Abroad

Shortly after leaving the port of Novorossiysk (Russia), the container ship Aurelia was attacked by a drone.

The sanctioned Russian ship “Mys Zhelaniya”, accompanied by a warship, delivered military cargo to Libya.

A ship carrying metal products from Russia under the flag of another country was detained in the Italian port of Brindisi.

In total, in 2025, tankers owned by companies from Greece made 447 voyages from Russian ports in the Baltic Sea.

Tanker vessels have been banned from passing through German territorial waters in the North and Baltic Seas.

Any sea transportation of Russian oil involving European services will be legal only if the contract price does not exceed the new threshold.

Britain is considering selling oil from Russian “shadow fleet” tankers to finance Ukraine.

At least 12 Urals oil tankers are anchored off the southern coast of Oman, some since mid-December.

Routes have become longer, insurance has become more expensive, and political decisions have turned compliance into a full-fledged operational function – in 2025, these three factors had the strongest impact on freight rates, schedules, and tonnage availability.

USM continues the series of materials about what 2025 was like for global and Ukrainian shipping. This time, we recall the challenges that global carriers faced and what the shipping world will remember about the past year.

In the new sanctions package, Finland and Sweden called for a ban on the export of luxury goods to Russia and the servicing of Russian oil tankers.