23, 2023
Grain ship in Ukraine
News

Russia Threatens Grain Deal If G7 Bans Exports

by Jake Cordell (Reuters) Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that if the G7 moved to ban exports to Russia, Moscow would respond by

April 23, 2023
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Sunday, April 16, 2023
A dockyard worker watches as barley grain is poured into a ship in Nikolaev. REUTERS/Vincent Mundy
Shipping

Poland, Hungary Ban Grain And Food Imports From Ukraine

WARSAW/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Poland and Hungary have decided to ban imports of grain and other food from neighbouring Ukraine to protect the local

April 16, 2023
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Shipping

Kremlin Outlook on Black Sea Grain Deal ‘Not So Great’

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, April 12 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Wednesday said the outlook for the landmark U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal was not

April 12, 2023
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
Shipping

Ships Inspections Slow as Black Sea Grain Deal Negotiations Continue

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, April 11 (Reuters) – No ships were inspected on Tuesday under the Ukraine Black Sea grain deal “as

April 11, 2023
Total Views: 1459

Saturday, March 18, 2023
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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Tanker Giants Sprout From Nowhere To Keep Russian Oil Moving

By Elizabeth Low Mar 18, 2023 (Bloomberg) –At a downtown office block in Mumbai, packing tape peels off a black door whose handle appears to have

March 18, 2023
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Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
Shipping

Black Sea Grain Initiative Extended

By Megan Durisin and Áine Quinn Mar 18, 2023(Bloomberg) –The agreement allowing Ukraine to export crops out of key Black Sea ports was renewed for

March 18, 2023
Total Views: 1352

Friday, March 17, 2023
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Shipping

Ukraine Grain Deal Renewal Still Unresolved a Day Before Expiration

By Megan Durisin, Áine Quinn and Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) — The extension of the deal that’s bolstered Ukraine’s crop exports is still clouded

March 17, 2023
Total Views: 675

Thursday, March 9, 2023
Ukraine, Romania Agree to Check Depths of Danube Canals to Boost Grain Exports
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Ukraine, Romania Agree to Check Depths of Danube Canals to Boost Grain Exports

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, March 9 (Reuters) – Ukraine and Romania have agreed to check the depth of canals off the Danube river which Kyiv uses

March 9, 2023
Total Views: 2789

Saturday, March 4, 2023
Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
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Russia Wheat Exports Nearly Double What They Were Before War

By Áine Quinn and Megan Durisin (Bloomberg) –After a slow start to the season, Russia’s grain exports are booming as buyers load up on its

March 4, 2023
Total Views: 4617

Friday, March 3, 2023
LNG carrier
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Biden Admin Looks to Cleanup Natural Gas Supply Chain as U.S. Vies for Top LNG Spot

By Timothy Gardner and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – The Biden administration is holding talks with global energy companies

March 3, 2023
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Bangladesh Shipowner Looking at $22 Million Insurance Payout for Ship Hit in Ukraine
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Bangladesh Shipowner Looking at $22 Million Insurance Payout for Ship Hit in Ukraine

By Ruma Paul and Jonathan Saul DHAKA, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Insurers are about to pay state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC)

February 28, 2023
Total Views: 4765

Monday, February 27, 2023
War on the Black Sea Enters its Second Year
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War on the Black Sea Enters its Second Year

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. – When Russia invaded Ukraine early on February 24, 2022, many predicted a short conflict. Russia drove on the

February 27, 2023
Total Views: 2034

Friday, February 24, 2023
Ellie M, a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship carrying Ukrainian corn, waits for the inspection at the anchorage area of the Bosphorus southern entrance in Istanbul, Turkey
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Ukraine to Set Up $500 Million Insurance Fund for Ships Entering Ports

KYIV, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine will offer compensation for possible damages to civilian vessels entering its ports, Deputy Prime Minister

February 24, 2023
Total Views: 2209

Insurers Count the Cost of Ships Caught in Ukraine Crisis
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Insurers Count the Cost of Ships Caught in Ukraine Crisis

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Insurers are facing half a billion dollars in claims for up to 60 commercial ships still stuck in Ukraine a

February 24, 2023
Total Views: 2341

Shipping Industry Steps up Calls to Free Seafarers Still Trapped by Russia’s War
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Shipping Industry Steps up Calls to Free Seafarers Still Trapped by Russia’s War

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The global shipping industry is stepping up calls for the United Nations and aid groups to help evacuate hundreds of

February 24, 2023
Total Views: 1482

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Grain is loaded onto a ship in Odessa, Ukraine, August 9, 2021
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Ukraine Seeking One-Year Grain Deal Extension with New Ports Added

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Ukraine will ask Turkey and the United Nations this week to start talks to roll over the Black Sea grain

February 22, 2023
Total Views: 1216

Monday, February 20, 2023
Offshore,Seismic,Research,Vessel,Guns,And,Cables. Photo: cacar/Shutterstock
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Greece Concludes Seismic Surveys off Crete Amid Renewed Energy Focus

THENS, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Greece has concluded two-dimensional (2D) seismic surveys for two offshore blocks off the island of Crete,

February 20, 2023
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