Stricken Oil Tankers Show Risks of Russia’s Aging ‘Shadow Fleet’ December 16, 2024 By Gleb Stolyarov Russian authorities sought to limit the damage on Monday from oil spilled into the Kerch Strait by two aging tankers...
Ukraine Identifies Tankers It Says Are in Russia’s Shadow Oil Fleet December 13, 2024 Ukraine identified 238 tankers it said belong to a shadow fleet of ships that Russia is using to keep its...
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...
Russian Insurers Play Growing Role in Facilitating Oil Exports to Top Buyer India September 18, 2024 By Nidhi Verma and Gleb Stolyarov Russian insurers are playing a growing role facilitating the country’s oil shipments to India, its biggest buyer, data obtained from...
Cargo Ship Sustains Damage After Houthi Attack in Gulf of Aden July 19, 2024 A Singaporean-flagged cargo vessel was hit by Yemen’s Houthi missiles in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, forcing it to...
Russian Tactics Make Secret Tanker Oil Switching Harder to Trace July 17, 2024 By Julian Lee Two near-identical oil tankers trying to beat western sanctions. A secret transfer of Russian crude halfway between Iran and Oman....
Crew of Capsized Oil Tanker Off Oman Still Missing, Maritime Center Says July 16, 2024 The 16-strong crew of a Comoros-flagged oil tanker that capsized off Oman are still missing, the country’s maritime security center...
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...
French Shipping Company CMA CGM Loses 44 Containers in Tough Weather July 11, 2024 French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM said on Thursday that its ship “Benjamin Franklin” had lost 44 containers in...
Abandoned Tanker Lavant Has Likely Sunk Off Yemen, Sources Say July 5, 2024 An abandoned tanker that was drifting off Yemen’s coast in June has disappeared and is believed to have sunk, three...