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Estonia and Finland are developing a plan to protect the Gulf of Finland from the Russian Federation
In the event of a prolonged crisis, freight traffic could be diverted to the North Sea, which would require large-scale infrastructural changes. Estonia and Finland plan to strengthen cooperation in the field of maritime defense, in particular to develop a plan to protect the Gulf of Finland from Russian ships in the event of a…
The Russian Federation sent a damaged ship with an explosive cargo to Malta
The ship was loaded with ammonium nitrate in a Russian port on the Kola Peninsula. However, it soon ran aground and was damaged. The Russian ship Ruby with 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate on board was sent to its home port in Malta. This is reported by the Swedish media SVT. We will remind, the ship…
Russia has suspended Novatek’s gas projects due to sanctions
Due to sanctions, Russia has suspended the operation of two Novatek gas megaprojects. The company has frozen plans to build new gas liquefaction plants, LIGA reports with reference to rosZMI. Novatek, which is the largest LNG producer in Russia, was forced to freeze two gas megaprojects due to sanctions. This applies to the Murmansk LNG…
A fire broke out in the Russian port of Azov
A fire broke out in the port of Azov, located in the Rostov region of Russia, on the evening of Sunday, September 22. Currently, the cause of the fire in the port of Azov is not known, Gospodarka Morska. It is also known that residents of the Western district in Rostov and the Azov district…
European ports refuse to accept a damaged Russian vessel with an explosive cargo
Fears are growing due to the fact that there are 20 thousand tons of ammonium nitrate on board the Russian vessel. Northern European countries refuse to accept the cargo vessel “Ruby”, which left the Murmansk region of Russia, in their ports. Tagesschau writes about it. The ship “Ruby” was loaded on August 22 with explosive…
Russia is creating a fleet to export gas to the Arctic LNG 2 project
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 crew of the cruiser “Admiral Kuznetsov” was turned into a mechanized battalion
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 of a threat to shipping companies from Russia
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…
How the Taiwan Strait became the center of the struggle for international markets
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, 1 billion euros worth of Russian oil was transferred from ship to ship in EU waters
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…
