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Germany Confiscates Tanker in Russian ‘Shadow Fleet,’ Spiegel Reports
Mar 21 2025 // Germany seized a decrepit tanker found adrift off its northern coast in January that is believed to be part of a shadow fleet used by Russia to circumvent oil sanctions, Spiegel news magazine reported on Friday, citing...
China State Firms Curb Russian Oil Imports on Sanctions Risks, Sources Say
Mar 14 2025 // Chinese state oil companies are shying away from Russian oil this month, with two importers halting purchases while two others scaled back volumes as they assess compliance following recent U.S. sanctions on Moscow,...
Captain of Container Ship That Crashed Near UK Was Russian
Mar 13 2025 // The captain of the Solong container ship that crashed near the UK is a Russian national, the ship’s owner said. The rest of the crew are a mix of Russian and Filipino, shipping company Ernst Russ AG said in a...
AerCap CEO Sees No Quick Return to Russia if Market Reopens, on Insurance Concerns
Feb 27 2025 // The head of the world’s largest aircraft leasing company, AerCap, said on Wednesday that Russia may look to buy used aircraft or engines if and when its markets reopen but that he saw no rush by Western lessors to...
Pro-Russian Hackers Attack Italian Websites After President’s Comments About Ukraine
Feb 21 2025 // A pro-Russian hacker group attacked Italian government websites on Tuesday [Feb. 18] in what it said was a reaction to a speech by Italian President Sergio Mattarella that compared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the...
Oil Tankers Rocked by Mystery Blasts After Trips to Russia
Feb 20 2025 // At least four oil tankers have been hit with explosions so far this year — all of them having visited Russia’s territorial waters in the weeks prior to the blasts happening. Nobody has claimed responsibility for...
India Is Building a Sanctions-Proof Supply Chain for Russian Oil
Feb 13 2025 // Oil refiners in India — eager to keep importing cheap crude from Russia — are working with merchants, shippers and other middlemen to rebuild supply chains as tougher US sanctions come into effect. Speaking on the...
Russia Emergency Services Work to Prevent Pacific Oil Spill
Feb 11 2025 // An emergency response team in Russia’s Pacific port of Nevelsk is preparing to pump out fuel from a Chinese bulk carrier that ran aground over the weekend, according to regional authorities. “So far, weather...
Russia’s Rostelecom Says Baltic Sea Cable Damaged, Tass Reports
Feb 10 2025 // A Russian underwater cable in the Baltic Sea has been damaged by an unspecified external impact, Tass reported on Saturday, citing the telecommunications provider PJSC Rostelecom. Restoration work is underway and the...
Russia Faces Impending Oil Tanker Crisis as Sanctions Pile Up: Bloomberg Oil Strategist
Feb 7 2025 // Russia appears to be on the cusp of a debilitating oil-freight transportation problem because of US sanctions, writes Bloomberg oil strategist Julian Lee. On Jan. 10, the US Treasury sanctioned 161 oil tankers for their...
Avolon, BOC Settle Lawsuit Against Insurers Over Stranded Russian Jets
Feb 7 2025 // Avolon and BOC Aviation, two of the world’s largest aircraft lessors, have settled lawsuits in the Irish courts against insurers over jets stranded in Russia following Western sanctions in 2022, they said on...
Denmark to Intensify Scrutiny of Russia Shadow-Fleet Tankers
Feb 6 2025 // Denmark will ramp up inspections of ships transporting Russian oil through its narrow straits, in an effort to protect the environment and maritime safety from older vessels in Moscow’s shadow fleet. The Danish...
India Widens Approvals for Russian Insurers After Oil Sanctions
Jan 23 2025 // India widened backing for Russian insurers as the largest buyer of Moscow’s seaborne crude strives to keep discounted barrels flowing, after the US imposed fresh sanctions earlier this month. As well as extending...
Tanker Under US Sanctions Discharges Oil at Chinese Port: LSEG Data
Jan 17 2025 // A tanker subject to the new U.S. sanctions is discharging Russian oil at a port operated by Shandong Port Group in east China, shipping data on LSEG Eikon showed on Thursday. The tanker is the first since last week’s...
Russian Insurer Says US Sanctions Against it Increase Risk of Environmental Disaster
Jan 14 2025 // Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh said on Friday [Jan. 10] that U.S. sanctions against it would increase the risk of environmental disasters. The Biden administration on Friday imposed its broadest package of sanctions...
Russia Expands Response to Biggest Black Sea Fuel Spill in Decades
Jan 14 2025 // Russia has formed a new government commission to coordinate clean up of the biggest spill of oil products in the Black Sea in recent history as the Kremlin continues to assess the full scale of the catastrophe. Two tankers...
Tougher US Sanctions to Curb Russian Oil Supply to China and India
Jan 13 2025 // Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, boosting prices and freight costs, as new U.S. sanctions on Russian producers and ships curb supplies to Moscow’s top...
Europe Warns Airlines on Russia Airspace After Azeri Plane Crash
Jan 10 2025 // The European Union Aviation Safety Agency warned airlines to steer clear of several cities in Russia following the fatal crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that was likely shot down by Russian forces. EASA...
Russia-Appointed Officials in Crimea Declare Emergency as Oil Spill Reaches Sevastopol
Jan 6 2025 // Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency on Saturday, as oil was detected on the shores of Sevastopol, the peninsula’s largest city. Fuel oil spilled out of two...
Cyber Attack on Italy’s Foreign Ministry, Airports Claimed by Pro-Russian Hackers
Dec 30 2024 // Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, putting them out of action temporarily, the country’s cyber security...
