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To create a so-called “shadow fleet” that will export LNG, a company registered in Mumbai, India, was engaged. Ocean Speedstar Solutions is legally registered at the address where photojournalist Nikhil Ganesh Ghorpade lives. Previously, he was not associated with the energy industry, writes  Bloomberg. He is listed as the sole director of Ocean Speedstar in…

The Russians formed a mechanized battalion from the crew of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. This is evidenced by the messages of OSINT researcher moklasen on the social network X. The analyst found a message on the Russian social network “Vkontakte” with a request to find men from military unit #78987. Initially, the “Frigate” battalion was…

The US has warned its allies that Russia has targeted cargo shipping companies to disrupt the work of Ukraine’s partners. Russia has previously carried out cyber attacks against shipping companies and ports, but its aggression is increasing, Bloomberg writes. In recent months, the number of incidents attributed to Moscow has increased. In particular, we are talking about…

One of the most important shipping arteries in the world has been the center of an intense geopolitical struggle for 75 years. Read about how the Taiwan Strait has become the center of competition for world markets, why its status still cannot be determined, and what the “last Chinese warning” is all about in the USM article.

In August of this year, transshipment of Russian oil from ship to ship (STS) worth 1 billion euros was carried out in EU waters. Approximately 73% of these shipments were carried out by tankers insured under G7+, said Anatoliy Amelin, co-founder and director of economic programs of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future. According to…

The Russians installed a GPS jamming complex near the Gelendzhik port in Novorossiysk to hide the location of their ships. This was revealed during the analysis of information from AIS, which is used in civil shipping, “Militarnyi” reports. Specialists noticed that the location of the Russian ships according to the signal differed from their actual…

Previously, Russia had this status, but the Defense Forces of Ukraine successfully disabled the ships of the aggressor country. Turkey currently has the largest military fleet in the Black Sea. Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar said this in an interview with “RBK-Ukraine”, “Ukrinform”пише. “Thanks to the actions of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, Turkey…

The United States has imposed sanctions on individuals, entities, and vessels that supply weapons to Iran and Russia. On September 10, sanctions were imposed against 10 individuals, six companies, and five vessels, the US Ministry of Finance said in a statement. The restrictions were imposed after Iran’s decision to supply Russia with ballistic missiles. In…

Russian and Chinese warships will conduct joint exercises as part of the largest Russian naval exercises since the USSR. The Chinese Navy has joined the large-scale exercises of the Russian Federation “Ocean-2024”, which cover the actions of the Russian fleet from the Mediterranean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. This is reported by Reuters. So, four…

Fragments of a Russian drone were found in the area of ​​the Danube Delta. They were removed for expert analysis. This was reported on the official website of the Ministry of Defense of Romania. We are talking about the drones that Russia used during the attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the Romanian border on the…