Tag: Russia

The European Commission did not propose a ban on Russian LNG due to member states raising concerns about first securing alternatives.

Russia’s oil tanker “shadow fleet” is facing intensified pressure as Barbados and Panama are set to de-list 114 vessels from their maritime registries, Bloomberg reports. 

The U.S. recently imposed sanctions on six Russian oil tankers still under construction at the Zvezda shipyard, marking a precedent of targeting vessels before they have even set sail.

On 16 January, a Russian-flagged cargo vessel, STEPAN GEYTS, tilted to starboard at the Plastun Port, Russia.

Germany is working to secure the Russian oil tanker Eventin, which was stranded after losing power on 10 January off the northern coast of the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea.

An emergency task force, including Russian Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov, was deployed to the southern Krasnodar region to address an ongoing oil spill in the Kerch Strait.

Russia declared a regional state of emergency on 4 January in Crimea following the oil spill in the Kerch Strait in the Black Sea.

Russian investigators have revised their assessment of an oil spill that occurred mid-December in the Black Sea, stating that it was smaller than initially estimated.

Rosatom received its nuclear-powered icebreaker, which was constructed by the United Shipbuilding Corporation’s Baltic Shipyard division.

The first Russian-built ice-class LNG carrier has entered sea trials as part of Russia's efforts to raise global LNG market share.