Ukraine War

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


Wednesday, May 25, 2022
A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

Russia Ready to Set Up Humanitarian Corridor for Ships Leaving Ukraine, With Conditions

May 25 (Reuters) – Russia is ready to provide a humanitarian corridor for vessels carrying food to leave Ukraine, in return for the lifting of

May 25, 2022
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
A dockyard worker watches as barley grain is mechanically poured into a 40,000 ton ship at an Ukrainian agricultural exporter's shipment terminal in the southern Ukrainian city of Nikolaev July 9, 2013.
Shipping

Russia Is Winning From the Global Food Crisis It Helped Create

By Aine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Russia’s war against Ukraine, while deepening a global food crisis, has made the invader among the biggest

May 24, 2022
Total Views: 4213

Grain is loaded onto a ship in Odessa, Ukraine, August 9, 2021
Shipping

Support Grows for Naval Escorts for Ukraine Grain

By Natalia Drozdiak and Rosalind Mathieson (Bloomberg) — Support is growing in Europe to send warships to the Black Sea to escort freighters carrying

May 24, 2022
Total Views: 2654

A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

Ukraine Seeks Ways to Get Grain Out

By Pavel Polityuk and Silvia Aloisi KYIV, May 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine is seeking ways to get grain and vegetable oils out of the country by breaking a

May 24, 2022
Total Views: 1635

Monday, May 23, 2022
Cargo ship Guangdong Port
Shipping

Russia’s War in Ukraine, China’s COVID-19 Lockdowns ‘Darken’ Outlook for Global Economy, WTO Says

Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s COVID-19 lockdowns are adding additional risks to the global trade recovery, the World Trade Organization said

May 23, 2022
Total Views: 1468

Saturday, May 21, 2022
A Chinese flag is seen in front of the Friendship bridge over the Yalu River connecting the North Korean town of Sinuiju and Dandong in China
Navy

China Has Militarized Seafarers Says US Navy Report

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Over the many years of reporting maritime news, the idea that China could militarize its commercial maritime fleet has been

May 21, 2022
Total Views: 12196

Friday, May 20, 2022
Sovcomflot ship bridge
Shipping

Russian Oil Producers Snap Up Sovcomflot Tankers Shunned By Rest of the World

By Debjit Chakraborty, Julian Lee and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Russian oil producers are starting to book up an increasing number of tankers

May 20, 2022
Total Views: 6906

Maritime Security Program Cargo Ship Set to Transport Medical and Defense Supplies Towards Ukraine
Defense

Maritime Security Program Cargo Ship Set to Transport Medical and Defense Supplies Towards Ukraine

The ‘Arc Integrity’ is enrolled in the Maritime Administration’s Maritime Security Program (MSP), the maritime readiness program that maintains

May 20, 2022
Total Views: 3402

Monday, May 16, 2022
LNG carrier with letters L N G on side.
Shipping

EU Gives Companies Green Light to Keep Buying Russian Gas

By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union said companies can keep buying could keep buying gas without breaching sanctions,

May 16, 2022
Total Views: 1818

wheat bulk ship
Shipping

India’s Surprise Wheat Export Ban Traps 1.8 Million Tonnes at Ports

By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI, May 16 (Reuters) – India’s wheat export ban has trapped some 1.8 million tonnes of grain at ports, leaving

May 16, 2022
Total Views: 3467

Watch: Will The Black Sea Turn Into A Tanker War?
Navy

Watch: Will The Black Sea Turn Into A Tanker War?

In this episode, of What’s Going On In Shipping, maritime historian Sal Mercogliano discusses how the conflict in the Black Sea between Ukraine and

May 16, 2022
Total Views: 3209

Sunday, May 15, 2022
Russia Denies Ukraine Forces Damaged Navy Ship In Black Sea
Defense

Russia Denies Ukraine Forces Damaged Navy Ship In Black Sea

(Reuters) – Russia on Saturday dismissed Ukraine’s claim it had damaged a modern navy logistics ship in the Black Sea and showed photos of what

May 15, 2022
Total Views: 15848

Saturday, May 14, 2022
‘Straw Owner’ Hides $1 Billion Worth of Russian Yachts
News

‘Straw Owner’ Hides $1 Billion Worth of Russian Yachts

By Stephanie Baker and Jonathan Browning May 14, 2022 (Bloomberg) –In the race to seize assets tied to sanctioned Russian billionaires, US

May 14, 2022
Total Views: 70190

A dockyard worker watches as barley grain is mechanically poured into a 40,000 ton ship at an Ukrainian agricultural exporter's shipment terminal in the southern Ukrainian city of Nikolaev July 9, 2013.
Ports

Germany Accuses Putin of Provoking the Global Food Crisis

By Iain Rogers, Katharina Rosskopf and Arne Delfs May 14, 2022 (Bloomberg) –German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused Russia of deliberately

May 14, 2022
Total Views: 1393

Turkish Ship Standing By To Aid In Sea Evacuation For Wounded Ukrainians
News

Turkish Ship Standing By To Aid In Sea Evacuation For Wounded Ukrainians

By Orhan Coskun, Jonathan Spicer and Can Sezer ISTANBUL, May 14 (Reuters) – NATO member Turkey has proposed carrying out a sea evacuation of wounded

May 14, 2022
Total Views: 2208

Friday, May 13, 2022
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
Shipping

Western Trade and Transport Sanctions on Russia: Summary

May 13 (Reuters) – The West has imposed an unprecedented package of sanctions on Russia, its top companies and its business and political elite in

May 13, 2022
Total Views: 1403

Romanian Port Races Against Clock to Move Ukrainian Grain
Shipping

Romanian Port Races Against Clock to Move Ukrainian Grain

By Luiza Ilie CONSTANTA, Romania, May 13 (Reuters) – Pressed into emergency service by the blockade of Ukraine’s seaports by Russian invaders,

May 13, 2022
Total Views: 6177

Thursday, May 12, 2022
tanker at sea
Shipping

 Europe’s Snub of Russian Oil Opens Door for OPEC’s Minor Players

(Bloomberg) — The OPEC nations that have stepped up to replace Russian oil flows to Europe aren’t the giants of the Middle East. Instead, some of the

May 12, 2022
Total Views: 2484

Russian Navy logistics ship Vsevolod Bobrov sails through the Bosphorus Strait
Defense

Ukraine Reportedly Attacks Russian Navy Logistics Ship ‘Vsevolod Bobrov’ in Black Sea

Ukrainian forces have reportedly damaged the Russian Navy logistics support vessel 'Vsevolod Bobrov' in the Black Sea, according to multiple media

May 12, 2022
Total Views: 31845

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Explosion in Ukraine Port
Incidents

Ukraine War – New Marine Insurance Report Studies Impact Of Russian Aggressions On Shipping

The maritime industry’s most anticipated annual report on incidents and casualties – Allianz’s Safety & Shipping Review 2022 – is

May 10, 2022
Total Views: 2307