Abroad
Saudi Arabia became the main importer of fuel oil from Russia in June
The countries of the Middle East and Asia remain the main buyers of fuel oil and VGO from Russian ports.
Putin disrupted oil exports from Kazakhstan due to FSB inspections of foreign ships
Foreign oil tankers have been temporarily banned from loading at Russia’s main Black Sea ports.
Russia has launched large-scale naval exercises in four seas
The maneuvers involve more than 150 ships, 120 aircraft and 15,000 servicemen.
EU lifts sanctions on Japanese tankers Mitsui after they promise not to carry Russian gas
Three vessels removed from sanctions list after assurances they will no longer work on Yamal and Arctic 2 projects.
Russian-made Indian frigate spotted in Finnish waters
The INS Tamal, built at the Russian Yantar shipyard, was under close surveillance by the Finnish Navy.
Tanker unable to load diesel from Indian refinery due to EU sanctions
A tanker chartered by energy company BP has left the port of Indian refinery Nayara Energy empty.
Putin turns Russian ports into FSB facilities: foreign ships will undergo “filtration”
Moscow is tightening the screws on maritime logistics even more, effectively destroying the remnants of open access to its ports.
Over 100 shadow fleet vessels and oil price caps: EU approves 18th package of sanctions against Russia
The European Union has approved the 18th package of sanctions against Russia. The EU called it “one of the toughest ever.”
The second sanctioned vessel in a year arrived at the Russian plant “Arctic LNG 2”
A U.S.-sanctioned LNG carrier docked at the Russian facility Arctic LNG 2 this week.
Russia to inspect ships in Baltic Sea ports for explosives
In Russia, more than 3 billion rubles ($31-33 million) are allocated for underwater inspections of vessels in the Baltic ports of the Russian Federation.
