Surging Oil Tanker Insurance Points to Growing Black Sea Chaos January 15, 2026 By Alex Longley The cost of insuring ships sailing through the Black Sea is surging again, as spiraling attacks on vessels underscore the...
Russian-Bound Tanker Hit by Drone in Black Sea, Maritime Sources Say January 9, 2026 By Jonathan Spicer and Jonathan Saul A Russia-bound oil tanker suffered a drone attack in the Black Sea that prompted it to request Turkish coastguard assistance...
Oil Tankers Sail From Venezuela With no Flag or Safety Documents, Shipping Data Show January 6, 2026 Tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude and fuel that left the country’s waters in recent days are sailing in international waters...
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...
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...