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A billion tons of sanctioned oil stuck in world waters
The accumulation of oil shipments at sea, especially from Russia, Iran and Venezuela, indicates that sanctions are finally starting to work. Bloomberg analysts and maritime monitoring services (Vortexa, Kpler, OilX) have found a significant increase in the volume of crude oil awaiting transportation or unloading at sea. A significant part of this stagnation is crude…
Canada imposes new sanctions against Russian naval fleet
Canada has imposed additional sanctions against Russia. 13 individuals, 11 entities and 100 vessels of the “shadow fleet” have been hit by restrictions.
UK to ban maritime services for Russian LNG exports
The UK plans to ban companies from providing services such as transporting and insuring Russian LNG exports.
Russian Railways restricts transportation to Tuapse port after drone attack
The Russian state-owned company Russian Railways has restricted freight transportation to the port of Tuapse on the Black Sea.
British landing force practiced landing on offshore platforms near Russia
British commandos conducted a landing operation on oil and gas platforms in the Baltic region amid threats from Russia.
Two tankers with Russian oil stuck near the Suez Canal due to sanctions
Two tankers carrying Russian oil have been unable to find buyers in the wake of tougher Western sanctions and have been anchored in the Suez Canal for more than a week.
Indian refineries cut Rosneft purchases for December, — Bloomberg
Strengthening Western sanctions are forcing Indian refiners to reconsider their dependence on Russian raw materials.
Latvian bunkerers refuel sanctioned Russian tankers
Latvian vessels continue to supply fuel to Russian tankers belonging to the “shadow fleet”. There are no legal mechanisms to stop such operations yet.
In Kamchatka, an FSB border boat capsized while being launched
The incident occurred during the completion of repairs to a vessel used by the Russian Coast Guard for patrolling and towing in ports. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a small raiding boat PSKA-287, belonging to the Russian FSB Coast Guard, capsized during launch. This is reported by Russian media. The accident occurred on November 6 directly near the…
Australia secretly imported Russian oil despite sanctions, — The Guardian
Millions of tons of Russian oil were delivered through a port partly owned by Macquarie Bank and sold to Australian companies.