The Secretive World of Russian Oil Tanker Insurance Revealed October 22, 2024 By Alex Longley One of the energy market’s open questions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been who’s insuring the tankers moving Moscow’s...
US Watching Dark Fleet Ship-to-Ship Oil Transfers in Asia Waters October 22, 2024 By Weilun Soon The US is paying close attention to the “dark fleet” of tankers carrying restricted oil and doing ship-to-ship transfers in...
UK Working to Challenge Russian Shadow Oil Tanker Insurance October 18, 2024 By Alex Longley The UK said three government bodies are working together to challenge Russian shadow fleet oil tankers if it perceives they...
Zombie Tanker Turns Up at Northern Chinese Port Laden With Oil September 30, 2024 By Weilun Soon Singapore-flagged oil tanker EM Longevity made its final voyage almost three years ago, after more than two decades at sea....
Britain Targets Russian LNG Sector With Fresh Shipping Sanctions September 26, 2024 Britain on Thursday sanctioned five vessels and two associated entities involved in the shipping of Russian LNG, with the government...
Russia’s Oil Tanker Firm Sovcomflot Says G-7 Sanctions Make Oil Trade Less Safe September 20, 2024 By Bloomberg News Russia’s state-run oil tanker company Sovcomflot PJSC said that western sanctions on ships moving the nation’s petroleum oil are only...
Insurers Say Dark Fleet Oil Tankers Pose a Major Claims Risk September 18, 2024 By Alex Longley Marine insurance markets face significant risk from the growth of a shadow fleet of ships hauling oil from sanctioned producers...
London-Based Ship Registry Helps Russia Oil Tankers Keep Running August 23, 2024 By Julian Lee and Alex Longley Three oil tankers that are under British sanctions for transporting Russian petroleum are sailing under the flag of a nation...
A Gas Carrier Faking Its Location Helps Russia Avoid Sanctions August 5, 2024 By Stephen Stapczynski A liquefied natural gas tanker that’s docked at a sanctioned Russian gas facility has no known insurer, is managed by...
How Iran Oil Link Could Complicate Insurance Claims After Tankers Collide Off Singapore August 5, 2024 By Jonathan Saul A collision between two tankers off Singapore in July raises questions over insurance claims, as one of the vessels previously...