Ukraine War

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


Monday, March 28, 2022
ship loads grain at the port of Odessa, Ukraine
Shipping

Ukraine Could Resume Wheat Exports Depending on Next Crop

By Volodymyr Verbyany (Bloomberg) — Ukraine may ease wheat-export curbs as soon as next month, once it is confident that spring sowing is

March 28, 2022
Total Views: 3525

Sunday, March 27, 2022
Russian Tankers Going Dark Raises Flags on Sanctions Evasion
Maritime Security

Russian Tankers Going Dark Raises Flags on Sanctions Evasion

By K. Oanh Ha, Mar 27, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Russian tankers carrying oil chemicals and products are increasingly concealing their movements, a phenomenon

March 27, 2022
Total Views: 34833

Saturday, March 26, 2022
Turkey Defuses Mine After Russia Warns of Strays from Ukraine Ports
News

Turkey Defuses Mine After Russia Warns of Strays from Ukraine Ports

By Yoruk Isik and Azra Ceylan RUMELIFENERI, Turkey, March 26 (Reuters) – Turkey’s military deactivated a mine on Saturday that had

March 26, 2022
Total Views: 3907

Thursday, March 24, 2022
All Eyes on Russian Oil as Cargoes Go Underground
Shipping

All Eyes on Russian Oil as Cargoes Go Underground

Russian exports of crude oil and refined products—what the major flows are (that’s the easy part), and also the geopolitics that attach to them (that’s

March 24, 2022
Total Views: 17091

V.Group, Unions Coordinating Evacuation of Ukrainian Seafarers and Their Families from Odessa
Shipping

V.Group, Unions Coordinating Evacuation of Ukrainian Seafarers and Their Families from Odessa

Ship manager V.Group has joined together with a group of maritime unions to coordinate the evacuation of seafarers and their families from the Ukrainian port

March 24, 2022
Total Views: 1519

port of Berdiansk fire
Navy

Russia Targets Key Port Facilities In Ukraine

By Tarso Veloso (Bloomberg) Russian attacks on some of Ukraine’s key export hubs are damaging commodities infrastructure and mean it could be a long road

March 24, 2022
Total Views: 2764

Explosion in Ukraine Port
Defense

Russian Landing Ship ‘Orsk’ Destroyed at Port of Berdiansk, Ukraine Claims

VIV, Ukraine, March 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Thursday it had destroyed a large Russian landing support ship, the Orsk, at the

March 24, 2022
Total Views: 16114

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
A silhouette of a ship underway in the distance at dusk
Shipping

Foreign Ships Stuck in Ukraine Running Low on Food Supplies

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) – Food and medical supplies onboard over 100 foreign flagged ships stuck in Ukraine due to the

March 23, 2022
Total Views: 2683

Xeneta’s State of the Market Webinar: Supply Chain Uncertainty, Covid Lockdowns, and Sanctions
Shipping

Xeneta’s State of the Market Webinar: Supply Chain Uncertainty, Covid Lockdowns, and Sanctions

Peter Sand, Xeneta’s container freight analyst extraordinaire, referred to shipping as “a constant barrage of risks coming into our everyday lives”

March 23, 2022
Total Views: 626

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Tanker new york harbor
Shipping

New York Sends Diesel Cargo to Europe in Rare Trade Flow Reversal

By Chunzi Xu (Bloomberg) — U.S. fuel markets are getting even tighter as Europe’s scramble for alternatives to Russian diesel flipped New York from a

March 22, 2022
Total Views: 4828

Monday, March 21, 2022
ship loads grain at the port of Odessa, Ukraine
Shipping

Ukraine Could Lose $6 Billion in Grain Exports with Ports Blocked

By Silvia Aloisi and Pavel Polityuk LVIV, March 21 (Reuters) – Ukraine faces a possible grain revenue loss of $6 billion as the blockade of its

March 21, 2022
Total Views: 4265

Russian Landing Ship Docks in Ukraine
Defense

Russian Landing Ship Docks in Ukraine

Update: Russian Landing Ship ‘Orsk’ Destroyed at Port of Berdiansk, Ukraine Claims March 21 (Reuters) – Russia’s armed forces said on

March 21, 2022
Total Views: 12857

Russian Navy amphib
Defense

Ukraine Dismisses Russia’s Claim About Drifting Mines in Black Sea

March 21 (Reuters) – Russia’s main intelligence agency said several hundred mines had drifted into the Black Sea after breaking off from

March 21, 2022
Total Views: 3405

Sunday, March 20, 2022
Russian Navy Commander Killed In Ukrainian
Navy

Russian Navy Commander Killed In Ukrainian

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – A senior naval commander in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has been killed in Ukraine, the governor of Sevastopol

March 20, 2022
Total Views: 9338

Russia Strikes Ukraine With Cruise Missiles From Ships In The Black Sea And Caspian Sea
News

Russia Strikes Ukraine With Cruise Missiles From Ships In The Black Sea And Caspian Sea

March 20 (Reuters) – Russia struck Ukraine with cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea,and launched hypersonic missiles

March 20, 2022
Total Views: 3714

Saturday, March 19, 2022
russia blocks sea of Azov
Ports

Russian Forces Are Tightening Their Grip Around Ukraine’s Port Of Mariupol

March 19 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defense ministry said late on Friday it lost access to the Sea of Azov “temporarily” as

March 19, 2022
Total Views: 1805

Friday, March 18, 2022
U.S. Grain Shipping Costs Soar With War and Drought Swinging Demand
Shipping

U.S. Grain Shipping Costs Soar With War and Drought Swinging Demand

(Bloomberg) — War in Ukraine and drought in Brazil have global crop importers turning to the U.S., and the pivot means costs to ship grains and soybeans

March 18, 2022
Total Views: 3366

Ukraine’s Defiant Odessa Port Could Be Vulnerable to Russian Sea Assault
Ports

Ukraine’s Defiant Odessa Port Could Be Vulnerable to Russian Sea Assault

By Natalie Thomas and Jonathan Saul ODESSA, Ukraine/LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Black and white newsreel from 1941 shows residents of Odessa,

March 18, 2022
Total Views: 1547

Bangladesh Seeks $22.4 Million Insurance Claim from Missile Strike on Ship in Ukraine
Shipping

Bangladesh Seeks $22.4 Million Insurance Claim from Missile Strike on Ship in Ukraine

By Ruma Paul and Jonathan Saul DHAKA/LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – State-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corp is seeking $22.4 million from

March 18, 2022
Total Views: 47609

Thursday, March 17, 2022
Ships Carrying Big Sugar Cargoes Head Toward Russia as Store Shelves Empty
Shipping

Ships Carrying Big Sugar Cargoes Head Toward Russia as Store Shelves Empty

By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – At least five vessels are headed toward Russia with nearly 200,000 tonnes of Brazilian raw

March 17, 2022
Total Views: 51699