UK, EU States to Target Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet With More Checks July 15, 2024 By Alberto Nardelli, Alex Wickham and Alaric Nightingale The UK plans to launch a “call to action” this week with a group of European nations to target the...
Ships Fleeing the Red Sea Now Face Perilous African Weather July 12, 2024 By Alex Longley and Paul Burkhardt Ships sailing around the southern tip of Africa are wrestling with a bout of bad weather that has already run...
Houthis Escalate Red Sea Danger With Explosive Drone Attacks July 3, 2024 By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou Yemen’s Houthis are sending drone boats packed with explosives into the Red Sea as they intensify their attacks on merchant...
After Oil, Russia May Be Building a Shadow Fleet for Gas June 28, 2024 By Bloomberg News In the months that followed its invasion of Ukraine and punitive Western restrictions imposed in response, Russia amassed a shadow...
Sanctions Damaging Safety at Sea, Says Sanctioned Ship Group Sovcomflot June 27, 2024 Sanctions on shipping companies are undermining safety at sea and pose dangers for trade as ship standards are impacted, the...
Drone-Sinking of Coal Ship Boosts Red Sea Perils, Drives Surge in Insurance Costs June 20, 2024 By Alex Longley The sinking of a coal-carrier by a sea drone has boosted the risk of navigating the vital Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint...
Russian Oil Tanker Does Secret Cargo Switch Near Singapore to Dodge US Sanctions June 10, 2024 By Julian Lee The first Russian oil tanker attempting to deliver crude while under US sanctions made a secret cargo transfer onto another...
Safety Dangers From Sanctioned Tanker Fleet Growing, Ship Manager Says June 6, 2024 By Jonathan Saul Safety dangers are growing from aging and unregulated vessels, leading ship management firm V.Group told Reuters, adding it had stopped...
Sanctioned Oil Tankers Pose Rising Environmental Risk in Mediterranean, Greece Says June 5, 2024 By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective...
Russian Oil Finds New Site for Controversial Cargo Switching June 4, 2024 By Sherry Su Under pressure from Greece’s navy, traders of Russian oil have found a new place to switch cargoes of crude in...