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Polish Foreign Minister: EU is preparing sanctions against captains of the Russian “shadow fleet”
Brussels is looking for legal mechanisms to punish ships that violate the law, which threaten critical underwater infrastructure.
Russian Urals oil prices drop to $16 per barrel
Due to US sanctions, the price of Russian Urals oil has fallen below $60, and sellers are forced to provide significant discounts.
Russia’s oil revenues almost hit annual low
Russia received record low oil revenues in January due to falling prices and rising costs to support oil refiners.
Norwegian shipowners continue to cooperate with Russian crews
The Norwegian Trade Union has criticized the practice of cooperation between Norwegian shipowners and Russian crews.
US sanctions make it difficult for Russia to ship premium oil from Sakhalin
The sanctions imposed by the United States have not stopped Russian oil exports, but they have already led to serious logistical problems in Russia.
Sanctioned ships Sparta and Sparta II are heading from Syria back to Russia
The monitoring group recorded the movement of Russian military vessels transporting equipment from bases in Syria back to Russia.
Russia has purchased a third of tankers for the “shadow fleet” from the US and EU after 2022
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, about 230 tankers from Western companies have joined the Russian “shadow fleet.”
Algeria and the US join forces to push Russia out of Africa
The countries have signed a military cooperation agreement that could be the first step towards Algeria abandoning Russian weapons.
Denmark reorients ships to defend the Arctic
The Scandinavian country is adapting the design of its ships due to the changing security situation in the Baltic Sea and the North Atlantic.
Russian port of Ust-Luga halts operations after explosions
A Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian oil port of Ust-Luga likely damaged a pipeline system that supplies crude.
