U.K. cracks down on 10 ships in Putin’s “shadow fleet”
The U.K. has sanctioned 10 vessels in Russia’s “shadow fleet” of ships that use illicit practices to avoid sanctions on Russian oil. This is the third time that the U.K. has sanctioned
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Russia follows grain deal pull out with missile strikes, demands and threats to merchant ships
Following two nights of missile and drone strikes that reportedly destroyed 60,000 tonnes of grain in Ukraine’s port of Odesa region, Russian President Vladmir Putin today set out his demands for renewing
Poten: Increased Russian oil moves by Dark Fleet pose safety threat
In his latest weekly Tanker Opinion, Erik Broekhuizen, head of tanker research at New York headquartered Poten & Partners, says that, while Russian oil exports have thus far only been impacted by
VIDEO: U.S. and Spanish authorities seize Russian oligarch’s yacht
Spain’s Guardia Civil today executed a Spanish court order freezing the motor yacht Tango, a 255-foot luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. The Tango (IMO number 10107030 is believed to be worth approximately
U.S. sanctions Putin’s shipbuilder and its bank
JULY 29, 2014 — Russia’s St Petersburg headquartered United Shibuilding Corporation, created by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a St Petersburg native, through a presidential decree in 2007, has been added to the
Putin: Crimean shipyards “very good potential”
APRIL 25, 2014 — Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade is developing a program to place construction orders at Crimean shipyards. According to a Ministry press release, these could include building tankers
Nordic Maritime gets seismic contract off Indian coast
MARCH 12, 2014 — Singapore-based Nordic Maritime has been awarded a $23.5 million contract to provide 3D marine seismic data acquisition and processing services off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India, to