Tag: Russia

Seafarer charity Stella Maris is warning that Ukrainian seafarers are experiencing increased levels of loneliness and depression amid fears of conscription if they return home as the war enters its third year.

On April 8, the Katerina Velikaya, Russia's specialized ice navigation vessel, caught fire during repair works at the Dalzavod shipyard in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai. 

Νew analysis from Vortexa focuses on Russian crude flows to China and India, assessing the impact on flows and freight from recent developments in US sanctions and India’s policy towards Russian tankers.

According to Bloomberg, the Houthis in Yemen have stated that they will refrain from attacking vessels from China and Russia as they traverse the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Investigation by NGO Urgewald reveals that EU members such as Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Spain continue to facilitate the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning almost 300 individuals and entities related to Russia. 

According to news, EU members approved a 13th package of sanctions against Russia in relation to Ukraine.

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Shipping Analyst, Filipe Gouveia, examines the state of Russian coal shipments two years after the start of the war in Ukraine and how sanctions have affected the country’s export of coal.

According to Reuters, Turkey and Brazil emerged as the primary recipients of Russian maritime diesel and gasoil in the past year following the implementation of European Union sanctions, which prohibited the import of Russian refined products. This information is based on data from market sources and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced its second price cap enforcement action of 2024, imposing sanctions on four entities and designating one vessel as blocked property.