US could follow Canada and ban Russian ships as well
The US is considering following Canada in barring Russian ships from U.S. ports, a government official said on March 2, while no decision has been made.
Read moreThe US is considering following Canada in barring Russian ships from U.S. ports, a government official said on March 2, while no decision has been made.
Read moreOmar Alghabra, Canada’s Minister of Transport, declared that the federal government has plans to ban Russian-registered or owned ships and fishing vessels in the internal waters and at Canadian ports.
Read moreThe Gibraltar authorities have banned Russian ships from calling at the port, or receiving any services including bunkering.
Read moreFears continue to rise for the ships caught in the fighting in Ukraine, as reports from Bangladesh indicate that a third engineer was killed by an artillery or missile attack near Mykolaiv.
Read moreGoods worth £17 billion worth of Russian exports to the UK are set to be disrupted amid the tension between Ukraine and Russia, according to data and analytics company Russell Group.
Read moreShipping needs to focus on its international nature and pull together at this difficult time, an emergency meeting of ship managers agreed today, according to InterManager.
Read moreThe conflict in Ukraine has prompted the European Union and other bodies to impose a number of sanctions on Russia. The extensive import of energy (crude oil, oil products, LNG, coal) is not (yet) affected by sanctions, but the export and transhipment of containers in particular suffers from the uncertainty caused by the conflict and the sanctions, the Port of Rotterdam announced.
Read moreOn March 1st, the United States and 30 other countries that are members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) committed to releasing a total of 60 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves in an effort to stabilise the global energy markets, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Read moreMSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announced that as of 1 March, with immediate effect, a temporary stoppage on all cargo bookings to/from Russia is taking place, covering all access areas including Baltics, Black Sea and Far East Russia.
Read moreTransport Secretary Grant Shapps MP must provide clarity on how seafarers will be affected by Russian ships being banned from entering UK ports, The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) has urged.
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