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Asia imports more seaborne Russian oil than Europe, research says

Almost four months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian crude oil, Urals, has seen a switch in flow from its traditional market of Europe to Asia.

Oil tankers make rare mid-Atlantic switch of Russian crude cargo

Transfer took place in waters 300 miles west of Madeira in May

Satellite images appear to show Russia stealing Ukraine’s grain

Russia's theft of Ukrainian grain appears to be ramping up as it continues its war on the country, according to new satellite photos of the Crimean port of Sevastopol.

Russian ships carrying stolen Ukrainian grain turned away from Mediterranean ports

A Russian merchant ship loaded with grain stolen in Ukraine has been turned away from at least one Mediterranean port and is now in the Syrian port of Latakia, according to shipping sources and Ukrainian officials.

Biden bans Russian ships from U.S. ports over Ukraine invasion

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the United States will ban Russian-affiliated ships from American ports, joining Canada and European nations in the latest step to pressure Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Greece seized a Russian oil tanker, reports say

The tanker, Pegas, was forced to moor off the Greek coast in rough seas, Athens News Agency said.

Russian navy evacuates flagship in Black Sea. Ukraine claims it was hit by a missile

One of the Russian Navy's most important warships is either floating abandoned or at the bottom of the Black Sea, a massive blow to a military struggling against Ukrainian resistance 50 days into Vladimir Putin's invasion of his neighbor.

The cost of insuring Black Sea shipping is out of control

The cost of insuring merchant ships sailing to ports in the Black Sea has spiraled out of control, becoming a huge potential impediment to the movement of Russian cargoes from the region.

Shell idles LNG ships owned by Russia to avoid sanction risk

Shell Plc decided to idle two liquefied natural gas vessels chartered from a Russian company, in the latest example of an energy giant seeking to avoid future sanctions or public condemnation tied to the war in Ukraine.

Russian ships switch flags at record rate on sanctions scrutiny

A total of 18 ships, including 11 cargo vessels from the same fleet, changed to non-Russian flags last month, Tel Aviv-based Windward said.

London marine insurers label all Russian waters high risk

London’s marine insurance market has added all of Russia’s waters to its list of areas deemed high risk, an advisory showed, which is likely to raise the cost of shipping and adds to the logistical pressures on Moscow.

EU targets Russian coal and ships in new sanctions

The EU is proposing further sanctions against the Kremlin after allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, with EU ambassadors meeting on Wednesday to decide what steps to take.

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