Russian Oil Tankers Cleave to Turkish Coast to Cut Drone Risks December 18, 2025 By Julian Lee Oil tankers hauling Russian crude across the Black Sea are taking a roundabout route along the coastlines of Georgia and...
Update: EU Announces New Sanctions on Companies and Individuals Over Russian Oil December 15, 2025 By Lili Bayer, Julia Payne and Anna Hirtenstein The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Russian oil interests on Monday, targeting traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub for...
Oil Tanker Rates to Stay Strong Into 2026 as Sanctions Remove Ships for Hire December 15, 2025 By Jonathan Saul and Jeslyn Lerh The cost of shipping oil is likely to remain high in the first half of 2026 as the global fleet...
Afore Acquires Virginia’s Resolve Insurance Group December 8, 2025 Afore Insurance Services said it has acquired Resolve Insurance Group, an independent insurance agency headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia that...
EU, G7 Weigh Ban on Maritime Services for Russian Oil Exports, End to Price Cap December 8, 2025 By Julia Payne, Jonathan Saul and Maria Cheng The Group of Seven countries and the European Union are in talks to replace a price cap on Russian oil...
Putin Warns of Possible Strikes on Ukrainian Allies’ Ships December 4, 2025 By Bloomberg News Vladimir Putin warned that Russia may consider striking the ships of countries supporting Ukraine if a surge in attacks on...
Black Sea War Risk Insurance Soars 250% After Ship Attacks December 3, 2025 By Alex Longley, Leonard Kehnscherper and Irina Vilcu Insurance rates for ships calling at ports in the Black Sea are surging after a series of Ukrainian attacks on...
Yet Another Russia-Linked Tanker Gets Attacked in the Black Sea December 2, 2025 By Patrick Sykes and Firat Kozok A fourth Russia-connected tanker in under a week was attacked on Tuesday, a sharp uptick in strikes on Moscow-associated shipping...
Black Sea Shipping Insurance Rates Rise After Ukraine Attacks on Tankers, Sources Say December 2, 2025 By Jonathan Saul The cost of shipping commodities through the Black Sea climbed on Monday after Ukrainian naval drones hit two tankers heading...
Indonesia Seizes 8 Containers of Imported Zinc Powder Contaminated With Caesium-137 November 24, 2025 Indonesia has seized eight containers of imported zinc powder found to be contaminated with radioactive caesium-137, an official said on...