Trump Orders ‘Blockade’ of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Leaving, Entering Venezuela December 17, 2025 By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Shariq Khan and Marianna Parraga U.S. President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington’s...
Germany Summons Russian Envoy Over Surge in Cyberattacks December 15, 2025 By Iain Rogers and Arne Delfs Germany’s foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador in Berlin and said it made it clear there’ll be consequences for hybrid...
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...
Third Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Suffers Explosions at Sea December 1, 2025 By Alex Longley, Firat Kozok and Katarina Höije An oil tanker carrying diesel suffered four external explosions near Dakar, Senegal, its manager said, the third vessel with links...
Oil Tanker Seized by Iran Is Released With Cargo Missing November 19, 2025 By Alex Longley An oil tanker that was seized by Iranian forces last week has been freed but without its cargo, the vessel’s...
Iran Forces Seize Oil Tanker After it Passes Hormuz Strait November 17, 2025 By Dana Khraiche, Weilun Soon and Alex Longley Iranian forces seized an oil tanker sailing in the Gulf of Oman, diverting the vessel toward the country’s territorial waters...
Denmark Reports Repeated Russian Naval Provocations in its Straits October 6, 2025 Russian warships have repeatedly sailed on collision courses, aimed weapons at Danish naval vessels and disrupted navigation systems in Denmark’s...