Abroad

The South Korean government has imposed sanctions on a non-flagged vessel that was detained for illegally transporting iron ore produced in North Korea.

The bill proposes to seize oil from tankers of the Russian “shadow fleet” and to create a fund to enforce sanctions.

The Sparta IV vessel has left the Russian port of Baltiysk and is heading to the Syrian port of Tartus.

Romanian presidential candidate Victor Ponta has said that if elected, he will stop the transit of Ukrainian grain through the country’s ports.

A ship that spent two years spying on NATO countries’ underwater infrastructure has left the Mediterranean.

Compared to February 2025, Russian oil exports by sea increased by 5.2%. This also indicates that Western sanctions on tankers have not worked.

Russian spy sensors found in British waters could be part of Moscow’s campaign to spy on nuclear submarines.

Denmark has decided to increase its defense budget and modernize its naval forces amid the worsening political situation in the world.

Global shipping markets are taking a major hit from the Trump administration’s recent imposition of steep tariffs.

The Onega Shipbuilding Plant is on fire in Petrozavodsk (Russia). It is already known that there are victims as a result of the fire.